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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/

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

How's this ? http://www.washingtonkayakclub.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1070 http://www.paddling.net/message/showThread.html?fid=chat&tid=195247

Please view posting under ACCESS to see how you can help http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/343881/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

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.html Also, 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.html We need all the help we can get.......so please tell all your friends to consider writing :-)

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

Not sure how they sleep ! If they succeed , they will have taken away access , to the Eastern entry of one our finest NATIONAL PARKS , for all but the most physically fit ! The first rate facilities at Muscott Flats and the Dose Ranger Station , which are upgraded for handicapped , will be inaccessable to the young , elderly , physically impared and handicapped . This closure also eliminates a number of day hikes for city folks , and makes trans Olympic climb/hikes more difficult/impossible to plan if there are time constraints . The actions of these few groups are thwarting Democracy , by utilizing convoluted environmental regulations , in ways they were never intended . The average American taxpayer would be quite upset if they knew this story....! The average Jefferson County resident is more than upset , as many of us are out here because of the access , or depend on tourism for income . Presently , I can no longer take my grandaughter or my mom to the Park , which had been part of Brinnon culture and economy for 70 years << our response is >> www.brinnonprosperity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here you go , you can see for yourself ! They are attempting to obtain more wilderness defacto , knowing that Congress would never cut this public access off . The method they are using is to misrepresent the repair as "Old Growth Logging" , to push the buttons of folks that have never been to this place , and get lots of letters sent in. I have the Process Records for this case and hardly any of the letters opposing the repair are from Jefferson County !! Opponents say: http://www.drizzle.com/~rdpayne/opa-alerts.html http://www.olympicforest.org/ Our Rebuttal : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_repair_compare.html The way to deal with these guys is to get all your friends and relatives to write as described above. Spend a bit of time with our web site...we are advocating restoration of the old Dosewallips Trail . The ONF have given us a thumbs up on this. Check this out : http://brinnonprosperity.org/focusitem_dosetrail.html Ira Spring Letter : http://brinnonprosperity.org/letters/ira_spring_letter_dose-repair.gif I will post notices of any important news at this Forum .

Oh Boy....where do I start ? The opponents to this repair are preparing an appeal . If that fails , they may litigate . Endless delays could spin us into a new US Administration , and back to the days of the "Justice" Dept. being told not to win certain cases . The opponents to this repair are well connected Wilderness advocates . They are organized and can generate mass mailings . I hope that you will follow the issue and get ALL YOUR FRIENDS writing letters to the NFS address given in this posting above... Thanks a Bunch.....ken shock ( sailBOI ) www.brinnonprosperity.org

The Washington State Legislators and Senators comprising the " Coastal Caucus " , and who represent the West Coast Counties , have all signed a letter of firm support for this access road to ONP ! View Here : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_action.html#doseletters BUT THE OPPONENTS WILL APPEAL !!! YOU CAN SUPPORT REPAIRING THIS ROAD ...write to : United States Forest Service Region 6 Attn: Regional Forester Linda Goodman 333 SW First Ave Portland, OR 97204 Use these facts in your letter : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_repair_compare.html =============================================== Lets get back in there and enjoy this wonderful NATIONAL PARK TRAILHEAD / repairing the road means you can take the kids too . So why leave the Old Folks at home...write now to support access to this Family and Handicapped Facility . Check the great pictures at : http://www.trailmonkey.com/frwadosm.htm see previous Forum for details : http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4782 http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4895 or participate in our Forum at : http://brinnonprosperity.org/ --------------

The Washington State Legislators and Senators comprising the " Coastal Caucus " , and who represent the West Coast Counties , have all signed a letter of firm support for this access road to ONP ! View Here : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_action.html#doseletters BUT THE OPPONENTS WILL APPEAL YOU CAN SUPPORT REPAIRING THIS ROAD ...write to : United States Forest Service Region 6 Attn: Regional Forester Linda Goodman 333 SW First Ave Portland, OR 97204 Use these facts in your letter : http://brinnonprosperity.org/dose_repair_compare.html =============================================== Lets get back in there and enjoy this wonderful NATIONAL PARK TRAILHEAD / repairing the road means you can take the kids too . So why leave the Old Folks at home...write now to support access to this Family and Handicapped Facility . Check the great pictures at : http://www.trailmonkey.com/frwadosm.htm see previous Forum for details : http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4782 http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4895 or participate in our Forum at : http://brinnonprosperity.org/ -------------- 332622-DOSE - Comparison.doc