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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







Resolution #13: Preservation of Hells Canyon National Recreational Area


Oregon and Idaho share pride in majestic Hells Canyon through which the Snake River flows.  This centerpiece of the Columbia Basin 'contains most of the key biological component habitats found across the greater Pacific Northwest.  The Canyon has a rich history of human and geological interest, and was given special protection by Congress in 1975.  The magnitude of the Canyon and its ecological importance necessitates an exceptional need for complete and unconditional consideration of all future human impacts in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and surrounding lands.  In recent well publicized issues of wilderness and wildlife protection -- logging and livestock grazing have been a constant and ever-threatening compromise to the ecological and wilderness integrity of this vast and crucial area.
The FWOC views the continued degradation of the mandated protection of Hells Canyon as a compromise of our cherished history and of the wealth of biological diversity that should be protected at all costs.  The FWOC supports the adoption of the Native Ecosystem Recovery Alternative for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan.  The FWOC also supports the designation of the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve to be managed by the National Parks Service.
ACTION: To support the Native Ecosystem Alternative, Contact: karyn Wood, Supervisor, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814










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