Matt
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From: "Arlus F" <arlusf_at_cwnet.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: NANFA-- Re: nanfa V1 #1405 -- Swine Creek... the real swine
> However there is a problem with exploitation here because snowmobile and
> off road vehicles are being pushed by big industry, sneakily riding on
> the coat-tails of the healthy outdoor movement. Why should we permit
> ourselves to be seduced into a dark culture of sinister marketing
> practices whose greedy proponents preach unwholesome, destructive paths
> that will undoubtably contain exponential future ramifications when they
> are just as easily channeled towards productive, responsible attitudes?
> Lets be clear about it. Look around and see what the problems are,
> within and without. For instance, we can reinforce a practice of low
> impact introduction to native fish for newcomers. This as an example and
> not criticism. Our message will resound louder and farther if this sort
> of internal integrity is observed. I have not seen a published model for
> watershed preservation on NANFA or NFC. I have seen this sort of
> information available on websites from other countries. We should be
> approaching each area with an awareness of it's current state of health,
> and know what the requirements of optimum health are for the type of
> water it is. If we can manage to insulate these areas from the brunt of
> our gross intrusions then we should be able to enjoy them indefinately.
> My personal inclination is there be fewer roads in the back country, so
> when you finally hike fifty miles away from the road, there will be a
> relatively pristine surrounding to appreciate. Nothing is worse than
> hiking fifty miles in and finding the alpine lake ringed with tracks,
> trash on the ground and a slick of motor oil on the water. Maybe that is
> normal for the East coast, but it is becoming more familiar on the West
> coast. This is the sort of thing that really pisses me off. There is no
> excuse for 4x4 access by saying it is only a few bad apples.
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