Idaho snowmobile interests “own” the Idaho side of the Centennial Mountains, yet still want Mt. Jefferson on the Montana side removed from bill-
Conflicting Interests. Written by Mark Menlove. Backcountry Magazine.
I see that conservation groups who support Senator Tester’s “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (FJRA)” (a.k.a. “wilderness bill”) are waging a campaign to keep the area in the bill. The Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Coalition is using the Idaho senators to try to get Tester and Baucus to fold.
December 13, 2009 at 9:37 AM
This is just another example of why we need to deal with the remaining areas on a larger scale, which is Vilsack’s official position on roadless, and not let them try to incrementally pick us to pieces.
December 13, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Mikarooni – Couldn’t agree more.
A top down approach is the only way to get thugs like the Blue Ribbon Coalition to listen.