It's a common misunderstanding that the only areas suitable for wilderness are those that are pristine, never touched by man.
This is, of course, a momentous year for wilderness in our State.
I thank you and Senator Craig for holding this hearing.
I know Senator Wyden has made a great effort to include the concerns of mountain-bikers, snowmobiles, and recreational groups.
I would like to commend Senator Wyden for his acknowledgment of this and recognizing it by including over 120 miles of mountain-bike trails ...
We commend Senator Wyden's strong, constant efforts to permanently protect the northwest's old growth forests.
We want to thank Senator Wyden for demonstrating such strong leadership in his efforts to permanently protect the public lands surrounding M...
We applaud the Senator's continued efforts to recognize the call for the protection of mature and old growth forests.
The Senator is in sync with the people of Oregon as the result of his continued work to promote protections for old-growth forests.
The Oregon Chapter commends Senator Wyden for opening this important and historic dialogue.
The Wilderness Society strongly supports Senator Wyden's proposal to designate 177,000 acres of wilderness additions.
I wish to extend not only my heartfelt thanks that Senator Wyden has introduced such bold legislation
If you have the demonstration project, next step it will be to unravel the Wilderness Act.
So your overall evaluation is that there will be plenty of opportunities for snowmobiling, even with this legislation?
I think the reality is, is people are not going to increase logging up on Federal lands on Mount Hood.
We're going to work with all the stakeholders. As I say, what I've tried to do since the original legislation is to incorporate all of the c...
The first thing Senator Smith and I hear whenever anything comes up is, 'Oh, my goodness, if you have a wilderness area, there's no way you ...
Now, there's concern by the administration and others that a wilderness area in the gorge would be inconsistent with the Gorge Act.
