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Wildlife Problems and Tentative Management Plan for Idaho Portion of Bitterroot National Forest, 22 April 1942 Item Info

This article is unique for the way it addresses how local economies in Idaho are affected by Forest Service policy. Notice on page 2, in a moment of uncommon candor, a sense of frustration emerges as the author describes the population of the Clearwater Valley as extremely self-centered, provincial in thought, and jealous of their rights. Both the Forest Service and local citizens feel a sense of ownership, but poised in opposition directions. Whereas the Forest Service is interested in improving access to wilderness, local inhabitants of the Clearwater Valley feel the wildlife in this area is theirs because of location, and resent the fact that roads though the Bitterroot make it more accessible . . . The question of whether to expand or limit wilderness access, and who controls that decision, is central to almost every wilderness debate.

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Title:
Wildlife Problems and Tentative Management Plan for Idaho Portion of Bitterroot National Forest, 22 April 1942
Creator:
Unknwn
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1942-05-22
Description:
This article is unique for the way it addresses how local economies in Idaho are affected by Forest Service policy. Notice on page 2, in a moment of uncommon candor, a sense of frustration emerges as the author describes the population of the Clearwater Valley as extremely self-centered, provincial in thought, and jealous of their rights. Both the Forest Service and local citizens feel a sense of ownership, but poised in opposition directions. Whereas the Forest Service is interested in improving access to wilderness, local inhabitants of the Clearwater Valley feel the wildlife in this area is theirs because of location, and resent the fact that roads though the Bitterroot make it more accessible . . . The question of whether to expand or limit wilderness access, and who controls that decision, is central to almost every wilderness debate.
Subjects:
Wildlife
Location:
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)
Latitude:
46.116667
Longitude:
-114.933333
Publisher:
Unpublished
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Wildlife_Management_Report_04-22-42
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf

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"Wildlife Problems and Tentative Management Plan for Idaho Portion of Bitterroot National Forest, 22 April 1942", The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/sbw/items/sbw162.html
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