Statement:
Mr. Keller. Senator McClure, I'm Mark Keller. I live in Orofino, Idaho. I support the Idaho Wilderness Core as described by the Idaho Conservation League. The issue we're talking about is not how much more wilderness will Idaho have but how much less wilderness these areas are de facto wilderness. They are an important quality of life in Idaho. I'm proud of the 3.8 million acre wilderness system we presently have. That represents the best of Idaho to me. Fish Creek deserves wilderness protection. It's an excellent anadromous fishing stream. The most production of fish in the stream is with the least disturbance by man. Management to maximize the anadromous fish resource in Fish Creek would intermesh with the Northwest Power Planning Council's main—fish and wildlife plan to
"Keller, Mark", Idaho Wilderness Hearings, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL), University of Idaho Library, https://cdil.lib.uidaho.edu/wilderness-hearings/items/aug-17-1983-keller-mark.html