E-Mail-1200-1599
| # | Sender | Subject | Date | Body |
| EM-1200 | "Laurelanne Koke-Melchiorre" <laurakoke@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 18:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Laurelanne Koke-Melchiorre 1144 N 198th ST E-304 Shoreline, WA 98133-3650 USA laurakoke@hotmail.com |
| EM-1201 | "Judith Embry" <emb66@bcn.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 18:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Judith Embry 51 Blackstone Road Florida, MA 01247 USA emb66@bcn.net |
| EM-1202 | "Janet Maker" <jamaker2001@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 18:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Janet Maker 925 Malcolm Av Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA jamaker2001@hotmail.com |
| EM-1203 | "Richard Spotts" <spotts@infowest.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 18:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely, Richard Spotts 1125 W. Emerald Drive St. George, UT 84770 USA spotts@infowest.com |
| EM-1204 | "Bruce Jackson" <central_scrutinizer12@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 18:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Bruce Jackson 1215 W Channel Islands Blvd Oxnard, CA 93033 USA central_scrutinizer12@yahoo.com |
| EM-1205 | "Bonnie Spromberg" <comatosetomatoes@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Bonnie Spromberg 827 Peterson St. Ketchikan, AK 99901-6522 USA comatosetomatoes@yahoo.com |
| EM-1206 | "Ron Rattner" <ronrattner@earthlink.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Ron Rattner 1998 Broadway #1204 San Francisco, CA 94109-2206 USA ronrattner@earthlink.net |
| EM-1207 | "Joyce L Pusel" <jpusel@mindspring.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Joyce L Pusel 102 Emerald Cir Durham, NC 27713-2413 USA jpusel@mindspring.com |
| EM-1208 | "David Skellie" <skellie@verizon.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, David Skellie 4211 Colonial Ave. Erie, PA 16506 USA skellie@verizon.net |
| EM-1209 | "Paula Wood" <paula_wood@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Paula Wood 206 11th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 USA paula_wood@yahoo.com |
| EM-1210 | "BRIAN HELFRICH" <rivermusic01@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I lived in southern Oregon and these areas are very important to me. I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, BRIAN HELFRICH PO Box 777 YOSEMITE, CA 95389 USA rivermusic01@yahoo.com |
| EM-1211 | "Richard Cooper" <richardcooper57@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Richard Cooper 5631 Castle Drive Oakland, CA 94611 USA richardcooper57@hotmail.com |
| EM-1212 | "Bruce Bennett" <maritimus49@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Bruce Bennett 1001 Bridgeway #185 Sausalito, CA 94965 USA maritimus49@yahoo.com |
| EM-1213 | "Roland Press" <randypress@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Roland Press 1290 7th St. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-4946 USA randypress@yahoo.com |
| EM-1214 | "melinda bashen" <bluedog727@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, melinda bashen po box 12862 arlington, VA 22219 USA bluedog727@aol.com |
| EM-1215 | "KENT GILL" <kgill@outlawnet.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Please reevaluate the expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, KENT GILL PO Box 115 Camp Sherman, OR 97730-0115 USA kgill@outlawnet.com |
| EM-1216 | "Amy Harlib" <aharlib@earthlink.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Maximum wilderness protection here helps the ecosystem of the planet everywhere! I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Amy Harlib 212 West 22nd St. #2N New York, NY 10011-2707 USA aharlib@earthlink.net |
| EM-1217 | "Peggy Yeargain-Williams" <willpeg@cox.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Peggy Yeargain-Williams 16418 E. Bradford Dr. Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 USA willpeg@cox.net |
| EM-1218 | "George Maslyar" <gmaslyar@tidalwave.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, George Maslyar PO Box 269 Kensington, MD 20895-0269 USA gmaslyar@tidalwave.net |
| EM-1219 | "m carson" <icanfocus@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, m carson p o box 4322 miami, FL 33176 USA icanfocus@yahoo.com |
| EM-1220 | "Theresa O'Rourke" <terryopod@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Theresa O'Rourke 754 Franklin Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15221-2950 USA terryopod@hotmail.com |
| EM-1221 | "Pam Rhine" <pam_r20012001@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Pam Rhine 32936 Kelly Lane Yucaipa, CA 92399 USA pam_r20012001@yahoo.com |
| EM-1222 | "ROBERT STREBECK" <robert_strebeck@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, ROBERT STREBECK 509 Aransas Dr Euless, TX 76039-7516 USA robert_strebeck@yahoo.com |
| EM-1223 | "Hillary Demetropoulos" <caseopele@gmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Hillary Demetropoulos 942 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 USA caseopele@gmail.com |
| EM-1224 | "Larry Herman" <catmanwho@att.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Larry Herman 5826 Sun Valley Blvd. Sun Valley, NV 89433 USA catmanwho@att.net |
| EM-1225 | "Steven Fenster" <sfenster@excite.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, As an avid hiker and wildlife photographer, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Steven Fenster 12 Davis St Pemberton, NJ 08068-1231 USA sfenster@excite.com |
| EM-1226 | "JAMES JACKSON" <slammerkin@msn.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, JAMES JACKSON 1007 WISP CREEK DRIVE BAILEY, CO 80421 USA slammerkin@msn.com |
| EM-1227 | "wayne Buisman" <buismanabba@uswest.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, wayne Buisman PO Box 245 Harris, MN 55032-0245 USA buismanabba@uswest.net |
| EM-1228 | "D Wyer" <mcd1616@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, D Wyer PO Box 326 Horseheads, NY 14845-0326 USA mcd1616@hotmail.com |
| EM-1229 | "Jennifer Lance" <jlance@hughes.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jennifer Lance P.O. Box 139 Hyampom, CA 96046 USA jlance@hughes.net |
| EM-1230 | "bruce cohen" <bcohen@worcester.edu> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, bruce cohen 55 Tiffany Cir Millbury, MA 01527-3540 USA bcohen@worcester.edu |
| EM-1231 | "Mary Halligan" <marymac@mac.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Mary Halligan 16610 White Star Dr Houston, TX 77062-5620 USA marymac@mac.com |
| EM-1232 | "Bill Forbes" <bforbes@care2.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Bill Forbes 224 Bryan St Denton, TX 76201-0136 USA bforbes@care2.com |
| EM-1233 | "Amy Frieden" <amyfrieden@digitalpath.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 19:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Amy Frieden 930 St. Clair Dr Chico, CA 95926 USA amyfrieden@digitalpath.net |
| EM-1234 | "Anni Mackin" <scarlet_anni@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, As an Oregon resident that wants to continue to enjoy and be proud of Oregon's forests, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Anni Mackin 6003 NE Beech St. Portland, OR 97213-3223 USA scarlet_anni@yahoo.com |
| EM-1235 | "Sherry Weiland" <sherrylw@rcn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Sherry Weiland 11 Lantern Ln Arlington, MA 02474-1805 USA sherrylw@rcn.com |
| EM-1236 | "ROBERT STREBECK" <CHINOOK76039@YAHOO.COM> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 19:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, ROBERT STREBECK 509 Aransas Dr Euless, TX 76039-7516 USA CHINOOK76039@YAHOO.COM |
| EM-1237 | "Krista Gorby" <xthisxyearsxgirl@sbcglobal.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 19:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Krista Gorby 1858 College Avenue Livermore, CA 94550 USA xthisxyearsxgirl@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1238 | "Elke Hoppenbrouwers" <ehoppenbrouwers@comcast.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Elke Hoppenbrouwers 152 Allison Way East Haven, CT 06512-6006 USA ehoppenbrouwers@comcast.net |
| EM-1239 | "roger schmidt" <schmidtroger70@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, roger schmidt 665 eddy #64 san francisco, CA 94109 USA schmidtroger70@hotmail.com |
| EM-1240 | "Sally Small" <sallyasmall@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Sally Small 173 T Street Salt Lake City, UT 84103 USA sallyasmall@msn.com |
| EM-1241 | "jack greene" <jackisgreene@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, jack greene 500 summit creek dr smithfield, UT 84335 USA jackisgreene@yahoo.com |
| EM-1242 | "Tracie Gabrisko" <tdbats@sbcglobal.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Tracie Gabrisko 217 Linden Oaks Ln New Lenox, IL 60451 USA tdbats@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1243 | "Jon Hager" <stormcrow60@xmission.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jon Hager 11760 South 1300 West Riverton, UT 84065 USA stormcrow60@xmission.com |
| EM-1244 | "Allie Baurer" <alliembaurer@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Allie Baurer 135 Woodpecker Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 USA alliembaurer@yahoo.com |
| EM-1245 | "James H Jorgensen" <onejorgy@aol.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, James H Jorgensen 4207 Westbrook Drive Ames, IA 50014-3472 USA onejorgy@aol.com |
| EM-1246 | "Dianne Douglas" <dddouglas7@juno.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Dianne Douglas 2723 E Valencia Drive phoenix, AZ 85042-7082 USA dddouglas7@juno.com |
| EM-1247 | "Natalie Zarchin" <nzarchin@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Natalie Zarchin 8259 Terrace Dr El Cerrito, CA 94530-3063 USA nzarchin@aol.com |
| EM-1248 | "Tanya Field" <vespa63@aol.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Tanya Field 306 Carlisle Blvd SE Apt B Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA vespa63@aol.com |
| EM-1249 | "Carol Wiley" <earthlingwiley@webtv.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Carol Wiley 15457 Eto Camino Rd. Victorville, CA 92394 USA earthlingwiley@webtv.net |
| EM-1250 | "Leah Thornton" <pinkpuddin@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Leah Thornton 4427 Merry Lane W. University Place, WA 98466-1343 USA pinkpuddin@yahoo.com |
| EM-1251 | "Julie Smith" <raynjulie1048@sbcglobal.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Julie Smith 1048 Bay Oaks Drive Los Osos, CA 93402 USA raynjulie1048@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1252 | "lorraine mason" <lamason40@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, lorraine mason 765 Elk Ridge Rd Oxford, PA 19363-4308 USA lamason40@yahoo.com |
| EM-1253 | "Rick Brigham" <brighamr@freeway.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Rick Brigham 393 Fremont St. Douglas, MI 49406-0586 USA brighamr@freeway.net |
| EM-1254 | "Peter Stone" <pcs1936@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 20:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Peter Stone 924 Laurel Dr Bethlehem, PA 18017 USA pcs1936@yahoo.com |
| EM-1255 | "ROBERT O BRIEN" <robrien2000@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, ROBERT O BRIEN 972 Allamanda Dr Delray Beach, FL 33483-4914 USA robrien2000@yahoo.com |
| EM-1256 | "Diane Rooney" <dianeroone@aol.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 20:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Diane Rooney 300 Third Street #1106 San Francisco, CA 94107 USA dianeroone@aol.com |
| EM-1257 | "Bruce Donnell" <b_donnell@msn.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Bruce Donnell 104 Avenida De Las Casas Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA b_donnell@msn.com |
| EM-1258 | "Mike McManus" <macme@comcast.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 20:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Mike McManus 800 E Lincoln Ave Apt 5 #5 Royal Oak, MI 48067-3349 USA macme@comcast.net |
| EM-1259 | "Marion Tidwell" <marilat@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Marion Tidwell 3330 W 78th Place Merrillville, IN 46410 USA marilat@aol.com |
| EM-1260 | "Michael Rees" <michaelrees2@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 21:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Michael Rees 400 S. Simms St. Lakewood, CO 80228 USA michaelrees2@yahoo.com |
| EM-1261 | "Elizabeth Bryant" <elizbryant@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Elizabeth Bryant 632 W. Elias St. Meridian, ID 83642 USA elizbryant@aol.com |
| EM-1262 | "Deb Szymanski" <mdszy1@cox.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 21:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Deb Szymanski 1021 E. Sherri Dr. Gilbert, AZ 85296 USA mdszy1@cox.net |
| EM-1263 | "Karl Volk" <kjvolk@juno.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Karl Volk 43 Whittier blvd Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 USA kjvolk@juno.com |
| EM-1264 | "Michael Herbert" <m_lherbert@winfinity.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 21:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Michael Herbert 85113 Highway 101 85113 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 97439-8462 USA m_lherbert@winfinity.com |
| EM-1265 | "Carrie Lynn Moylan" <lukecharmz@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Carrie Lynn Moylan 5335 Daisy St Spc 125 Springfield, OR 97478-6298 USA lukecharmz@hotmail.com |
| EM-1266 | "Sundra R Allen" <sunathome@comcast.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Sundra R Allen 259 Wayne Ct Salt Lake City, UT 84101 USA sunathome@comcast.net |
| EM-1267 | "susan zalon" <sygreens@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 21:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, susan zalon 195 Meadowlark Rd Santa Ynez, CA 93460-9418 USA sygreens@aol.com |
| EM-1268 | "Michael Filipiak" <mfilip@milwpc.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 21:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management�s (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM�s process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM�s analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM�s legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness � Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Michael Filipiak 1843 W Edgerton Ave Milwaukee, WI 53221-3519 USA mfilip@milwpc.com |
| EM-1269 | "Steven Nelson" <vanaduke@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 22:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Steven Nelson 1484 Willow Lake Dr Atlanta, GA 30329-2821 USA vanaduke@msn.com |
| EM-1270 | "Kermit Cuff" <tierno23@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 22:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, As a frequent visitor to Oregon, I'm writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Kermit Cuff 338 Mariposa Ave. #2 Mountain View, CA 94041-1160 USA tierno23@yahoo.com |
| EM-1271 | "Cheryl Zoss" <czoss_zoss@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 22:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Cheryl Zoss 620 South Williams Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104 USA czoss_zoss@yahoo.com |
| EM-1272 | "Sakura Vesely" <jellybelly_11@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 22:12:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Sakura Vesely 851 Woodside Way Apt 226 San Mateo, CA 94401-1690 USA jellybelly_11@hotmail.com |
| EM-1273 | "Harrison B Albert" <h.b.albert@mindspring.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 22:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Harrison B Albert 2380 Hillsdale Way Boulder, CO 80305-5624 USA h.b.albert@mindspring.com |
| EM-1274 | "Ralph Werner" <dreamcatcher1956@cox.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 22:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Ralph Werner 2261 Sunset Dr. Escondido, CA 92025 USA dreamcatcher1956@cox.net |
| EM-1275 | "Cherie Cowan" <clc@highrel.phxcoxmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 22:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Cherie Cowan 10801 E Happy Valley Rd #140 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 USA clc@highrel.phxcoxmail.com |
| EM-1276 | "Kim Johnson" <wind_river_man2004@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 22:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Kim Johnson PO Box 1117 Wilson, WY 83014 USA wind_river_man2004@yahoo.com |
| EM-1277 | Lindsay Seidenverg <lseidenverg@gmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/5/2007 22:44:07 | Dear BLM,
I live in Oregon for a variety of reasons, including the old-growth forests, excellent recreation, and opportunities to view wildlife on public lands. After learning about the BLM's Western Oregon Plan Revisions, I am very concerned this plan will degrade my ability to enjoy the public lands in western Oregon. The changes the Bureau of Land Management is proposing will unravel the protections of the Northwest Forest Plan for old-growth forests and wildlife, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Some of my concerns include: - I'm disappointed that all special areas (Research Natural Areas and Areas of Critical Environmental Concern) won't be protected from logging under WOPR. These areas contain unique values that many people seek out to enjoy. These areas should not be opened to logging. - The increased, widespread clearcutting of forests under WOPR could reduce property values and the quality of life of thousands of Oregonians living near BLM lands. Over 1,000 miles of new logging road and 140,000 acres of clearcuts in the first decade alone would scar Oregon's spectacular landscape. - Clearcutting of old growth forests and proposed "Off Highway Vehicle Emphasis Areas" threatens the peace and quiet for rural residents, visitors, and wildlife. Oregon needs rural residents and tourism to feed our economy - catering to the timber and motorized vehicle industry alone is not a solution. Oregon's remaining old-growth forests are a treasure -- offering wonderful recreation opportunities, clean water, homes for wildlife, and offsetting global warming. But the WOPR is a step back to the unsustainable days of clear-cutting this amazing resource, endangering wildlife, muddying streams, and fueling public outcry. A better way is to protect our heritage forests and focus on thinning and restoration of the plentiful unhealthy plantations left over from the last logging boom. This approach would safeguard the many values of old-growth forests that make Oregon a place I want to live, while providing sustainable jobs and other economic benefits for rural communities. Thank you for taking the time to consider my opinion, Sincerely Lindsay Seidenverg 20245 Moonlight COurt Bend, OR 97702 |
| EM-1278 | "Greg Steuck" <gsteuck@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 22:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Greg Steuck 3005 Sunset Dr Golden, CO 80401 USA gsteuck@aol.com |
| EM-1279 | "KC Curry" <Texas-Redhead@care2.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 23:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, KC Curry 7202 W Sun Lane San Angelo, TX 76901-9759 USA Texas-Redhead@care2.com |
| EM-1280 | "Juell Despain" <dancarmidpooh@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Juell Despain 2928 Pennsylvania Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80907-6441 USA dancarmidpooh@aol.com |
| EM-1281 | "Nolan Farkas" <mrnolan@socal.rr.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Nolan Farkas 9843 Forbes Ave Northridge, CA 91343-1700 USA mrnolan@socal.rr.com |
| EM-1282 | "Philip Simon" <philsimtpr@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 23:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Philip Simon Box 9473 San Rafael, CA 94912 USA philsimtpr@aol.com |
| EM-1283 | "Philip Simon" <philsimtpr@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 23:22:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Philip Simon Box 9473 San Rafael, CA 94912 USA philsimtpr@aol.com |
| EM-1284 | "Laila Aussie" <farzeneh@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/5/2007 23:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Laila Aussie 30 W. Carter Dr. #20-206 Tempe, AZ 85282 USA farzeneh@yahoo.com |
| EM-1285 | "Mindi White" <ammaze@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:32:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Mindi White P.O. Box 481185 Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA ammaze@aol.com |
| EM-1286 | "Ann C. McGill" <annmcgill@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/5/2007 23:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Ann C. McGill 1947 Rocklyn Dr Brunswick, OH 44212-4071 USA annmcgill@aol.com |
| EM-1287 | "joshua pelleg" <pelleg@bgumail.bu.ac.il> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:42:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, joshua pelleg 5 Marganit Str. Omer, 84965 Israel pelleg@bgumail.bu.ac.il |
| EM-1288 | "probyn gregory" <probyn.gregory@econres.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, probyn gregory 1766 Las Palmas LA, CA 90028 USA probyn.gregory@econres.com |
| EM-1289 | "Frances Simpson" <franandal_simpson@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/5/2007 23:52:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Frances Simpson 1653- E. Sherman St. Tacoma, WA 98404-4732 USA franandal_simpson@yahoo.com |
| EM-1290 | "William C. "Briggs@blm.gov;"Jr.\"\"" <megamax@earthlink.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, William C. "Briggs, Jr." 46 - 20Th Court Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 USA megamax@earthlink.net |
| EM-1291 | "Barbara Bennigson" <BBennigson@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Barbara Bennigson 2339 Ramona Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA BBennigson@aol.com |
| EM-1292 | "Barbara Tonsberg" <organist@neteze.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Barbara Tonsberg 220 Sky Oaks Drive Angwin, CA 94508 USA organist@neteze.com |
| EM-1293 | "Larry Carter" <birder43@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Larry Carter 115 Onyx St. Apt#18 Eagle Point, OR 97524 USA birder43@yahoo.com |
| EM-1294 | "Sigrid Foerster" <Sigrid-Foerster@freenet.de> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 05, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Sigrid Foerster Nieberdingstr. 11 Essen, 45147 Germany Sigrid-Foerster@freenet.de |
| EM-1295 | "Monique Musialowski" <mozer7@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Monique Musialowski 9450 Puttygut Rd Casco, MI 48064-1811 USA mozer7@hotmail.com |
| EM-1296 | "Cynthia Adams" <gcadams@cruzio.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Cynthia Adams 15 Beulah Park Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA gcadams@cruzio.com |
| EM-1297 | "Edith Borie" <e.borie@ieee.org> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Edith Borie Friedrich-Naumann-Str. 109 Karlsruhe, Germany, NY 12561 USA e.borie@ieee.org |
| EM-1298 | "Elizabeth Walker" <seahorse1967@bellsouth.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Elizabeth Walker 958 Chambers Spring Rd Waverly, TN 37185 USA seahorse1967@bellsouth.net |
| EM-1299 | "Albert Valencia" <afitguy@excite.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Albert Valencia 15542 Cabot Cir Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2802 USA afitguy@excite.com |
| EM-1300 | "Rose Charriez" <rcharriez@comcast.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Rose Charriez 123 Old Wilmington Road Coatesville, PA 19320 USA rcharriez@comcast.net |
| EM-1301 | "Spencer Selander" <spencerselander@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Spencer Selander "P.O. Box 363, 341 Pioneer Av." 341 Pioneer Av Castle Rock, WA 98611 USA spencerselander@yahoo.com |
| EM-1302 | "WESLEY KNOCH" <waknoch@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, WESLEY KNOCH 306 W Flint St Lake Orion, MI 48362-3036 USA waknoch@yahoo.com |
| EM-1303 | "Blaine Reyes" <blaine_reyes@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Blaine Reyes 1012 Wind Ridge Dr Stafford, VA 22554-4794 USA blaine_reyes@yahoo.com |
| EM-1304 | "Mónica Cortijo" <moni@planet-save.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Mónica Cortijo Italia 262 Las Heras, Mendoza M540CYF Argentina moni@planet-save.com |
| EM-1305 | "Candy Bowman-LeBlanc" <canbowring@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Candy Bowman-LeBlanc 2674 Woodridge Court # 1 Placerville, CA 95667 USA canbowring@yahoo.com |
| EM-1306 | "Jason Bowman" <xyamuchax@care2.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jason Bowman 2674 Woodridge Court # 1 Placerville, CA 95667 USA xyamuchax@care2.com |
| EM-1307 | "Jason Bowman" <xyamuchax@care2.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jason Bowman 2674 Woodridge Court # 1 Placerville, CA 95667 USA xyamuchax@care2.com |
| EM-1308 | "Timothy Curry" <timtaurus@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Timothy Curry 369 Maryann Lane Pomona, CA 91767 USA timtaurus@aol.com |
| EM-1309 | "Candy Bowman" <canbowring@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Candy Bowman 2674 Woodridge Court # 1 Placerville, CA 95667 USA canbowring@yahoo.com |
| EM-1310 | "Candy Bowman-LeBlanc" <telvari9@care2.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Candy Bowman-LeBlanc 2674 Woodridge Court # 1 Placerville, CA 95667 USA telvari9@care2.com |
| EM-1311 | "Luise Perenne" <phoenix@perrinworlds.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:02 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Luise Perenne 10091 San Pablo Court Fountain Valley, CA 92708-6722 USA phoenix@perrinworlds.com |
| EM-1312 | "Jim Rodrigue" <james.n.rodrigue@maine.gov> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:02:03 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jim Rodrigue RR 2 Box 1290 Gardiner, ME 04345-9447 USA james.n.rodrigue@maine.gov |
| EM-1313 | "Johnnie Prosperie" <jop49@sbcglobal.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:03 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Johnnie Prosperie 851 CR 4191 Nacogdoches, TX 75961 USA jop49@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1314 | "Rosemary E. Miranda" <binkey_1@netzero.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 4:02:03 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Rosemary E. Miranda 4328 Taney Ave. #202 Alexandria, VA 22304 USA binkey_1@netzero.com |
| EM-1315 | "Connie Conaway" <conniesvc@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:22:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Connie Conaway 12 Youngstown St. Canonsburg, PA 15317 USA conniesvc@yahoo.com |
| EM-1316 | "Michael W Evans" <mikerain@earthlink.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 4:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Michael W Evans 12325 Charnock Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90066-3105 USA mikerain@earthlink.net |
| EM-1317 | "Kyle Wright" <kibhr@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 5:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Kyle Wright 908 PERCY WARNER BLVD Nashville, TN 37205 USA kibhr@hotmail.com |
| EM-1318 | "Thomas Windberg" <tjwindberg@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Thomas Windberg 2416 Pace Bend Rd S Spicewood, TX 78669-2619 USA tjwindberg@hotmail.com |
| EM-1319 | "christin wasson" <dvlpr235@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 5:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, christin wasson 2626 se 33rd terrace topeka, KS 66605 USA dvlpr235@hotmail.com |
| EM-1320 | "Susanne Dunn" <susannedunn22@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Susanne Dunn 4234 Upper Park Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 USA susannedunn22@hotmail.com |
| EM-1321 | "Jennifer Griffith" <jbgrif@mindspring.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 5:12:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management�s (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM�s process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM�s analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM�s legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness � Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jennifer Griffith 748 Ridge Ave Stone Mtn, GA 30083-3629 USA jbgrif@mindspring.com |
| EM-1322 | "Dennis Ledden" <lcs5779@sbcglobal.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 5:12:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Dennis Ledden 14941 Trinidad Drive Rancho Murieta, CA 95683-9451 USA lcs5779@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1323 | "Linda Freeman" <graywolfsp@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:22:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Linda Freeman 29 Quarry Cir Milford, NH 03055-4146 USA graywolfsp@yahoo.com |
| EM-1324 | "Susan Jobe" <susanjobe@comcast.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 5:22:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Thank you! Sincerely, Susan Jobe 12991 32nd St S Afton, MN 55001-9788 USA susanjobe@comcast.net |
| EM-1325 | "Katherine Hamilton" <katherine.hamilton@ca.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Katherine Hamilton 3237 Tulip Tree Drive Greenfield, IN 46140 USA katherine.hamilton@ca.com |
| EM-1326 | "Patty Diana" <pecabo1338@aol.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Patty Diana 4937 W Myrtle Glendale, AZ 85301 USA pecabo1338@aol.com |
| EM-1327 | "Karen Trepes" <katrepes@lycos.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Karen Trepes 8525 Vogt Rd Hammondsport, NY 14840-9502 USA katrepes@lycos.com |
| EM-1328 | "Jeanne Held-Warmkessel" <J_Warmkessel@fccc.edu> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to insist on a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. It is an absolute disgrace that you would even consider allowing greedy pollunting robber barons to rape and destroy these lands. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I insist that the BLM reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Jeanne Held-Warmkessel 110 Santa Anita Dr North Wales, PA 19454 USA J_Warmkessel@fccc.edu |
| EM-1329 | "Patricia Phillips" <sewuph2@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Patricia Phillips 487 Wolcott Ave Kent, OH 44240-2355 USA sewuph2@aol.com |
| EM-1330 | "Vaughan Boleky" <lisaraevaughan@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 5:32:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Vaughan Boleky 353 Frenchcreek Rd. Utica, PA 16362-1903 USA lisaraevaughan@hotmail.com |
| EM-1331 | "Lisa Haugen" <bruja57@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 5:42:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Lisa Haugen 15225 Country Ln Kearney, MO 64060-8004 USA bruja57@msn.com |
| EM-1332 | "David Patenaude" <dpatenaude1@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 5:42:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, David Patenaude 4325 Waite Cir Matani 1 Madison, WI 53711-2843 USA dpatenaude1@yahoo.com |
| EM-1333 | "lisa reed" <azfirehead@earthlink.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 5:52:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, lisa reed PO Box 295 Green Valley, AZ 85622-0295 USA azfirehead@earthlink.net |
| EM-1334 | "Mark Cosgriff" <cosgriff0@gmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/6/2007 6:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Mark Cosgriff 1180 Andrews Ave Lakewood, OH 44107-2402 USA cosgriff0@gmail.com |
| EM-1335 | "Terry Tedesco" <terry.tedesco@mwmf.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 6:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Terry Tedesco 3042 E Squaw Peak Circle Phoenix, AZ 85016 USA terry.tedesco@mwmf.com |
| EM-1336 | "Robert Davis" <ra.davis@cox.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/6/2007 6:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Robert Davis 4978 35th St San Diego, CA 92116-1908 USA ra.davis@cox.net |
| EM-1337 | "Debra Stokes" <glorygal@care2.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 6:02:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Debra Stokes 10038 W. Potter Dr Peoria, AZ 85382 USA glorygal@care2.com |
| EM-1338 | "Henry Berkowitz" <emc@intergate.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 6:12:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preferred alternative recommends only five areas, despite a total of 146 inventoried areas in the lands managed by the plan. The BLM's process for evaluating and determining wilderness resources and wilderness recommendations in the WOPR was inadequate, resulting in many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics being improperly omitted. The Wild Rogue Additions is a prime example of an area that clearly meets the criteria for wilderness recommendation, and yet was not recommended. In the Wild Rogue North Watershed Analysis, the BLM itself noted the value of the large, roadless areas for aesthetics, solitude, undeveloped recreational opportunities, wildlife, fisheries, water quality, and the intrinsic value of having wild, undeveloped places (see Version 2.0 of this analysis, issued in December 1999 and available online: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/wild_rogue_north_wa_acc.pdf). Despite these findings, BLM omits the Wild Rogue from its wilderness recommendations. BLM's analysis and recommendations must take into account the economic importance of wilderness as well as the non-commercial values of the public lands it stewards, instead of considering lands primarily for their timber values. This approach demonstrates an unbalanced interpretation of the BLM's legal obligations, and must be reviewed. Additional areas that should be recommended for wilderness protection include Reuben Creek, Williams Creek, Wild Rogue Additions, Whiskey Creek, Wellington Mountain, Clackamas Wilderness - Bull of the Woods/Opal Creek Additions, and Coast Range Wilderness - Wasson Creek. The WOPR is a heavily forested area, and contains rare old growth with trees that stood before our nation existed. Many of these deserving wild lands should be recommended as wilderness to preserve these ancient giants and the beautiful landscapes that surround them. Failure to protect these increasingly endangered wild places from timber harvest is a mistake that cannot be undone once the old growth trees have been cleared. I urge BLM to reexamine its wilderness recommendations in the WOPR, and to expand the recommendations to include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Sincerely, Henry Berkowitz RR 1 Box 793 Sabinsville, PA 16943-9749 USA emc@intergate.com |
| EM-1339 | "Amie Grillo" <amiegrillo@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/6/2007 6:12:01 | December 06, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to urge a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended |