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OSV access on the Cape was in danger long before plovers were even on the radar. The birds were a gift from heaven above for those interests. Gave them the power to do what they never could have convinced the towns--who make a lot of money off OSV passes--to do otherwise.
Nowadays, even the towns' attitude is changing, as more tree hugging wash-ashores move to the Cape year round, attend town meetings and even run for and get elected to Boards of Selectmen.
As far as the Feds go, they have long looked at fishermen in 4x4s as more of a nuisance than an asset. The NPS could give a crap about what they make from selling a few thousand oversand passes. They must have a plover shrine somewhere in the Dept. of the Interior.
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