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#345165 - 05/07/04 07:43 PM
URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Well , they said all along that they would appeal ANY plan to repair the Dosewallips River Rd . Two organizations have today filed an appeal to STOP the Forest Service's well thought out plan for restoring Public Access to ONP , and the campgrounds and trail heads there . If this road is not repaired it severly curtails planning extended hikes into the Olympics . You have 15 days , until 22 May , for your letter of support for the repair to be received by NFS at Portland .  All details are in my previous postings here : http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4895 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/332624/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 Please tell all your friends and relatives , to tell all their friends and relatives .....this is a facility that all ages had enjoyed for 70 + years/ Public support is now critical........ see: http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_action.html
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#345171 - 05/08/04 03:11 PM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Actually Beck , the NPS do very much want the road repaired. The way it is now , several million $ of facilities are difficult or impossible to maintain and may have to be dismantled . These facilities include the Ranger Station , with hydo-electric so that they can have emergency radio contact to assist hikers like you and me. This facility has saved lives over the years ! All of the info is on our web site , including this guideline on the issue : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_repair_compare.htmlAlso, folks in Brinnon are leading an effort to restore the trail on the south side of the Dosewallips that fell into disuse when the road was completed over 70 years ago. This trail will provide an alternative way into the ONP from the 10 mile Bridge , for folks that abhor vehicles. It will also provide several new day hike , including an old trail to Wildcat Lake, perfact for weekenders ! http://brinnonprosperity.org/focusitem_dosetrail.htmlWe need all the help we can get.......so please tell all your friends to consider writing :-) 
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#345175 - 05/09/04 04:45 PM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Opposition to Dosewallips road construction is said to be coming from the following groups: Olympic Parks Association, The Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation Association, The Mountaineers, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, Wilderness Watch, Olympic Forest Coalition, and Public Employees for Environmental Ethics. Source of information: "Conservationists Challenge Decison to Rebuild Dosewallips Road Through Ancient Forest"
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#345176 - 05/09/04 09:15 PM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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#345178 - 05/10/04 01:37 AM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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The rerouting of the road around the washout is in an area about .8 miles in length and requires clearing several acres of late succession forest. The NFS have kept the plan flexable enough to steer around the nicest trees. The Buckhorn wilderness starts at the 1000ft contour , well above the subject area.
The opponents of this road are attempting to get a land use change , closing the gap between the two wilderness areas . This gap was left there by CONGRESS to enable vehicular access to ONP! The objectors do not believe in Democracy , and want to overide Congress and the American people thru clever distortions of fact and misuse of the NW Forest Plan......I understand they have a clever lawyer who is adept at defeating usage of PUBLIC LANDS.
They never mention that although a few acres are involved in the repair, there are 1.5 million acres in the ONP + ONF which are for the most part protected.
There are a number of items of interest here :
http://brinnonprosperity.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=2
Edited by sailBOI (05/10/04 06:07 AM)
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#345179 - 05/14/04 07:17 AM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Opposition to Dosewallips road construction is said to be coming from the following groups:
Olympic Parks Association, The Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation Association, The Mountaineers, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, Wilderness Watch, Olympic Forest Coalition, and Public Employees for Environmental Ethics.
The Mountaineers do not oppose the reconstruction of the road. However, the club takes the position that an full Environmental Impact Study be completed prior to making a final decision. In addition to the 4 acres of late successional forest, at risk is an unnamed tributary channel that is occupied Coho salmon rearing habitat.
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#345180 - 05/16/04 07:16 AM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Opposition to Dosewallips road construction is said to be coming from the following groups:
Olympic Parks Association, The Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation Association, The Mountaineers, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, Wilderness Watch, Olympic Forest Coalition, and Public Employees for Environmental Ethics.
The Mountaineers do not oppose the reconstruction of the road. However, the club takes the position that an full Environmental Impact Study be completed prior to making a final decision. In addition to the 4 acres of late successional forest, at risk is an unnamed tributary channel that is occupied Coho salmon rearing habitat.
The stream is bypassed by the revised repair plan, and the NFS have stated that they have enough room to work with and will by pass the largest trees. An EIS would double the cost and add anoth year to this project. Read Dr Tom O'Keefe's ( UW Fisheries Dept ) assessmant here :
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/article/488/
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#345181 - 05/18/04 03:57 AM
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#345182 - 05/20/04 12:04 PM
Re: URGENT , DOSEWALLIPS RD APPEALED
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Hi, for those of you who want to write your letter to the Appeal Reviewing Officer in support of the rebuilding of the Dosewallips River Road, a letter in opposition to the two negative appeals to the Forest Service decision, but you don't have a lot of time: Go to http://brinnonprosperity.org/support_letter.html It takes only a few moments. And it creates your personalized letter. And then it sends it off. You get a copy. SPREAD THIS LINK AROUND TO EVERYONE. Each member of your family should fill this out. Your friends, neighbors, your co-workers. Everyone in your network... encourage them to sign this, today. THE DEADLINE is May 25, 2004. No time to waste. -=-=-=-=-=- ropes -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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#345186 - 05/24/04 07:50 PM
Re: Any elitists out there?
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I Do hope they build the road again---Gawd I hate hiking- Also, the unemployment rate in Brinnon is, well, there just ain't no opportunities & it's really a terrible problem for the nation 'less you're in real estate.
John,
I suspect your post is facetious, so I will propose that it is you that is the elitist. I'm sure you have lots of extra time to spend weeks upon weeks in the mountains, but many of us who work for a living don't. Additionally, I don't consider walking down an abandoned road for a full day "hiking" per se.
I too support the eastern Olympic wilderness areas that were set aside in the 70's and 80's....which is why I would like to see access maintained for all. Not just a few elitists who talk much and work very little - and would have our wilderness areas become their private country club by excluding as many people as they can vis a vis the decommissioning of roads.
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