Michael Vandeman, 67, assaulted a mountain biker with a handsaw on a University of California-Berkeley fire road on April 18, 2010. Vandeman is a radical environmentalist who believes that forests should be closed off to humans, especially mountain bikers. He cites studies that “prove” that mountain bikers damage the environment, and ignores studies that show that mountain bikers have no more of an impact than hikers, and that hikers often have more of an impact on the surrounding environment because they are more likely to leave the trail. To gain an understanding of Mr. Vandeman, check out his websites: Wildlife Need Habitat Off-Limits to Humans A pictorial overview of “Wildlife Need Habitat Off-Limits to Humans.” Mike Vandeman’s Environmental Letters, Articles, and Book Reviews According to Henry K. Lee’s article for the San Francisco … Read entire article »