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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS
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FEE CHARGES FOR HIKERS IN
NATIONAL WILDERNESS |
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At the instigation of
Representative Richard Stallings (ID), an experimental fee system is
being considered for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in
Idaho. The charge would be made at the trailhead at $5.00 for 5
days or $25.00 for the season per person. If successful, the
permit system would be extended to other wilderness areas. It
would apply to hikers, photographers, sightseers, bird watchers,
equestrians, fishermen, etc. Livestock, incidentally, uses the
wilderness at 5 cents per day per animal.
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STATUS
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This fee or tax is
counterproductive to the need of getting the public back to nature for
the improvement of the physical and mental health of all. This
tax would be regressive and would favor the use of the wilderness by
the affluent. The tax could not begin to defray the cost of
managing the public domain which means that any cost-benefit analysis
of various possible uses of the wilderness would put hiking and other
similar activities at a clear disadvantage.
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WHAT TO DO
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The Federation of
Western
Outdoor Clubs recommends that no permit fees be levied on wilderness
trail users.
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