Idaho Wilderness Hearings

Statement:

Mr. Monks. Senator McClure, my name is Howard Monks, Jr. I'm a most-of-my-life resident of Bonners Ferry, and I was born there in 1917. I would like to speak specifically in support of the Selkirk Crest, Long Canyon wilderness idea. I feel that this area contains a very small percentage of the logging basis of the Forest Service plan in Boundary County, and the loss of this small amount can more than be made up in the long run by a vigorous exploitation of the area as a tourist attraction. My appeal is simply that if we are to err in our decisions about the future of the areas like this, let us err in the area of conservatism, and let us make that mistake and we can change that later. But if we logged it, we're out of luck for a long time to come. Thank you.