Idaho Wilderness Hearings

Statement:

Mr. Szczepanowski. Thank you, Senator. My name is Stan Szcze panowski of Boise, Idaho. I am not a native. You may soon detect that from the accent. I am a native of New Jersey, a State that has little public land, and certainly no wilderness comparable to Idaho's grandeur. I have gained since I have been here, I arrived in 1977, since that time, I have gained great personal satisfaction from visits to Borah Peak, the Northern Lemhis, the White Clouds, and closer to home here, Sheep Creek Drainage of the Trinities in the Boise National Forest. While I speak on behalf of the merits of wilderness for human contentment, I also recognize the essential need for wilderness for wildlife habitat. I support all efforts to have the endangered Idaho wilderness core protected through congressional designation as offi cial wilderness. I thank you.