E-Mail-1600-1999
| # | Sender | Subject | Date | Body |
| EM-1600 | "mark rush" <compajazz@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/7/2007 23:52:01 | December 07, 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 rush 9020 e. nassau ave. denver, CO 80237 USA compajazz@yahoo.com |
| EM-1601 | Anita Hohl <simply_ks_amethyst@yahoo.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/8/2007 4:37:58 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Anita Hohl 415 E. FLorida, Box J-2 Greensburg, KS 67054 |
| EM-1602 | Jonathan Levy <cleotl@aol.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/8/2007 4:39:55 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. Jonathan Levy 29437 Gimpl Hill Rd Eugene, OR 97402 |
| EM-1603 | Paul Smith <pjs@indiana.edu> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/8/2007 4:46:18 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen from the Midwest concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Paul Smith 2291 Orleans Ave Terre Haute, IN 47805 |
| EM-1604 | "brenda kroupa" <bcrowpa@comcast.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 5:02:01 | December 08, 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, brenda kroupa 5609 bloomingdale ave richmond, VA 23228 USA bcrowpa@comcast.net |
| EM-1605 | Daniel Yetter <dfyetter@hotmail.com> | BLM Land -- Oregon | 12/8/2007 5:19:12 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Daniel Yetter 10 Marsh Ave. Salem, NH 03079 |
| EM-1606 | "Becky Ward" <beqw@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 5:42:01 | December 08, 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, Becky Ward 92 W. Main ST Orwell, OH 44076 USA beqw@hotmail.com |
| EM-1607 | "Red Taylor" <redt@surewest.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 6:42:01 | December 08, 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, Red Taylor 100 Southern Cross Court Roseville, CA 95747 USA redt@surewest.net |
| EM-1608 | "Rachel Simpson-Loizou" <rachlou90@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 7:32:01 | December 08, 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, Rachel Simpson-Loizou 216 Ben Venue Rd. Fombell, PA 16123 USA rachlou90@hotmail.com |
| EM-1609 | "Shirley Trimble" <srtrimble@lucasvalley.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 8:52:01 | December 08, 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, Shirley Trimble 332 Mt. Shasta Drive San Rafael, CA 95903 USA srtrimble@lucasvalley.net |
| EM-1610 | "Martha Williams" <marthaw200@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 8:52:01 | December 08, 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, Martha Williams PO Box 13691 Roanoke, VA 24036 USA marthaw200@yahoo.com |
| EM-1611 | "Lauren Kramer" <lakrugratsfan@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 9:22:01 | December 08, 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, Lauren Kramer 1353 Walnut Lane Macungie, PA 18062 USA lakrugratsfan@hotmail.com |
| EM-1612 | Bill McWhorter <billmaxmcw@comcast.net> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/8/2007 9:25:33 | 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" threaten 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. Bill McWhorter 2565 W. 27th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 |
| EM-1613 | "Phil Hesse" <philhesse@cableone.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 9:32:01 | December 08, 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, Phil Hesse 1025 S. Emerson Idaho Falls, ID 83404 USA philhesse@cableone.net |
| EM-1614 | "Walter Gove" <walter.r.gove@vanderbilt.edu> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 9:52:01 | December 08, 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, Walter Gove 6624 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville, TN 37205-3917 USA walter.r.gove@vanderbilt.edu |
| EM-1615 | "Sarah Kerr" <stressedfemale@adelphia.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 10:42:01 | December 08, 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, Sarah Kerr 5558E Old William Penn Hwy Export, PA 15632 USA stressedfemale@adelphia.net |
| EM-1616 | "Richard Stewart" <stewartrichard2002@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 11:12:01 | December 08, 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 Stewart 7882 13Th Street Westminster, CA 92683 USA stewartrichard2002@yahoo.com |
| EM-1617 | "Cynthia Ortiz" <clcortiz@prodigy.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 11:22:01 | December 08, 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 Ortiz 491 Hamilton Pl Hackensack, NJ 07601-1514 USA clcortiz@prodigy.net |
| EM-1618 | "Emma Ausman" <lunnalupin@dslextreme.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 11:52:01 | December 08, 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, Emma Ausman 4560 Willow Crest Ave. Toluca Lake, CA 91602 USA lunnalupin@dslextreme.com |
| EM-1619 | "Harrison B Albert" <h.b.albert@mindspring.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 12:02:01 | December 08, 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-1620 | "Jenny Ruckdeschel" <jennyel28@aol.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 12:02:01 | December 08, 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, Jenny Ruckdeschel 516 Oakley Road Haverford, PA 19041 USA jennyel28@aol.com |
| EM-1621 | "Timothy Taylor" <timakirataylor@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 12:42:01 | December 08, 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 Bad 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 Taylor 3021 S. Jay St. Denver, CO 80227 USA timakirataylor@yahoo.com |
| EM-1622 | "Martha W Bushnell" <marthawdb@comcast.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 13:42:01 | December 08, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Please reevaluate and expand 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, why does 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, Martha W Bushnell 502 Ord Drive Boulder, CO 80303-4732 USA marthawdb@comcast.net |
| EM-1623 | "Carmen Blakely" <blakelycharity@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 13:52:01 | December 08, 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, Carmen Blakely 1439 Windjammer Loop Lutz, FL 33559-6734 USA blakelycharity@msn.com |
| EM-1624 | "Amarantha Harrison" <amaranthah@mac.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 14:12:01 | December 08, 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, Amarantha Harrison 40374 Waterman Rd Homer, AK 99603-9404 USA amaranthah@mac.com |
| EM-1625 | "Debbie Sturt" <sighisoara@mailcity.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 14:22:01 | December 08, 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, Debbie Sturt 2905 David Ave. #3 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 USA sighisoara@mailcity.com |
| EM-1626 | "Amarantha Harrison" <amaranthah@mac.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 14:32:01 | December 08, 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, Amarantha Harrison 40374 Waterman Rd Homer, AK 99603-9404 USA amaranthah@mac.com |
| EM-1627 | "Connie Devine" <squirelfox@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 15:02:01 | December 08, 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 Devine 5869 Southwind Dr San Jose, CA 95138-1845 USA squirelfox@aol.com |
| EM-1628 | "Denise Lytle" <queenweezy@excite.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 15:22:01 | December 08, 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, Denise Lytle 73 Poplar St Fords, NJ 08863-1836 USA queenweezy@excite.com |
| EM-1629 | "David Depew" <ddotdave@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 15:22:01 | December 08, 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 Depew 1587 Mount Shasta Ave. Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ddotdave@aol.com |
| EM-1630 | "Sandy Liu" <cailin120@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 15:42:01 | December 08, 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, Sandy Liu 439 Deodar Ln. Bradbury, CA 91010 USA cailin120@hotmail.com |
| EM-1631 | "Therese Debing" <buddhabear88@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 15:52:01 | December 08, 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, Therese Debing 885 Seamist Place #204 Ventura, CA 93003 USA buddhabear88@hotmail.com |
| EM-1632 | Mehmet McMillan <mehmetmcmillan@yahoo.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/8/2007 15:59:59 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Mehmet McMillan POB 853 Springville, CA 93265 760-378-3345 |
| EM-1633 | Mehmet McMillan <mehmetmcmillan@yahoo.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/8/2007 15:59:59 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Mehmet McMillan POB 853 Springville, CA 93265 760-378-3345 |
| EM-1634 | "neg nakayama" <meguo@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 17:42:01 | December 08, 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 EBull 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, neg nakayama 12534 moorpark st studio city, CA 91604 USA meguo@hotmail.com |
| EM-1635 | "Brian Gibbons" <btpg2252@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 17:42:01 | December 08, 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, Brian Gibbons 9133 Edmonston Ter Apt 304 Greenbelt, MD 20770-4568 USA btpg2252@yahoo.com |
| EM-1636 | "Cheri Carlson" <cjbaw@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 17:52:01 | December 08, 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. Old Growth is Such a Precious resource for future generations, NO more of it sohould be removed. Every day I wish the first settlers in my area had not been so greedy and there were some old growth areas left here for us to enjoy...all we have is a few stumps and imagination. We have brought ourselves to this serious threat of global warming. It's time to stop raping the earth. Sincerely, Cheri Carlson 20505 64th DR NE Arlington, WA 98223 USA cjbaw@hotmail.com |
| EM-1637 | "Harriette Frank" <lfrank1999@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 18:22:01 | December 08, 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, Harriette Frank 3603 Westover Rd Durham, NC 27707-5032 USA lfrank1999@aol.com |
| EM-1638 | "Lisa Butch" <butchybonbon@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 18:42:01 | December 08, 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 Butch PO Box 523 Meadville, PA 16335-0523 USA butchybonbon@hotmail.com |
| EM-1639 | "Andrea Levy" <Anddale@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 19:02:01 | December 08, 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, Andrea Levy 34 Mcallister road Toronto, ON M3H 2N2 Canada Anddale@yahoo.com |
| EM-1640 | "Colleen Keith" <wizkid2be@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 20:12:01 | December 08, 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, Colleen Keith PO Box 2099 Victorville, CA 92393 USA wizkid2be@aol.com |
| EM-1641 | "John Chastain" <gt5612a@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 20:22:01 | December 08, 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, John Chastain 2177 Ellis Farm Dr Marietta, GA 30064 USA gt5612a@hotmail.com |
| EM-1642 | "Marjorie-* Moss" <moss_m@att.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/8/2007 20:22:01 | December 08, 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, Marjorie-* Moss 2736 Caminito San Pablo Del Mar, CO 92014 USA moss_m@att.net |
| EM-1643 | "Clinton Coleman" <wiseoldal@charter.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 20:42:01 | December 08, 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, Clinton Coleman 201 Ginger Ln Easley, SC 29642-1319 USA wiseoldal@charter.net |
| EM-1644 | "Billy and Loretta Bryant" <brbry413@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 20:42:01 | December 08, 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, Billy and Loretta Bryant 397 Berry Rd Pelzer, SC 29669 USA brbry413@yahoo.com |
| EM-1645 | "Jeannine Coleman" <jninipi@charter.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 20:42:01 | December 08, 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, Jeannine Coleman 201 Ginger Ln Easley, SC 29642-1319 USA jninipi@charter.net |
| EM-1646 | "J.B. Coleman" <jbcoleman3@charter.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 20:42:01 | December 08, 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, J.B. Coleman 201 Ginger Ln Easley, SC 29642-1319 USA jbcoleman3@charter.net |
| EM-1647 | "Jane Bryant" <jaybeeco@charter.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 20:42:01 | December 08, 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, Jane Bryant 214 Ashmore Bridge Rd Mauldin, SC 29662-2841 USA jaybeeco@charter.net |
| EM-1648 | "John Congdon" <jhcongdon@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/8/2007 21:42:01 | December 08, 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, John Congdon 4053 Kingman Blvd Des Moines, IA 50311-3515 USA jhcongdon@yahoo.com |
| EM-1649 | "Lexie de Fremery" <ldefremery@netscape.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/8/2007 22:22:01 | December 08, 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, Lexie de Fremery 7837 Lakeshore Dr Sagle, ID 83860-9163 USA ldefremery@netscape.net |
| EM-1650 | stuart phillips <stulips@hotmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/9/2007 0:47:21 | 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" threaten 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. stuart phillips 212 benjamin eugene, OR 97404 541-461-1384 |
| EM-1651 | "Kirk Ramble" <karamble@comcast.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 4:02:01 | December 09, 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, Kirk Ramble 458 Penna. Ave. York, PA 17404 USA karamble@comcast.net |
| EM-1652 | "Dennis Wingle" <denniswingle@verizon.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 4:02:01 | December 09, 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 Wingle 311 Fourth Street Shoemakersville, PA 19555-1517 USA denniswingle@verizon.net |
| EM-1653 | "Marsha Wells" <marshawells@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 5:52:01 | December 09, 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, Marsha Wells 110 Twyford Ave Sistersville, WV 26175 USA marshawells@hotmail.com |
| EM-1654 | "Kim Sandholdt" <ksand1@juno.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/9/2007 9:02:01 | December 09, 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 Sandholdt 300 Merrydale Rd # 326 San Rafael, CA 94903-3954 USA ksand1@juno.com |
| EM-1655 | "Susan Selbin" <sselbin@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 9:02:01 | December 09, 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 Selbin 600 Alcalde Pl. Albuquerque, NM 87104 USA sselbin@hotmail.com |
| EM-1656 | "Marilyn A. Waltasti" <mwaltasti@msn.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 9:12:01 | December 09, 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, Marilyn A. Waltasti 770 W. Flagstick Drive Oro Valley, AZ 85755 USA mwaltasti@msn.com |
| EM-1657 | "Phyllis Mollen" <vaponygirl@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 9:12:01 | December 09, 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, Phyllis Mollen 205 W 91st St New York, NY 10024-1322 USA vaponygirl@hotmail.com |
| EM-1658 | "Ricardo Hernandez" <rhgv@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/9/2007 10:22:01 | December 09, 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, Ricardo Hernandez P. O. Box 1430 Bilbao, 48080 Spain rhgv@hotmail.com |
| EM-1659 | "Randall Tyers" <tyersome@nature.berkeley.edu> | RE: Unacceptable wilderness evaluation and recommendation process | 12/9/2007 11:02:01 | December 09, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Please begin a reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The BLM's preferred alternative recommends only five 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, Randall Tyers 63 Oakvale Ave Berkeley, CA 94705-2403 USA tyersome@nature.berkeley.edu |
| EM-1660 | "Karen Linarez" <kjlinarez@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 11:32:01 | December 09, 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 Linarez 5249 Manzanita Ave Carmichael, CA 95608 USA kjlinarez@yahoo.com |
| EM-1661 | "Andrew Sutphin" <asutphin@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 12:22:01 | December 09, 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, Andrew Sutphin 22727 Mariano Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367 USA asutphin@hotmail.com |
| EM-1662 | "Harriet Shalat" <shalat@wildmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 13:22:01 | December 09, 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, Harriet Shalat 102-42 62 Drive Forest Hills, NY 11375 USA shalat@wildmail.com |
| EM-1663 | "Derik Smith" <deriksmith@comcast.net> | BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision | 12/9/2007 13:40:34 | Derik Smith
2430 35th Street Springfield, OR 97477-1820 December 9, 2007 Edward Shepard OR/WA State Director Bureau of Land Management PO Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Dear Edward Shepard: Please accept the following comments on the BLM's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon. Dear Sir, please note that I am in agreement of the following statements; None of the three alternatives presented in the DEIS meet the requirements of the O&C Act because they do not manage the land for the dominant use of timber production. Reserving the majority (52%) of the suitable timberlands for the purpose of a listed species is contrary to the O&C Act. Because of the unique nature of the O&C Lands, by law these lands are not available to be part of a reserve system designed to recover a listed species. The BLM should consider active management for the protection of listed and sensitive species and their habitat before adopting passive, reserve strategies. The alternative selected by the BLM, however, should be one that will not jeopardize the continued existence of listed species within the species entire habitat range. The BLM must develop and analyzes at least one alternative that maximizes the amount of land in timber production and receipts to local county governments, and meets its no jeopardy obligation. Congress and the Administration must ensure that when the Plan is finalized that the BLM receives adequate funding so that it can be fully implemented. When implemented, the Plan should live up to the full commitment that was made to local counties. Timber sale revenues must generate at least an amount equal to the funding that was provided to local counties through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act on a yearly basis. All BLM administered land should be managed to minimize the threat of catastrophic wildfire on these lands and surrounding state and private lands. Access should be maintained through BLM administered lands for private land access, fire suppression, as well as recreational uses, such as hunting, fishing, boating and sightseeing. There afore mentioned points are desperately need to secure the economic future of the Pacific Northwest! In summary, the economic viability of our rural communities and the overall health of our federal forests are of vital importance to me. I ask that you give these comments full consideration as you prepare the final Environmental Impact Statement and select the final management plans for the Western Oregon BLM Districts. Sincerely, Derik Smith |
| EM-1664 | "Diane Walsh" <DIANEWALSH@EXCITE.COM> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 13:42:01 | December 09, 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 Walsh 144 Soundview Avenue Shelton, CT 06484 USA DIANEWALSH@EXCITE.COM |
| EM-1665 | "Verne Huser" <riverne@newmexico.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 14:42:01 | December 09, 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. I have been running rivers for fifty years including the Rogue, initially in 1961, and a dozen others Oregon rivers. Watersheds need the kind of protection that BLM can provide if youi make the appropriate choices. It's time to do the right thing. 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, Verne Huser 7106 Coors Trl NW Albuquerque, NM 87120-2779 USA riverne@newmexico.com |
| EM-1666 | "Prentice Ross" <dodat@mail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 15:12:01 | December 09, 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, Prentice Ross 333 Sw Oak Street 309 Portland, OR 97204 USA dodat@mail.com |
| EM-1667 | "Brad Miller" <b_red@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 15:52:01 | December 09, 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, Brad Miller 316 S Madison Anthony, KS 67003 USA b_red@hotmail.com |
| EM-1668 | "RAchel Dolney" <rrdolney@netscape.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 16:22:01 | December 09, 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, RAchel Dolney 1315 Monte Ln Winter Park, FL 32792-2203 USA rrdolney@netscape.net |
| EM-1669 | "Sue Collins" <cscollin@mac.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 16:22:01 | December 09, 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, Sue Collins 5618 S. Captain Kidd Ct., Unit C Tempe, AZ 85283-2036 USA cscollin@mac.com |
| EM-1670 | "Theresa Scott" <mtch63@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 18:12:01 | December 09, 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 Scott 8405 Colfax Drive King George, VA 22485 USA mtch63@yahoo.com |
| EM-1671 | "Yuko Nakajima" <yn24@uclink.berkeley.edu> | Flawed and failed wilderness evaluation and recommendation process | 12/9/2007 18:12:01 | December 09, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Please begin an immediate reevaluation and expansion of the areas that should be recommended as wilderness in the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The BLM's preferred alternative shockingly only recommends only five 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 failure to include many well-known wild places exhibiting excellent wilderness characteristics. 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, Yuko Nakajima 63 Oakvale Ave Berkeley, CA 94705-2403 USA yn24@uclink.berkeley.edu |
| EM-1672 | "Robert Conway" <rconwayaz@cox.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 18:22:01 | December 09, 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 Conway 909 W. Harvard Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 USA rconwayaz@cox.net |
| EM-1673 | "Axel C. Ringe" <onyxfarm@bellsouth.net> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/9/2007 18:43:32 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Axel C. Ringe 1840 Lafayette Road New Market, TN 37820 |
| EM-1674 | "Robert Hill" <rhill@athenet.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 20:02:01 | December 09, 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 Hill E1251 Channel Pk Dr Waupaca, WI 54981-9737 USA rhill@athenet.net |
| EM-1675 | "Thane Harpole" <hungryharpole@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/9/2007 20:22:01 | December 09, 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, Thane Harpole 2668 Kings Creek Rd Hayes, VA 23072 USA hungryharpole@yahoo.com |
| EM-1676 | Lawrence Jones <larry-crystalpalace@comcast.net> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/9/2007 20:38:25 | Dear BLM,
Why are we still messing with the Northwest Forest Plan? I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. Lawrence Jones 4659 NE Crystal Ln Portland, OR 97218 503 8673697 |
| EM-1677 | "Andrew C. Jones" <andrucharlz@webtv.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 21:02:01 | December 09, 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, Andrew C. Jones 5399 Chaison Gladstone, MI 49837 USA andrucharlz@webtv.net |
| EM-1678 | "Chris Carlon" <c.carlon@freescale.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/9/2007 21:22:01 | December 09, 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, Chris Carlon 2902 W. Curry St. Chandler, AZ 85224-1047 USA c.carlon@freescale.com |
| EM-1679 | "Bobby Wynn" <bobbywynn2003@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/9/2007 21:22:01 | December 09, 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, Bobby Wynn 122 Bag End Rd Hendersonville, NC 28739-2286 USA bobbywynn2003@yahoo.com |
| EM-1680 | "David Adkins" <dv_adkins@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 21:42:01 | December 09, 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 Adkins 1418 Quaker Street Eugene, OR 97402 USA dv_adkins@hotmail.com |
| EM-1681 | "thomas alexander" <talexander_95971@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 22:22:01 | December 09, 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 alexander 499 bell lane quincy, CA 95971 USA talexander_95971@yahoo.com |
| EM-1682 | "Judy Brownstein" <jbrownstein@cox.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/9/2007 23:12:01 | December 09, 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, Judy Brownstein 2601 E Windsor Ave Phoenix, AZ 85008 USA jbrownstein@cox.net |
| EM-1683 | "Karen Gonzales" <karen_gonzales@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/9/2007 23:12:01 | December 09, 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. These areas need to be protected, not only for their natural beauty, but to help slow global warming, and provide land for the wildlife in our nation to live in peace. With big business and the lumber industry out to destroy as much of our natural habitat as possible, we need to step up our actions to preserve all the land we can. Thank you for considering my views. Sincerely, Karen Gonzales 690 Thornbird Dr. Fallon, NV 89406 USA karen_gonzales@hotmail.com |
| EM-1684 | "Wanda Hendrix" <Hiwandada@aol.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/10/2007 4:02:01 | December 09, 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, Wanda Hendrix 361 Dunes St Morro Bay, CA 93442 USA Hiwandada@aol.com |
| EM-1685 | "Karen Frutchey" <karen@mail.seaturtle.org> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/10/2007 4:02:01 | December 09, 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 Frutchey 1720 Poki St Apt 201 Honolulu, HI 96822-4499 USA karen@mail.seaturtle.org |
| EM-1686 | "Arran Thomson" <nehara777@naturemail.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/10/2007 4:02:01 | December 10, 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, Arran Thomson 4317 NE 7th Ave Portland, OR 97211 USA nehara777@naturemail.net |
| EM-1687 | "aimee whitman" <thegen@verizon.net> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/10/2007 7:12:01 | December 10, 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, aimee whitman 28 wood road bedford hills, NY 10507-1218 USA thegen@verizon.net |
| EM-1688 | "Andra Rebar" <puffin2004@comcast.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/10/2007 7:12:01 | December 10, 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, Andra Rebar "5353 Columbia Pike, #511" Unit 511 Arlington, VA 22204 USA puffin2004@comcast.net |
| EM-1689 | CN=Alan Hoffmeister/OU=ORSO/OU=OR/OU=BLM/O=DOI | Fw: BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions | 12/10/2007 8:05:02 | ----- Forwarded by Alan Hoffmeister/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI on 12/10/2007 08:04 AM -----
Alexander Walker <alexcarol@comcast.net> 12/08/2007 02:23 PM To Alan_Hoffmeister@blm.gov cc Subject BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Bureau of Land Management, Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, Oregon Portland, OR 97208 CC: Oregon Congressional delegation Re: BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Dear BLM, Thank you for the opportunity to send you this email. I want to express my concern over how Oregon's federal forests will fare under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am concerned that the changes being proposed will erode the protections that are provided by the Northwest Forest Plan. I love our Oregon forests and, while I understand the desire to support the timber business in Oregon, I think the proposed changes will cost us too much in degraded habitat, harmed wildlife and ugly scars that mar the beauty of our forests. The "preferred alternative" proposes to clear-cut 140,000 acres of Oregon's old-growth every decade, build 1,000 mile of new logging roads, and create over 100,000 miles of new Off Highway Vehicle Emphasis Areas. This would reduce the amount of Oregon roadless areas, threaten many species, hurt water quality and negatively impact non-motorized recreation. Most Americans want federal land managers to support the practice of thinning second growth forests, helping to safeguard communities from wildfire and protecting what remains of our nation's ancient forests. I have heard that many Oregon forest managers are moving in this direction. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - tthese forest managers are providing wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old- growth forests. In contrast, the WOPR proposes to increase old-growth clear-cutting, including some old-growth forests older than our nation. The WOPR would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. Please protect remaining old-growth forests, focus active management of BLM lands in already logged-over areas, and concentrate job opportunities in restoration thinning projects that benefit watersheds and generate wood products without the damage done by clear-cutting. Sincerely, Carolynn McIntosh 46037 Goodpasture Rd Vida, OR 97488 alexcarol@comcast.net |
| EM-1690 | CN=Alan Hoffmeister/OU=ORSO/OU=OR/OU=BLM/O=DOI | Fw: Comment on BLM Emphasis Area | 12/10/2007 8:13:21 | ----- Forwarded by Alan Hoffmeister/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI on 12/10/2007 08:12 AM -----
----- Forwarded by James Whittington/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI on 12/10/2007 08:08 AM ----- "Steven Hess" <hess@isp.com> 12/09/2007 03:15 PM To <jim_whittington@blm.gov> cc Subject Comment on BLM Emphasis Area Dear BLM Contact Person, This letter is to address the OHV Emphasis Areas being proposed as part of Bureau of Land Management's Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR) . We live in an area which will be directly affected by an OHV emphasis area decision, and we are concerned about the impact on us personally. We live on 7.3 acres of property on Thompson Creek Road in Selma, Oregon, in the Illinois Valley. We have lived here on Thompson Creek Road for ten years. I have always been a good resident and citizen. Until earlier this year we raised "at risk" Foster kids. I would like my comment(s) to be herd and considered about the proposed Emphasis Area in the Thompson Creek Valley area. The problem with the proposed designation is that the sound resonants off the mountain sides of the entire Thompson Creek Valley. The mountain range(s) go up the one side, across the rear and down the other side of Thompson Creek, much like an amphitheater. Because of the amplified natural sound system in this small valley I request that you delete: sections 38-7-29, 38-7-33, 39-7-3, 39-7-4, 39-7-5, from the currently proposed area. Also for the same reason; I am requesting sections 38-7-21, 38-7-22, 38-7-27 not be considered at a later date. Sincerly, Mr & Mrs Steven Hess, 1899 Thompson Creek Road, Selma, Oregon 97538 |
| EM-1691 | "Danny Bivens" <dbivens@papemachinery.com> | BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision | 12/10/2007 8:32:12 | Danny Bivens
105 Blakely Ave. Brownsville, OR 97327 December 10, 2007 Edward Shepard OR/WA State Director Bureau of Land Management PO Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Dear Edward Shepard: Please accept the following comments on the BLM's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon. The BLM must develop and analyzes at least one alternative that maximizes the amount of land in timber production and receipts to local county governments, and meets its no jeopardy obligation. Timber sale revenues must generate at least an amount equal to the funding that was provided to local counties through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act on a yearly basis. All BLM administered land should be managed to minimize the threat of catastrophic wildfire on these lands and surrounding state and private lands. Access should be maintained through BLM administered lands for private land access, fire suppression, as well as recreational uses, such as hunting, fishing, boating and sightseeing. In summary, the economic viability of our rural communities and the overall health of our federal forests are of vital importance to me. I ask that you give these comments full consideration as you prepare the final Environmental Impact Statement and select the final management plans for the Western Oregon BLM Districts. Sincerely, Danny Bivens 541-466-3268 |
| EM-1692 | "Brad Behrens" <behrensbrad@hotmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/10/2007 9:02:01 | December 10, 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, Brad Behrens 1613 Monroe Ct Northfield, MN 55057 USA behrensbrad@hotmail.com |
| EM-1693 | kenny jones <kennykaren1@hotmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/10/2007 9:47:16 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. kenny jones 446 ne fargo street portland, OR 97212 |
| EM-1694 | "dusty stepanski" <rprim432@comcast.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/10/2007 10:32:01 | December 10, 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, dusty stepanski PO Box 97 Richwood, NJ 08074-0097 USA rprim432@comcast.net |
| EM-1695 | Scott Jones <scones100@gmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/10/2007 10:34:49 | Dear BLM,
I grew up in Oregon. My entire family still lives in Oregon. I love 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" threaten 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. Scott Jones 878 Peachtree ST # 724 Atlanta, GA 30309 |
| EM-1696 | "nikki martin" <nikkilass@gmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/10/2007 10:52:02 | December 10, 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, nikki martin PO Box 913 Mount Angel, OR 97362-0913 USA nikkilass@gmail.com |
| EM-1697 | Nelson Brooke <nbrooke@blackwarriorriver.org> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/10/2007 11:01:37 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Nelson Brooke 321 Red Oak Road Birmingham, AL 35206 |
| EM-1698 | oshana catranides <oshana@siskiyou.org> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/10/2007 11:30:28 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Thank you for accepting my comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I have been a citizen of Oregon for 35 years, and I am extremely concerned with the management of the lands included in the Western Oregon Plan Revision, and all other BLM lands across the state. The Northwest Forest Plan used to guide management of BLM lands for the past ten years has ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I strongly believe that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please choose the No Action Alternative and continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected by the NOrthwest Forest Plan and other environmental laws. Sincerely, oshana catranides 321 Clay St #26 Ashland, OR 97520 |
| EM-1699 | Jerry Williams <jerrywilliams_1121@yahoo.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/10/2007 12:26:11 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Jerry Williams 531 Windamare Terr HOT SPRINGS , AR 71913 501-767-2274 |
| EM-1700 | "Jennifer Delker" <jennifer@utahsigngirl.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/10/2007 12:32:01 | December 10, 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 Delker 657 Florence Ave. Astoria, OR 97103 USA jennifer@utahsigngirl.com |
| EM-1701 | Lisa Hatten <lisa.hatten@earthlink.net> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/10/2007 15:30:03 | 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" threaten 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. Lisa Hatten 5226 NE 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97211 |
| EM-1702 | David Reagan <dreagan@direclynx.net> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/10/2007 15:37:17 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, David Reagan 138 Circle Drive Hot Springs, AR 71901 5016238425 |
| EM-1703 | "Angela Zehava" <angela.zehava@stanfordalumni.org> | New Logging | 12/10/2007 16:07:10 | Dear Administrator:
I would like to register my outrage that this Administration is attempting to increase logging in our state of Oregon. This administration is very unpopular here, it is wheezing it's last, and we will not tolerate last minute fiddling with our environment. This is OUR land. We camp here, hike here, fish here. Our water (unlike that in Texas where I grew up in the terribly polluted city of Houston) is clean and we will keep it that way. Throwing more logging to depressed logging communities is like giving a fix to someone trying to overcome drug addiction. The logging industry was unnaturally and unsustainably BLOATED for many decades, making enormous fortunes off of publicly owned resources. It is a natural process, a natural correction, that these communities are experiencing. They need help, but not this kind of help. Our environment is recovering in this state and we plan to keep it healthy and alive. America needs to be planting the more sustainable HEMP crop for it's paper and textile needs. I oppose any increase in logging in Oregon and look forward to voting for Presidential and Senatorial candidates who will ensure protection of our fragile planet next year. Yours Truly, Angela Zehava |
| EM-1704 | Don Kuhns <dnskuhns@comcast.net> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/10/2007 18:17:44 | 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" threaten 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. Don Kuhns 1380 SW Scott Street Corvallis, OR 97333 |
| EM-1705 | "Vanessa Beyers" <open.up.your.mind@gmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation! | 12/10/2007 18:42:01 | December 10, 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, Vanessa Beyers 8310 Se Clay St. Portland, OR 97216 USA open.up.your.mind@gmail.com |
| EM-1706 | "Diane Weinstein" <diane_weinstein@msn.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/10/2007 19:42:01 | December 10, 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 Weinstein 24116 SE 45th Place Issaquah, WA 98029 USA diane_weinstein@msn.com |
| EM-1707 | "Sharon Karson" <sakarson@juno.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/10/2007 21:32:01 | December 10, 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, Sharon Karson 3630 Carefree Circle North Colorado Springs, CO 80917 USA sakarson@juno.com |
| EM-1708 | Andrew Schneller <ajschneller@hotmail.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/10/2007 21:37:41 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions; I am adamantly opposed to the revisions. I am a former Forest Service employee concerned with the management of these amazing public lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Please protect all the mature and old growth forests that remain, and to focus on thinning the plantations we already have. The thousands of acres of needed thinning will help old clearcuts recover, while providing jobs and logs to the mills. The size of trees from plantations is the most desirable size now for most mills. 2. Over 75% of western Oregon forests have already been clearcut. We can get the wood products we need from these plantations and leave the unlogged public forests for recreation and wildlife. 3. Owls, salmon, murrelets and other species depend on the BLM to protect their habitat. There is nowhere else they can live. God created the diversity of these forests. The BLM has a duty to protect it. 4. Under the new proposal, BLM no longer has to help endangered species to recover, they only have to avoid killing them off entirely. This is called "avoiding jeopardy". Owls, murrelets and salmon should not be reduced to struggling in the category, "avoiding jeopardy," an inch above extinction. We have a duty to protect the animals we share our home with. 5. Oregon has successfully diversified away from timber as the primary industry, so our public forests should be used to serve a diversity of needs. The BLM should leave the unlogged public lands for the rest of us and for the animals and plants that need homes too. 7. Property values in western Oregon are diminished by logging the surrounding beautiful forests, or by subjecting a property's water source to logging, herbicides, or ammonia-based fertilizers. 8. The BLM lands are intermixed with private lands, so many people use these lands for recreation. It's not fun to recreate in a tree farm or a clearcut. 9. Protect western Oregon BLM lands for animals and fish, recreation and clean water. BLM is intermixed with industrial private lands that cannot be used to protect public resources, only public lands can do that. 10. The Northwest Forest Plan is an integrated plan that includes both BLM lands and National Forest lands. The BLM cannot withdraw from this plan and eliminate protection for old-growth forests, without undermining the whole thing. Taking BLM out of the Northwest Forest Plan would be like pulling a thread that unravels the whole blanket. 11. Why are these federally owned forest lands managed by the BLM? The government should consider transferring management of these forest lands to the Forest Service, so they can remain an integral part of the integrated Northwest Forest Plan. 12. BLM lands play an integral role in conserving fish & wildlife habitat, including imperiled species like pacific salmon, spotted owls, and marbled murrelets. Two of the important roles of BLM lands is (1) to provide some old growth refuge within a landscape dominated by private land clearcuts, and (2) to provide connectivity/dispersal habitat that connects larger blocks of habitat on National Forest lands. Scientists concluded 12 years ago that endangered wildlife cannot be protected without adequate safeguards for old growth forests on BLM lands. 13. BLM lands protect water quality for salmon, trout and for communities' drinking water. Diminished protection on these lands will affect the drinking water quality for the citizens of Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, and Roseburg, among others. Many rural residents rely on springs that originate on BLM lands. If these watersheds are not protected, their water supplies could be polluted or interrupted. 14. The BLM should emphasize forest restoration as the best way to ensure community stability. BLM can meet the social and economic objectives of the O&C Act by focusing their efforts on forest restoration, including thinning dense young tree farms that were established following clearcutting. This will help meet the restoration objectives of the Northwest Forest Plan, while also creating jobs and producing some woods projects. 15. Healthy forests support quality of life. Healthy, protected forests are one of the most important natural assets that Oregon's economy is based on. More logging on BLM lands diminish Oregon's quality of life and will reduce property values for those living near these lands. 16. BLM is reverting to a bygone era when timber was the dominant use of our public lands and everything else was secondary, including our drinking water, our air, our old-growth, and our fish & wildlife habitat. 17. I am concerned that the BLM also intends to make it very hard for the public to be involved in future decisions to sell our public forests. Does the BLM intend this planning effort to be the final step before logging so that future decisions to sell our forests don't have to go through any more public review and environmental analysis? Please protect all remaining old growth forests. Sincerely, Andrew Schneller 2208 E. 17th St. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-327-8978 |
| EM-1709 | "Chad Gilton" <chadgilton@yahoo.com> | Add More Wilderness | 12/10/2007 22:12:01 | December 10, 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, Chad Gilton 5221 NE 26th ave Portland, OR 97211 USA chadgilton@yahoo.com |
| EM-1710 | "Glenn McGrew" <reveurgam@gmail.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/10/2007 22:22:01 | December 10, 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, Glenn McGrew 1813 Regal Rdg Las Cruces, NM 88011-4923 USA reveurgam@gmail.com |
| EM-1711 | "Leslie Burpo" <lburpo@aol.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/10/2007 22:32:01 | December 10, 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, Leslie Burpo P. O. Box 5468 Eugene, OR 97405 USA lburpo@aol.com |
| EM-1712 | "Mary Ann McFarland" <mcfa@loc.gov> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/11/2007 5:12:01 | December 11, 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 Ann McFarland 6832 Corder Lane Lorton, VA 22079 USA mcfa@loc.gov |
| EM-1713 | "Raymond Farrington" <teachart@juno.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/11/2007 6:12:01 | December 11, 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, Raymond Farrington 2103 South Ave. Syracuse, NY 13207 USA teachart@juno.com |
| EM-1714 | "Stefanie Zier" <mermishwomyn@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 7:12:01 | December 11, 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, Stefanie Zier 1935 21st Avenue SE Apt 98 Albany, OR 97322 USA mermishwomyn@msn.com |
| EM-1715 | CN=Alan Hoffmeister/OU=ORSO/OU=OR/OU=BLM/O=DOI | Fw: DON'T PASS THE WOPR | 12/11/2007 7:51:51 | ----- Forwarded by Alan Hoffmeister/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI on 12/11/2007 07:51 AM -----
Benjamin Selker <gumbthegreen@yahoo.co.uk> 12/10/2007 03:34 PM To Alan_Hoffmeister@blm.gov cc Subject DON'T PASS THE WOPR Greetings, I am writing to you today in regard to the "West OR Plan Revision", which I am asking you to rescind/abstain from passing. (Although my address is .uk, I am a American citizen.) I don't know exactly what was going to be done with these trees, but I do know there is already plenty of furniture, paper, and houses in existence. If indeed any more trees must be cut, they should be less than a hundred years old, and cut only in some quantity leaving many trees standing to reach maturity and keep the soil solid, encourage mycelial growth, and give habitat to animals. For these same reasons the old growth trees are best left alone, so that animal habitats are not disturbed, as well as for humans. I have studied ecology, and my father was a chemist, so I know without a doubt trees are what make clean air for us to breathe. They also filter water. When a tree is cut, not just the tree dies but mycelium, earthworms, moss, and lichen as well. These and the multitudinous other organisms are also necessary for human life. Ben Selker 3947 SE Main ST. Portland, OR. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs |
| EM-1716 | "samantha pearson" <simplysampearson@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 8:22:03 | December 11, 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, samantha pearson 4724 amicus rd ruckersvile, VA 22968 USA simplysampearson@hotmail.com |
| EM-1717 | Diane Frank <dnfrank@nventure.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/11/2007 9:03:59 | Dear BLM,
I am a life long Oregonian and the natural world is very important to me and appreciation of its wonders is a value I am teaching my grandchildren. I love taking th bys camping and hiking and showing them the majesty of old growth forests. I am deeply concerned 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" threaten 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. Please, once this resource is gone it will never return. There are better ways to manage our precious natural resources. Diane Frank Diane Frank 5819 NE 27th Avenue Portland, OR 97211 |
| EM-1718 | "Stoyka Chipchakova" <poulet@abv.bg> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/11/2007 10:22:01 | December 11, 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, Stoyka Chipchakova 13 Mart Str. No.8 Sofia, 1000 Bulgaria poulet@abv.bg |
| EM-1719 | "Kristen Caldon" <kmcaldon@care2.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 11:02:01 | December 11, 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, Kristen Caldon 1000 N. Beaver St. #209 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA kmcaldon@care2.com |
| EM-1720 | "Jerry Dixon" <js2dixon@hotmail.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/11/2007 11:02:01 | December 11, 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, Jerry Dixon PO Box 1058 Seward, AK 99664-1058 USA js2dixon@hotmail.com |
| EM-1721 | Sophia Brown <sb894@bard.edu> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/11/2007 12:15:48 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Sophia Brown Bard College PO Box 5000 MSC 525 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 |
| EM-1722 | Carla Hervert <chervert@peacehealth.org> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/11/2007 12:27:12 | 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" threaten 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. Carla Hervert 2948 Dry Creek Rd. Eugene, OR 97404 |
| EM-1723 | Angie Gallagher <jimangiegall@comcast.net> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/11/2007 12:45:55 | 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" threaten 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. Angie Gallagher 840 NW Lewisberg Corvallis, OR 97330 |
| EM-1724 | "Christine Linnemeier" <clinn@insightbb.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 13:42:01 | December 11, 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, Christine Linnemeier 1900 E. Arden Dr. Bloomington, IN 47401 USA clinn@insightbb.com |
| EM-1725 | "garth orkney" <orkneyaz@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 13:42:01 | December 11, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, Wilderness areas have an ever increasing value to the average American. As urban and suburban life deteriorates due to congestion, noise, and pollution, the treasure of wilderness is more and more dear. Not to mention the intrinsic benefits to the wildlife within and around wilderness. 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, garth orkney 4036 e. western star blvd. phoenix, AZ 85044 USA orkneyaz@yahoo.com |
| EM-1726 | Todd Dwyer <todd-dwyer@hotmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/11/2007 15:09:33 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. Todd Dwyer 1021 NE 31st ave. Portland, OR 97212 |
| EM-1727 | "Jenna Rytina" <queentutay@earthlink.net> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 17:02:04 | December 11, 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, Jenna Rytina 106 Trout Creek Ct. Las Vegas, NV 89123 USA queentutay@earthlink.net |
| EM-1728 | beverly andrews <vebros43@aol.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/11/2007 18:26:46 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. beverly andrews 3639 kendra st eugene, OR 97404 6862989 |
| EM-1729 | "Richard Sanders" <quicksand@roadrunner.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/11/2007 22:12:01 | December 11, 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. My brother and I recently visited this region in October. 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 Sanders 2022 Driftstone Drive Glendora, CA 91740-5388 USA quicksand@roadrunner.com |
| EM-1730 | "Cindy Warner" <womyn2005@hotmail.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/12/2007 9:52:01 | December 12, 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, Cindy Warner 43 J Street Turners Falls, MA 01376 USA womyn2005@hotmail.com |
| EM-1731 | Lori Quay <plants62@yahoo.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/12/2007 11:23:27 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. Lori Quay 30824 Kenady Ln Cottage Grove, OR 97424 |
| EM-1732 | "Marc Tobin" <marc@lostvalley.org> | Stop WOPR - Protect BLM forests | 12/12/2007 11:56:08 | I am in strong opposition to the Western Oregon Plan Revision because we should be protecting, not cutting our old growth forests in Oregon. Also, we should enhancing rather than repealing our stream side logging protections. Also, we should not be supporting corporate welfare of giving away (or selling or leasing at reduced cost) our public lands and resources away to timber companies.
This would also servely impact the watershed that I live in. It would add silt to the stream on the property I live, impact our views and recreation opportunities, and disturb the overall ecology of the watershed. Sincerely, Marc Tobin 81868 Lost Valley Lane Dexter Oregon 97431 |
| EM-1733 | CN=Alan Hoffmeister/OU=ORSO/OU=OR/OU=BLM/O=DOI | Fw: Protect BLM forests and rivers | 12/12/2007 13:09:40 | ----- Forwarded by Alan Hoffmeister/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI on 12/12/2007 01:09 PM -----
Alice Di Micele <aligator@mind.net> 12/12/2007 01:07 PM To Alan_Hoffmeister@blm.gov cc Subject Protect BLM forests and rivers Bureau of Land Management, Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, Oregon Portland, OR 97208 CC: Oregon Congressional delegation Re: BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Dear BLM, I am very concerned with the direction the Bush Administration is headed in with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of Oregon's federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. The Bush Administration's preferred alternative proposes to clear-cut 140,000 acres of Oregon's old-growth every decade, build 1,000 mile of new logging roads, and create over 100,000 miles of new Off Highway Vehicle Emphasis Areas-all at the expense of roadless areas, threatened species, water quality and non-motorized recreation. Most Americans want federal land managers to embrace thinning second growth forests, safeguard communities from wildfire and protect what remains of our nation's ancient forests. Indeed, many Oregon forest managers are already moving beyond the conflicts of the past. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - they are providing wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. In contrast, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clear-cutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at-risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clear-cut these natural treasures as the WOPR proposes to do. It is disappointing that at a time when public consensus for old-growth protection and second-growth thinning has never been stronger, the BLM is proposing to clear-cut forests older than our nation and turn complex ecosystems into flammable tree farms. I am a river guide on the wild and scenic Rogue River. This proposal would damage the local watersheds and hurt my livelihood as well as those who are fishing guides and fisherman. Please protect remaining old-growth forests, focus active management of BLM lands in already logged-over areas, and concentrate job opportunities in restoration thinning projects that benefit watersheds and generate wood products without multiplying past mistakes. Sincerely, Alice Di Micele 1524 Oregon Ave Medford OR 97504 http://www.alicedimicele.com |
| EM-1734 | "David Earle" <earlethesquirrel@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/12/2007 15:52:01 | December 12, 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 Earle 720 Lakeside Drive Basalt, CO 81621 USA earlethesquirrel@yahoo.com |
| EM-1735 | Patrick Sarver <fretdoc@hotmail.com> | Please protect our old-growth forests! | 12/12/2007 17:39:45 | Dear BLM,
I am very concerned with the direction the BLM is headed with the management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over 200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon's best remaining ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in "Timber Management Areas," where clearcutting is emphasized. By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in place. Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in existing old-growth forests, in place. There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests. Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon's most special places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on public land, not clearcut these natural treasures. Patrick Sarver PO box 279 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 |
| EM-1736 | Rhonda Baird <rhonda.b@insightbb.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/12/2007 18:15:28 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. These lands need to be managed and protected not only for restoration and use by the people of Oregon, but for the vital work they do in mitigating climate change and weather patterns in Oregon. As weather patterns and rainfall in the area are subject to increasing extremes, the forest's role needs to be taken more seriously. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Rhonda Baird 513 W. Green Rd. Bloomington, IN 47403 |
| EM-1737 | "Terry Davis" <terryddavis46@yahoo.com> | BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision | 12/12/2007 23:40:16 | Terry Davis
p.o. box 1874 Cave Junction, OR 97523-1874 December 13, 2007 Edward Shepard OR/WA State Director Bureau of Land Management PO Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Dear Edward Shepard: Please accept the following comments on the BLM's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon. It would seem to me that anyone contemplating this plan to further remove any protection we have left from the warming and drying out of this planet is some kind of monster that will be remembered as one of the ones who cared more about sucking up to big timber money than responding to the screams of their fellow human beings that logging has to end....now... it's over boys we are at the tipping point of saving this planet and all the future generations humankind has cared for and you want to make another few bucks..? for what? The o&c act is not the only narrow minded consideration here, we have some of the little forest left on a planet that is gasping for air. Raise your sights just a little and touch your own human and moral imperative and choose the no action alternative. In summary, the economic viability of our rural communities and the overall health of our federal forests are of vital importance to me. I ask that you give these comments full consideration as you prepare the final Environmental Impact Statement and select the final management plans for the Western Oregon BLM Districts. Sincerely, Terry Davis 1-541-592-4401 |
| EM-1738 | "Larry Lawton" <LLMYSTIC7@yahoo.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/13/2007 4:02:01 | December 13, 2007
BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions Office 333 SW 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Dear BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision, I am writing to request 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 should 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 shoul 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 at least include the wild places listed above that should be managed to maintain their wilderness characteristics. Thank you. Sincerely, Larry Lawton 18 Aberdeen Gardens Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520-9639 USA LLMYSTIC7@yahoo.com |
| EM-1739 | Jess Gwinn <jagmo@bluemarble.net> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/13/2007 5:33:53 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of these forests are currently protected for water quality, salmon and wildlife concerns. Much of the BLM forests in western Oregon are adjacent to private landowners who would like to see nearby forest managed to protect their home from wildfire and to preserve their water supply, scenery, and recreation opportunities. Please continue to protect the western BLM forests that are now protected. Sincerely, Jess Gwinn RR #1, Box 285 Solsberry, IN 47459 |
| EM-1740 | "eben futral" <eben@global.t-bird.edu> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/13/2007 7:52:01 | December 13, 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, eben futral 150 Eagle Ln Sedona, AZ 86336-7131 USA eben@global.t-bird.edu |
| EM-1741 | "Teresa Durling" <tadurling@sbcglobal.net> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/13/2007 8:52:01 | December 13, 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, Teresa Durling 718A 34Th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 USA tadurling@sbcglobal.net |
| EM-1742 | "Sandy Jacobsen" <sjdmt@yahoo.com> | Wilderness evaluation and recommendation process has fallen short | 12/13/2007 10:32:01 | December 13, 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, Sandy Jacobsen PO Box 784 Grants Pass, OR 97528-0067 USA sjdmt@yahoo.com |
| EM-1743 | "Mary Turk" <mctfinch@msn.com> | Wild Rogue Additions should be recommended wilderness | 12/13/2007 10:52:01 | December 13, 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 Turk 5818 SW Seymour Ct Portland, OR 97221 USA mctfinch@msn.com |
| EM-1744 | "Don Hardwick" <don_hardwick@msn.com> | BLM Western Oregon Plan Revision | 12/13/2007 11:45:13 | Don Hardwick
230 Waukeena Way Cottage Grove, OR 97424-3064 December 13, 2007 Edward Shepard OR/WA State Director Bureau of Land Management PO Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Dear Edward Shepard: Please accept the following comments on the BLM's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon. None of the three alternatives presented in the DEIS meet the requirements of the O&C Act because they do not manage the land for the dominant use of timber production. Reserving the majority (52%) of the suitable timberlands for the purpose of a listed species is contrary to the O&C Act. Because of the unique nature of the O&C Lands, by law these lands are not available to be part of a reserve system designed to recover a listed species. The BLM should consider active management for the protection of listed and sensitive species and their habitat before adopting passive, reserve strategies. The alternative selected by the BLM, however, should be one that will not jeopardize the continued existence of listed species within the species entire habitat range. The BLM must develop and analyzes at least one alternative that maximizes the amount of land in timber production and receipts to local county governments, and meets its no jeopardy obligation. Congress and the Administration must ensure that when the Plan is finalized that the BLM receives adequate funding so that it can be fully implemented. When implemented, the Plan should live up to the full commitment that was made to local counties. Timber sale revenues must generate at least an amount equal to the funding that was provided to local counties through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act on a yearly basis. All BLM administered land should be managed to minimize the threat of catastrophic wildfire on these lands and surrounding state and private lands. Access should be maintained through BLM administered lands for private land access, fire suppression, as well as recreational uses, such as hunting, fishing, boating and sightseeing. In summary, the economic viability of our rural communities and the overall health of our federal forests are of vital importance to me. I ask that you give these comments full consideration as you prepare the final Environmental Impact Statement and select the final management plans for the Western Oregon BLM Districts. Sincerely, Don Hardwick |
| EM-1745 | "John Cuda" <jrstar237@yahoo.com> | More areas merit wilderness recommendation | 12/13/2007 11:52:01 | December 13, 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, John Cuda 2884 Clearview Rd Allison Park, PA 15101 USA jrstar237@yahoo.com |
| EM-1746 | Melissa Berube <mberube2@aol.com> | Protect BLM Forests | 12/13/2007 12:39:56 | Bureau of Land Management
Oregon/Washington State Office ATTN: Western Oregon Planning Revision (OR930.1) PO Box 2965 Portland, Oregon 97208 Dear BLM, Please accept these comments on the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. I am a citizen concerned with the management of these lands. For the last ten years, the Bureau of Land Management administered forests in western Oregon under the Northwest Forest Plan. This ensured these forests continued to provide important public values. These forests can also provide jobs and wood products as a by-product of forest restoration such as thinning young plantation forests. I am concerned that the changes the BLM is contemplating may lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and increased conflict and controversy. Many of |