FS Dept. of Aggravation is going thru the motions again, of hand picking the rubber stampers, of their Agenda to destroy public access.
The RAC rejects our projects to re-open access to the Humptulips gravel bar and piled roads, they destroyed with the same funding. 🤮
https://www.kxro.com/volunteers-needed-for-olympic-peninsula-resource-advisory-committee/
Enchanted Valley Chalet’s future, on the upper Quinault River, continues to be threatened by the river and Olympic National Park, who wants it removed. Volunteers saved it by moving it away from falling into the river and erosion is threatening it again.
The Park’s Environmental Assessment process drags on, now behind in the13th of a long 15 step process. Will the Chalet still be there, when the process is done? (2020 Photo)
From David Galyean…
Here’s the picture of the chalet when it was built brand new in hewn logs.
Proof that it wasn’t originally a canopy, window gutters before the park rangers added it on afterward.
Third picture: My family’s scrapbook given to us from Freda
The last picture was given to me in January ‘84 while my parents and I decided to visit my grandpa Glenn’s sister, Freda Schwab in Buckley, Washington.
The 2021 Wild Olympics Bill did not pass! 🙂
It was stripped out of the National Defense Act again , where they continue to try and sneak it thru.
For 10 years now we have stopped this attempt, to restrict access to 250,000 acres of our Working Wild Olympics.
I will be on KXRO Radio “Live @ 9” with Pat on Thursday to talk about this and new changes to the Olympic Forest Service and Park.
Streamed live at kxro.com
https://www.workingwildolympics.org
Big changes on the Olympic Forest Service. The newest Olympic Supervisor Kelly Lawerence has eliminated the 2 District Ranger positions for the west and east sides. Resulting in less possible local interactions and control from just one person. Allies are appealing this to the top levels in DC.
Olympic Nat. Park ~ the Supervisor Sarah Creechbaum has recently left for the same position in AK.
The Deputy Supervisor will now be acting. She has made controversial statements to the public about not representing their concerns at the Sol Duc road washout meetings. No resolution to access is pending. No one is currently in the pipeline for a replacement Supervisor.
The Western Region Supervisor, overseeing 10 states and 65 Parks was just filled 10 days ago by a Texas military base officer.
Not being from with in the Park system, could be interesting.
The USFS still has a Plan to close 75% of the open roads on the Olympic Peninsula. It is now 4 yrs behind, being released as a draft. Their claim is lack of funding to maintain. Open up the forest again and thin all of the 2nd growth for Forest Health and you will have the funds to maintain. Locking up the old Spotted Owl and now Marbled Murrelet areas is for the birds.
We have postponed our February meeting to March. Clark’s had some damage done due to weather so we opted to wait.
Febuary Meeting Thurs 18th at Clarks Restaurant outdoors undercover 5:00 dinner available. Meeting 6:30-8pm.
Feb Meeting Zoom invite. ~Topic: OPAC at ClarksTime: Feb 18, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Gonna miss my best ~ Radio News Reporter ~ Dave Haviland has retired from KBKW. Dave was a key in reporting on the USFS destroying public access.
Time Sensitive – ALL HANDS ON DECK:On Tuesday 1/26 @ 3:30 PM, House Trans Committee is having a hearing on HB-1251, we need you to sign in “PRO”
https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/House
Committee: select Transportation
Meeting: select 1/26 3:30
select HB 1251 Wheeled ATV’s / state highways
select “I would like my position noted for the public record”
select “PRO” put your Club or FB Group Name in for the org feild.
You can also provide a written testimony if you wish by choosing that option.
WHATS THIS BILL ABOUT:
It will allow counties to open up 35 mph segments of state routes in unincorporated areas to WATV travel, fueling and stores.