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Clearwater Defender Is a Publication Of: Error ClearwaterNews of the BigDefender Wild Friends of the Clearwater Fall 2004, Vol. 2 No. 2 Wilderness on its terms Wilderness Through My Eyes By Gary Macfarlane By Carina Christiani The cold water of the creek, deep inside the Sel- Working at Friends of the Clearwater this way-Bitterroot Wilderness, numbed the pain of summer has opened my eyes to an entire new my smashed knee. I had crossed too carelessly world that I did not know existed until I walked and quickly, in spite of intuition or premonition through the doors of our office on a hot June af- to the contrary, and went down so fast I couldn’t ternoon. I encountered a vast network of people recall the fall. working together to protect these amazing lands We e n g a g e we call wilderness. I with wilderness on its was excited to be a part own terms, as I was of such an enthusiastic forcefully reminded and dedicated team of by my experience. wilderness advocates, This is by intent. The but before I was ready 1964 Wilderness Act to step in, I had to think describes wilderness about what wilderness as “untrammeled” by was in my mind – how humans. This does what I knew before this not mean trampled, internship was going to with which it is often change after just a few confused, but it means days in this place. unfettered or uncon- When thinking fined, allowing the free play of something. In other of the word wilderness, many different images words, wilderness is self willed land, a place we come to mind. I have not ever really thought of don’t control where we allow natural forces to the definition of what wilderness is; it has always determine the character of the area. It is a place been a place, an image, and a memory. My ob- where we are, in the words of Aldo Leopold—the servation has genuinely changed over the years, famous wildlife biologist, wilderness advocate, as I have grown and changed myself, seeing the and philosopher of the mid 1900s—”plain mem- world in dissimilar lights though certain stages bers.” of my life. Some may equate Wilderness and the ex- When I think of wilderness, as seen periences we should have in Wilderness with other through my eyes as a child, I see trees that extend public values and experiences like a city park with through the clouds and into the sky, endless in their smooth paths, manicured lawns, regulated forests, height and stature. I see enormous bodies of water and rambunctious tree squirrels. That is a profound that would take years to cross, but yearning for me to take a leap in and try. I also remember bugs. Wilderness, Page 2 Eyes, Page 4 1 Wilderness, from Page 1 The Clearwater Defender is a publication of: error. Wilderness, as both a place and an idea, is “in contrast” to those places, even if those places seem more natural or undeveloped than our streets Friends of the Clearwater and buildings. Wilderness has a fierce beauty that PO Box 9241 allows us to interact with it, but on its terms. While Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 882-9755 emergency measures can be taken for the health [email protected] and safety of people in Wilderness, it is done on http://www.wildrockies.org/foc the basis of the minimum necessary, recognizing the inherent risk in such an area. Friends of the Clearwater, a recognized non-profit organiza- One needs to become self-sufficient in tion since 1987, defends the Idaho Clearwater Bioregion’s wild lands and biodiversity through a Forest Watch program, wilderness, different than the modern world of cell litigation, grassroots public involvement, outreach, and phones, 9-1-1, and motor vehicles and convey- education. The Wild Clearwater Country, the northern half ances. Risk itself is a value of Wilderness, a place of central Idaho’s Big Wild, contains many unprotected where we can be alive, self-sufficient, and part of roadless areas and wild rivers, and provides crucial habitat the greater whole. Wilderness is the place where for countless rare plant and animal species. Friends of the Clearwater strives to protect these areas, restore degraded our Pleistocene brains evolved. This interaction habitats, preserve viable populations of native species, rec- between ourselves and the wild harkens back to ognize national and international wildlife corridors, and to our genetic heritage. Indeed, my Pleistocene brain bring an end to commodity extraction and industrialization was working before I crossed that creek though on our public lands. I didn’t heed the warnings as the modern part of Friends of the Clearwater is a 501(c)(3) non-profit or- ganization. All contributions the Friends of the Clearwater my brain pushed me forward. A slew of thoughts are tax-deductible. ran through me, including the embarrassment of The Clearwater Defender welcomes artwork and articles having to crawl back to my friends at our camp pertaining to the protection of the Greater Salmon-Selway and having them “rescue” me. I decided to tough it Ecosystem. Articles in the Clearwater Defender do not out. In fact, I was so foolish I hiked another several necessarily reflect the views of Friends of the Clearwater. miles before me knee swelled up and I had to turn Board Members: around to go back to camp. Chris Norden, President Levi J.Holt The overriding mandate of the Wilderness Greg Gollberg, Vice President Leslie Einhaus Act is preservation of an area’s wilderness char- Lynne Nelson, Secretary Kelly Kingsland acter. I was taught a good lesson about wilderness Josh Burnim, Treasurer Kelley Racicot character as I ascended the trail to the trailhead, Garrett Clevenger shuffling along in an ungainly gait. But this was a real wilderness experience. Forest Watch Coordinator: Gary Macfarlane I got out under my own power. I saw elk, deer and Education and Outreach Coordinator: Michelle Hazen wolf tracks. My only regret was I came out too Program Director: Larry McLaud early. I started out on the trail early to give me Layout: Kelley Racicot Photography: Chuck Pezeshki extra time to get out. As it worked out, the uphill climb was just about as fast with my bum knee as normal. My friends who stayed an extra night were serenaded that evening by wolves on Moose Creek as I was gulping aspirins on the return drive down Sheep Creek in the River of No Return Wilderness 2 Around the Wild Clearwater Meet your Friends’ of the Clearwater (This series highlights FOC board members.) Staff report Chris Norden of Moscow, President of FOC It is no secret the wildlands of the Clearwater are under threat. In fact, the Clearwater was the fo- cus of a New York Times article on Aug. 9, 2004, which concluded with concerns from FOC. The administration is hostile to sound environmental policy though couching its intent in doublespeak. The prime example is the promise made by the administration and Forest Service to protect roadless areas three years ago, and the proposal is to end roadless protection. Yet the doublespeak is the government is still committed to roadless area protection. Here’s a brief update on FOC activities to protect wildlands in the Clearwater. We start with those in designated Wilderness; after all it is the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Obey! — FOC spent considerable time this past summer trying to convince the Forest Service to obey the Wilderness Act. On two trail projects, the Nez Perce NF officials proposed the use of Professor, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston motorized equipment that is banned in Wilder- ness except in rare circumstances (emergencies) He’s been a board member for about five years. or if it is the minimum necessary to protect the Wilderness. FOC, TECI, and Wilderness Watch “FOC is the most effective grassroots ecosystem temporarily won an appeal on one of the projects defense citizens’ group I have ever seen.” near Bilk Mountain (the other, along the Selway River Trail, was not subject to appeal) and we are “I am partial to the roadless parts of the North hoping the dialogue conducted out in the field Fork country, pretty much any place you can’t will lead to better wilderness stewardship. We drive to, and especially wet places – always my understand Clearwater NF officials will recom- favorite.” mend alternatives to motorized equipment on another trail project in the Selway-Bitterroot on Want to learn more about the Clearwater Coun- Cliff Creek. try? Chris recommends checking out: —”Lochsa Story” by Bud Moore At the expense of the taxpayer — A few natural —Alvin Josephy’s “Nez Perce Indians and the fires that started in the Frank Church and Gospel Opening of the Northwest” by Alvin Josephy Hump Wildernesses in remote areas were put out —”Machine in the Garden: Technology and the at the expense of the taxpayer. Natural fires are Pastoral Ideal in America,” by Leo Marx part of the landscape and these fires have ecologi- —”Wisdom of the Mythtellers,” by Sean Kane —”The Others,” by Paul Shepard Around, Page 5 —”Maps and Dreams, by Hugh Brody 3 Eyes, from Page 1 is a world that would go on without man, a world Bugs that would practically devour my small body that needs no intervention or re-creation. if I didn’t keep completely covered, swarming, It is scary to think that someday due to pinching, and tickling me as I would trek through destruction and complete disregard that people the forest. I see darkness, and I hear crickets, and (or at least some of them) have for the values of feel the warmth of my father’s chest as I snuggled wilderness, many will not be able to even picture close; he would be the only one who could save in their mind this wonderful wild.
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