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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







RESOLUTION #9: SUPPORTING THE NATIVE ECOSYSTEM ALTERNATIVE IN THE HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (Obsidians, Shirley Cameron)


The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs supports the Native Ecosystem Alternative in the Environmental Impact Statement for the management of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area which gives priority to the protection of wilderness values, fish and wildlife habitat, and unique ecosystems.
A coalition of local native American tribes, conservation advocacy groups, a forester, a geologist, a hunter, a botanist, and a former Forest Service ranger developed the Native Ecosystem Alternative.  The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest initially declined to include this alternative but citizen pressure prompted the addition of the Alternative.  The comment deadline was June 15, 2000, but it is still important to send letters.

Please contact: Karyn Wood, Supervisor, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814, to support the Native Systems Alternative and to ask that no old growth be logged, that the Hells Canyon Rim Trail be closed to motor vehicles, that livestock not  be reintroduced into livestock-free grasslands, that the 31 miles of Wild and Scenic River be non-motorized, and that proper monitoring be a condition for continuation of any commercial or motorized activity.








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