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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 1
IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT


            
U.S. Senator McClure (Idaho) has introduced bill S. 2457, the Idaho Forest Management Act, in which he proposes 526,000 acres of roadless, public domain, forest land in Idaho be placed under the Wilderness Act and the remainder made available for commercial exploitation.  This is from a total of about 9 million acres of such unassigned land left in Idaho.  This is the largest block of roadless land left in any state other than Alaska.

A coalition of conservation organizations in Idaho supports a minimum of 4.9 million acres be set aside as wilderness in plots of approximately 25,000 to 200,000 acres situated throughout the state.  The boundaries have been carefully studied.  As wilderness the land will continue to provide outstanding wildlife habitat, retain its vital watershed function, provide true wilderness experience for the greatly increasing number of outdoor enthusiasts, help furnish the base for the state's growing tourist industry, and provide future generations a legacy of virgin land which is becoming nonexistent.

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs supports the designation as wilderness of the 4.9 million acres of roadless U.S. Forest land in Idaho as defined in the proposal of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, the Idaho Environmental Council, the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association, and the American Wilderness Alliance.









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