Idaho Wilderness Hearings

Statement:

Mrs. Trueblood. Senator McClure and Representative Craig, please include in your legislation the endangered Idaho wilderness core urged by conservationists, sportsmen, and environmental orga nizations. Final acreages and boundaries will be presented to you by these groups in October and I expect to support them. I prefer the soft release language which says that lands designated roadless, at the beginning of the forest planning cycle, 15 years from now may again be studied for wilderness. 462 Idaho's unique qualities attract recreation minded persons from all over the United States and several foreign countries. These qualities are renewable and should be maintained. Tourism is Idaho's No. 2 industry. Logging in many — wait. Wil derness is compatible with four of the multiple uses offered our State, recreation, range, wildlife, and watershed. Logging in many areas damages our watersheds affecting the quality of ur streams and important fish resources, as well as the habitat of our wildlife. An example is the South Fork of the Salmon. In many areas the sparisty of timber does not justify the cost of roads. And since my son Jack mentioned the Breadwinner area for wilderness and I favor that, I will not go into that. Trinity Mountain is one of the Granite Peaks with its granite peaks, alpine lakes and meadows and trails offers good hunting and fishing and camping. Airmen from Mountain Home Air Base find this a welcome recreation area to spend their days off. The South Fork of the Boise offers quality fishing. The area should be classified as wilderness. The Pioneer Mountains, Challis National Forest