TENNESSEE CITIZENS for WILDERNESS PLANNING Newsletter No. 207 September 30, 1995 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
1. Obed Wild&: Scenic River ...... p. 3 A. Congressman Wamp visits C General management Plan now official B. Cumberland Plateau water-supply study progresses
2. Big South Fork NRRA ...... , P· 4 A. Two major tracts acquired B. Bear Creek improvement plans
3. Around the State...... • . . p. 5 A. TCWP appe.1.ling Champion permit F. Stripmining and fall Creek Falls B. Scotts Gulf protection effort G. Stale Park m;magement politicized C. Golf course for Roan Mtn.Stille Park7 H. Concerns about environmental policy D. TWRA's existence threatened J. 1995legislative outcomes E. Nongame wildlife preservation K. Wolf River land purchased L. Tennessee Greenways 4, Smokies .. ················· ·· ····· ...... P· 8 A. Secreta!)' Babbitt visits C Smoky because of pollution B. Helms threatens red wolf reintroduction D. Should there be an entrance fee?
5. The Cherokee and surroundings ...... p. 9 A. Big Frog wilderness protection B. The Appalachian landscape (ronferencel
6. Tennessee Valley Authority ...... p. 10 A. Energy plan: some disappointments B. Resource budget survives (but leaner)
'1. Congress' war on Parks .. ... , , ...... p.ll A. Parks-closure bill: good and b01d news B. Other anti-Parks bills
8. Congress' war on other federal land protection ...... p.12 A. Land acquisition almost zeroed C. Anti-wilderness precedent B. Mania for federal divestiture D. The big give-away: our mineral resources E. Arctic Refuge must not be developed! 9. Other national issues ...... p.13 A. Endangered Species Act in jeopardy B. Wolf conservation
10. Oilk Ridge area news , . . • • ...... p. 14 A. Common Ground prDCess B. Parcel ED-1 C. Hazardous-waste collection
11. TCWP news ...... •..•. .... p.16 A. Upcoming activities C Computer help needed E. Exec.director activities B. Past activities D. Board members' doings F. Letter from past director G. Thanks to volunteers 12. Activities and reading matter ...... p.1'1
13. ACTION SUMMARY ...... p. 2
"Editor. l.iU\f:B. Russf:ll,130 Tabor Road, Oak Ridgf:,1N 37830. Phone. 61.5,482·2153 Stu in �nugin �neU\s"ActionNHded." Don't be overwhelmed- chedcthf: A en ON SUMMARY! NL1f11, 913005 2 13. ACTION SUMMARY
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lA ObcdWSR iuppon CongnnmuWamp "Thuksfor intercii!Do nOilerrcsouru:bejeopardiz.ed!"
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Del Truin or Mike Frilu "Do NOTde�elop aolfeourse in this parlt!"
3E Noorame wildlife prot«tion Varioos outdoor indusUKs "I am willinalo pay 1 111rdwre oo yO\tl" product!"
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BirfmrWildcmon O..rol 6B TVA's�sourecBudac• Congressman Wamp "Thanh for supponing eontinualion ofbe neficial fun.-ions!' Parks-closurebiti.HR260 Reps.Wamp. Hilleary. Ford "(I) Thanks fOf volinr aalinll HR 260! (2) Plene help ret Oemtnt, Gordon, TlnMr the: measure deleted fromBudsct the Reconciliation�" Spc:akerGin&rich "Hclpto undolhis undemocratictrick!" Reps. Ounean, Quillen "I am diuppoint«< in your vote!" "I am oucragcdby corpor21t welfare costin& us BlliONS" &E ArctieRdug<: "Vctobills lhar would pomtlldrilling. SuppOrl"'ildtmcls!" 1; 8 War 011Puts and Olhcr public bn s US Rep ..clSenators !he waron our p11blic lands must stop!" Pres. Clinton 'Pica�e �eto lntcrior Appropr. andBudret Rccondliationbills and do NOT accept any compromiK lim faib to diminatcanU•cnvironmc:nUIIprovisions'" Endanitrtd Species Act (ESAl US Rep and Senators "OppoK anybill that would weaken ESA; st:cngthc:n Act'" 9B Wolf «NNWf\'auon USFish&: Wildlife Scf\·ice "lsuppon ahemllive A for lobo recovery!" Appropr. Comm. chairmen "YellowsiOnt wolf1tt0�ry illould be funded!" Pankipate. Parti�ipare in upcominadcanups and other �,..,nil;. tiC TCWP'scomputcr Offer youre�penusistane�. Senator JohnDoe Th eHon.JohnDoe Pres.Bill Clinton GovemorDonSILndqllilt UnitcdStatc!Scnatc U.S. House of Representatives TheWhite House State Capitol Wllhingwn.DC20SIO Wullington,DC20SIS Wubin&H)n,DC20500 Nashville, TN 37243·9872 202·456-1111 6U·741-2001; FuS32-9711 presidem(Jwhltchou$LJOV Dcar Conrr<:nmanDoe DcarMr.Ptesidcnt DcarGov.Sundquii1 Since�clyyou�. Sincerely you�, Respectfully yours, Respec1fullyyours. Sen.Frist: 202·224·3344 {602· 79771oc•l); Sen.Thompson: 202·224-4944 (S4S·4253 1ocal); Rep. Wamp:202-·225·3271 (483·3366 � To call anyother Represcntative orScnator,diai Conareslional lwitchboard,(202 )224-3121 Tofind outaboutlhcitalUlOffcdcra!billi.cali(202)22S· l772 . NL207, 9/"!JJ/'F.> 3 1. OBED WILD • !iCENIC RIVER B. Cl•�r Cr••lt ••m ltntl Cumllerlltn4 A. Congreumltn Wltmp t!lslrs Oiled Pl1tfe1tu w•t•r-supply •tully OnA\lgu.st :n,Congressman z..eh Wamp visited progr••••• the Obtd VisitorCetter in Wartburg andthm came lt"sbeen along road between the originil out to Lilly Bluff to view theClear Creek. His visit proposal bythe CatOO SII Utility District to build a wu the ruult of two invitations transmitted via dam onClear Creek (one of the main stems of the his staff: oneby Obed Site Manager, Monika Mayr; Obed) andthe atudythat is CUITently u.nder way the other by representatives of TCWP and other INL191 118, NL19 2 12A,NUOO ,lB, NUOl tzB, groups who. 3 months eulier, had visited Mr. NU02 1JA, NL203 tiA, NU04 t2A). TCWP can Wamp"s office and diS(ussed various inues, but take pride in having transfonntd an imminent primarily the Obtd(NL205 118). �at into what may tum out tobecome a long·term JO!ution. In 1 nutshell, (a) the Rural Utilities At the Obtd VisitorCenter, Mr. Warnp hurd Service(fonnerly, Fanners' Home Admiroistration, from man11gers ol the various public lands in the USDA) agreed to do a full·flf'dgPd Envirorunental general arn - the Obed WSR, the Big South Fork Impact Statement (EIS), {b) the work is being NRRA, Frozen Hud State Park/Natur.l Area, carried out by TVA(with RUS), and (c) the S(Ope C"oosa Wildlife Management Area -- and �.t.me hasbeen g�atlybroadentd to indude numerous awue ho,.. '"ery much his District brnefits from altem;�tivu.alarger a�a.;md a longer time frarne. these natural-resource!ands. His subsequent drive to lilly Blulltook him through theCiurCreek The scoping meeting of !ail April(NU04 12A) gorge,where se,·eralbolltenh.t.ppenf'd tobr in the has now been followed by a draft scoping document river. Valiantly, in close-to-1000 weather, he that wil! be discussed bythe SteeringComminee on w.t.!kPd out tothe overlookwhere almost30people October 3. TCWP "s Joan Bums ;md NPCA"s Don awaited him, including local citizens, members of Barger are members of this committee. According to the county government. representltivn of the document,82people filledout registrationcards corrn>rvation groups(TCWP , NPCA, TSRA) and of forthe April mff!ting,and 1391etters were reeeived user groups(e.g.,can�clubs). and people with subs.equently,induding 112 from individuals(our recrntiondevelopmentsin the surroundinga�a thanks to the many members of TCWP and the Friends of the Obed network who participated). He addressed the group and promised to supponthe Park andneverto agre.>tnanydosure Thedraltscoping document makes it quiteclear effort. He has since thm made good on his promise that the EIS will consider water-supply by'"oting againstHR 260.the PukCiosu� bill.and development not only for the Catoosa Utility in /nor of a bill that increases NPS" operating District, but for the Upper Cumbuland Platuu funds (see17A, this NL. ""here we also reprint part region, which is utimated to need 15 million of a recent !etterfrom him). When people expressed gallons a day(MGD) of additional water over the sp«ific concerns(e.g .. inc�uing staffing levels !the neMt 30 yuf!;. (Note: theClear Creek dam would Obtd presently hu but a sirogl •lrw�ntory of existing water supplies and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA) This watersh�d. d�v�lopmmt of distributionintu ...:onnects. which supplies the bullr. of th� drltn wat�r lor th� BSF, is highly scenic. fragile, and vulner�bl� to Jssuesto�addrt>s.sedind��ilart>· de-structiv� d�velopmrnts. Much of the area is made • water quality/quantity (esp�dally in the Ob�d up of 1 few lug� tracts, and it has tlk�n several WSR); ynrs of hard·fought·for appropriations to put •mdange�sp«ifs; �nough moneyin the bank for the Nation1l P1rk •recr�ation; Servic� (NPS) to Stitt n�gotiating with th� ma)or • biological div�nity; landowners. •arcMological,cultural, andhlstoricr�sources; • sodot economical!yjustifiable,and locally acceptable, Although forestry is exempt from regulation input is ne-eded from aU �«tors of the population under Tennessee's Clean Water Control Act, that may now be alf�ed by the very poor quality Champion'l liut Campbell County clearcut wu of the water. This indude&TCWP Park usen. local harmful enough to water quality to warrant action nsldents, and groups such u . by the state. OnJune 29, CN.mpion was cited by tnt Division of Water Pollution Control for altering The core planning group meets monthly (biocking)a strumdt�l. an action that dcws (generally in Cookeville)in aninformal way, and requireanAquaticRe-sourceAJterationsPermit. The we have been invited to attend andjoin in the Division al.Jo made Ch.unpion awue thlt sediment pWvtingeffort. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY was accumuliting in the stream,1 sit1.1ation O\'er �� �� �:;';;i:�;�::.;�� : PATEIN which the 1tate has no regulatory control. but * p �� . which they hoped Champion would nevertheless attelnpt to.uneliorate. :J. AROUND THE STAT£ See112,thisNl.,for antw book{Univ.ofTenn Press)about Champion. A. TCWP •ppe•llng Cll•mplon'• AQ permit; WQ, •t•o, I• In trouble B. Scott .. Gulf 11rotecrlon efforts (Contributt"d in�"by linda L.aFor.st) The beautiful hudwood forests on the 85,000 (�onaronrributionbyOnockEsros) ann that Champion International Paper Co. Atissueis the protection of a lS,O()(}..ac�tract purchased last year in Anderson. Camp�ll. and in southwestern White County that encompasse-s the S.:ott Counties. are destined to be processed at a spectacular gorges of theCaneyforkRiver andits Champion chip mill near Caryville. (C hipmills off tributaries (Scotts Gulf). and surrounds the Virgin tht main watuways avoid tht fedtral permitting FaUs Pocket Wilderness (NL20414A). The owner of process and NEPA.) The compAny applied for " the tract,BridgestoneTire& RubberCo.,isanxious state air•quality permit for this "wood fiber to sell, and Doyle Lumber Co. holds a purch.>se pr the ()bedNational Wild&: Scenic River. TWRA c. A golt course In Ro•n Mtn sr•te will also manage the Chilhowe� Mtn. acreage NP p,.,.,,, adjacent to the Gt Smoky Mtns rt'Cf!nlly acquired Th� Tenn. Dept of Environment lnd through theFoothlll$LandConservlllcy(UA.this Conservation(TOEC) has in!omwdus that thty ue NL) proceWing with go\1 courM'5 11 Chickanw Bluffs and Cumbt'rland Mount•in State Park$. For two TWRA doesn't alw1ys do things to our liking additional golfcourst5. they;r,re eyeing TiDuFord, (e.g.,cleareuts in Catoosa WMA),but then e> oi P * ��;�: ��� ��: ��� ct�r �t��:it� !�:��s:i. 0025)orState ArchitectMikeFritts(6l5·741·2388). £. Nong•me wildlife consert�•Uon (Contributedbylindat...Forest) TWRA Is supporting thf Wildlife Diversity D. TWRA's e•lstence tltre•tened Funding lnitiltive {'"Teaming with Wildlife"). a The continued uistence of the Tenneuee national program being spurheaded by the Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is being lntern•tional Associ1tion of Fish and Wildlife thrntenedbyalegislath·e maneuvermgineertdby Agencies to support nongame wildlife conservlltion, two State representatives, Danny Wa!lact (D recrution, and educ�ttion. The supporting groups Maynardvi!le)andJerry Cross([)..Caryville). Lib hope to 5ecure SlSOmillion each year through evuy State agency, n'I'RA must have its existence federiil legis!Jtion thattaxes outdoor productsused renewed every six years in what is generally 1 in nongame rKreation such asbinoculars,sleeping routine processby a legislltive committee. At the bags, hiking boots, tents. and birdseed. The urging of Wall1ce and Cross. however.approv1l surcharge would bE- betwe"" 1% 1nd 5% of th� wu postponed, and a hearing on renewal was wholeule price. The aver�ge Ttnne5sean would scheduled for nut ]1nu1ry. Curr,..,.tly, TWRA'• p1y an ntim&ted $5-71 extr& per yur, and uistence is.o.pprovtd only unti16/l0/96. Wlll&ce Te�V�tssee is e�pecttd to get $6.3 million from the 1nd Cross, who w1nt TWRA repl"ed by 1 fund. The state would have to match 25% of tNt politicallr appointed Commission, repruent amount,bringing the total toS8.4million annually districts in which certlin fishermen hlvebeen upset for nongame progr.o.ms. (Currently only with the agency over the kinds ol fish that are $600,000/year is allocated for nongame) bt'ing stockedinNorris ReservQir. Crossalso doe�·t like limitations on use of a!l-terrain vehicles ln the H / D RA : � : 15�g 5 u!tpo :� Roy1l Blue Wildlife Man1gement Area (WMA), * : �� �n�l��ive � �h h s t y b which ismanaged by 1WRA. introduced into Congress) to 5tart laying the groundwork for the legisl1tion by writing the While TWRA is known most widely for its industriet toW�edand expressinga willingnessto game and fi� management, its fW\Ctions an much pay the turcharge for such 1 program. For more bro11der. The agency hubeen active in restoring detailed information, call Robert H1tcher at rareand endangered non-game spedes,such uthe n'I'RA (615·781-6670) bald eagle andosprey;in wetlands acquisitlon;and in research on neotropical migrantbird5, among other things. Currently, n'I'RA is trying to g�t a S•\le F•ll Creefl F•lls from strlpmlne bigger non-game-wildlife programWMA under way (13E , lmp•ct• bE-low). lr\managing theC•t00S31 , n'I'RA hu In mid·July, SOCM (Save Our Cumber!1nd a Memorandum of Underst�nding ..·ith theNatiOIUil Mounllins) filed a Lands Unsuitlble for Mining Park Service �nd takes an activ� role in pnserving petition(undu5ec.5 22of the l977feder�lsurface NL'11Jl, 9/�/95 7 mining law) at the Knoxville OSM {Office of Commissioner Di11s referred to u a "seasonal. Surlati' Mining). Tht petition Sftks to have the �r-orientedb\1Sinesll"(6/29/95) entire watershed of h\1 Cr�k Fall� State P"'rk • Water Quality Control Bw.rd (WQCB): end the declued off·limits for mining exemption of forestry &: agriculture from WQ regulations; include environmental representatives Fall Cr�k Falls SP hu for two decades �n on the WQCB; 5trengthtn the fine 1r1d punishment thrut�ntd by harmful proj�CIS, and TCWP hiS mechanism; designate and protect Ou.tstanding often been an active participant with SOCM in ReSOW"Ce Waten. working to stop these. The 1976 attempt by th� o Region-wide water planning should replace giant AMAX C.WCo. to stripmine10, 000 ..:res nnt US'I(OOrdin.lttdIndividual utility districts to the Puk was thw111td, as was the 1985 attempt o Forestry practlces n�d to be regulattd through by theTennessttNationalGuardto bui\da training enforceable leg:isbtion, r;11ther than being at the base that would have sever�ly impacted the air disaetion of lheStateForester. sp.ce over and aroiJlld th� Park. Mou uctntly, a o Air Ql.lality Control Board: in �sidering permit subsidiary of AMAX (S kyline Co..l Co.) has betn apptic ..tions, the Boud needs to look at the mining small�• acreages in the area, which contains cumulative off-site impacts (see air-pollution coal s-eams that generate major amoiJlltS of acld mint problems in theSmokies,t4C,thisNL). drainage. Thanks toSO CM"s vigilance, OSM has o Land acquisition process: need to adequately fund reputedly cited Skyline for violations, but the the process for purchasing special lands, and to harmful mining continues, and moves ever closer to strnmline the mechanism so as to be able to ad the Pari:. The"522"petition,which seeks to protect quickly in emergency situations or when special the whole"'·atershed,isthe best hopefor protecting opportu.nities arise Fill Creek hils SP. Anyone wishing to "''ork on o State Recreation Plan: need to eVIIuate this issue should call the TCWP offic� (615-481· compatibilit)' of recreation use "''ith type and * 0286·-leave amessag� if nooneisin) purpose of the !and/water so as not to injure the �� 6. St•te Pillrlt. m•n•gement polltlclzell Civil-service protection hn been eliminated J. J9V51eglsl•tl'lle outcome• forSOstate·park managers. Onehas betn fired,and NJiuralArus Actaddj]ipns. The Natural Areu the remaining 49 now report to the usist•nt PrHtrvalion Act of 1971 was amended to add 8 commissioner of the Dept. of Environment and Natur� Con5trvancy pre�rv�•. two Stat�·owntd ConHr vation (a political appointee). ilrUI, and t�pansions of three existing State "Strumlining"the government has been given as Natural Areu. The Act give• the State authority the reason for this mo\'e byGov. Sundqui$1, but Rep. to make and enforce regulations forthe protection Guy Odom (0-Nuh••ille) points out that such and enhancemt'nt of Nal\lral Areas. and prohibits sllnmlining can be done without unilaterally removal ofplants,animals,or geologiu.l specimens stripping civil service employees of their non without permit. The amendment Wll spoMond by politiCI! status. Sen. Douglas Henry 1r1d Rep. John Bngg:, who dHtrveour th�.nks. H. Tennes•ee'• envlronmenfilll policy: Aud!J prjyi!egr hmheldoyer. This measure {SB •re•• or concern 113S/HB174S) would create anew lega.lpri\'ilege TCWP"s ExK1.ltive Director, linda U. Forest, for businesses and corporations, which permits recently met with Dodd Galbreath of the secrecy about pollution activities and sweeping Environmental Policy Office {�pt. of Environment immunity from civil and criminal prosecution. The and Conservation). SubM"quently, on behalf of bill passed theSena.te with�me improvemtnts in TCWP. she formulated a list of ueas of concern iU original language, but without the major regarding the �tate"s �nvironm�ntal polity, and mitigating amendment proposed by s�n. transmitted these to the Environmental Policy Crutchfield. It wu held up in a House Office. Thqare ho!resummarized subcommittee, whosechainnan, Rep. Doug Jackson o State Park managemtnt:our parks were established (0-Dickson),hadcon.ducttd hearings inithorough. to ·protect &nd pre�-erve unique e�.mples of nal\.lral, objective,courteous and open-minded manner. !tis cultural and scenic areas .. ," rather than what still unclear whether a special legislative study committeewill be appointed,orwhether the sl\ldy NL207,9/ �/'15 8 will M don.- by an tul hoccommittee within th'" L. Te11ne•••• GreeiiW Flwt Acl A budget it.-m Trnnrsw Appmprjatjgn. A. Interior §ecret After tht ceremony, however, he allowed pollution levels ever: 123 ppb of ozone, and questions and promoted discussion on other puk visibility down to 1· 2 miles. Ozone levels of 125ppb matters. In rtsponsl' to a question about the Puk and above are col"lside�d a humanhea!th hazard Closure Commission, he stated firmly that he ll"s a documented fad that 30 species of plants in would teU P�s. Clinton to veto the bill (HR 260 - the Park hiVe already bem measurable harmed by SH 17A, thb NL), and that the President WOULD the pollution(ozone as well asSOx ilfldNC>,;), and vetothe bill. He hlmstlf tMn ask�the audience that the red spruce stands ue dying. As for whether theywould favor a sm.allentrilnce f«:to visibility, It has declined from about 65-70 miles on the Great Smoky Mtns. NP. He elicited ltveul an average summer day50yurs agoto about l2 "amendments" to such a hypothetical proposal, milo!s (and even /lull is good compar� to the 1·2 such as that the moneycoUect�would have to go miles we experi�in mid-August of this ye ar). entirely to theGSMNP, that it would have to be Pollution levels on the ridge of the Park lrt '"PPitmtnllll to appropriations, &nd that it couldn't generallyabout twice ashlgh as th05finKnoxville. t..ui!tdfor corutruding more rOllds orin anyother way diminishing the resourus for which the Park The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution was created. Control, which for over lOyearshas issued permit after permit for new air·pollution sources, despite the National Park Service's(N PS"s) objections. has a. Red wolf reintroduction tlrre•tened now signed a MemoriU"Idum of Understilflding with •Y Sen. Helms USDI under the terms of which NPS would be During debate over funding the US Fish & notilied even before a comp&nyofficially applies Wildlife Service. Sen. Jesse Helms(R·NC) tried to for a state permit to crnte a l"ltw pollution source eliminate the program designed to �introduce the that could affect the Smokiu. If preliminary red wolf into the GSMNP. His efforts were ilf"lalysisof theupected emissions preclicts that the narrowly defeated Park would be harmed,NPS will hive the right to ask for a more detailed impact analysis (N l205 Enemies of theEndangered SpecitsAct havein 13B). It �mains tot.. SHn whether(ilnd ho..,•) this recent times blamed e!"ldangered· wildlife new policygetsimplemmted. conwrnuion or a!Jsorts ofill eff�uon�ple.Sen. Helms joined into this campaign of fabricatiol"l by D. Should there •e •n entr•nce fee7 telling the US Senate that rtd wolves had Friends of the Grut Smoky Mountains allack�children inNorth Cuolillil. In fact,there National Park is polliJigGSMNP visitors on their is nor«ord of anyone ever ·· in the pnt se\"eral opinion in regardto irutatin.giln mtrarw;:e fee. At the centuries-having beenattacked bya red wolf. Sen lime the Park wu created, 1 mandatory fee "''IS Helms tn·ated the Senate to two additional txp�ssly prohibited by the TeNinsee and North fabrititiol"ls:(a) he stilted that there were"at least Carolina legislatures, and this decision"'·ould hal"t 170 wolves in eastern North Carolina" (actual to be legbluivelyoverturned(possibl)·not for a figure.)9.-66);and(b)he assert�that thered wolf nol"l·mandatory lee). Further, the US Congress program is unpopular (truth: the m.ljority of North would have to permit the GSMl,.'Pto retain 100% of Carolinians support the program, according to a the revenue gtl"lerated - entrilf"lce fees currently recent poU by the Univ. ofNC). As the director of t..ing collected at otherNational Park Sys tem units the Southern Appalachi.1n Biodiversity Project go into the General Treasury. Finally, as came out recently said: "It is too bad thatSen.Helms does during the discuuion generated b)· Sec. Babbitt notsharethe wnse of pride mostAmericans have (,4A, above), most of us would oppose the lee if it for ourn.otive heritageand its conservatiol"l.or at weretot..used.forconstn.octingmo� r<»ds otinilny lust r�ognbe that by protectingthe diversityol other way diminbhing the r60\lrces for which the likwe serve ourown best inttrest." P&rkwas c�ated(withthe Park so brokei"IOw,this is unlikely) C. Smoley •ec•u•e of f'OIIutlon, not humidity 5. THE CHEROK.£E AND SURROUNDINGS The Smokies were named alter the mist·like douds that come after a rainstorm; but what you SH A.. Big Frog Wllderne.. l'rotectlon nowadays is pollution hue, rather thilf"l mist. In The ca. 1-mile wide strip that lin t..tween the mid·August, the Puk recorded its highest ozone· designated Big Frog Wilderness and the surrounding NL20'7, 9/'!IJ/95 10 perimeter rNds and powerlines it ecologically, 6. TENNESJEIE V4LLEV 4UTHORITV scenicaUy, and visulllly im eparable from Big Frog (7 trails into the wilderness cross the strip) and A. Ener•y fiMII: •ome tiiSifflfiOin tments provides l!nportllnt bear habitat. It is, however, currently classified upart of the "general·forest" (Coolrib... ttdby LIN:I• LaFomt) zone and thus su�t to �riTig. Six timbercuts TCWP's coD\D'Ients on the draft of TVA's long· were p�d in this perimeter strip; at leu! some tenn integrited resource plan {IRP), Errrrgy Vi$t'orr of these entailed clearcutting ilnd conversion to pine 2020, expl'@ss concern over the environmental effects plantations NU03 14A). of TVA'• eledrlcity production, especially the 1ulfuT and nitrogen nniss.ions from TVA's coa.l· rtdfi Thanks to many letters unt to Forest power pl1nts. The Grut Smoky Mtns. National Suptrvisor )ohn Ramey, andto publleity about the Park hu already suffered major dllDlage from air nnrby 1966 Olympic kay1k event, tM Wilderness pollutantJ (14C, thisNL). We were ilsoconcerned perimeter strip hu received interim protection. thit most of the resource portfolios considered by This protection wH: Jut until t:1e Southern the iRPwill resultin substantialincreases inC(};!, a ApJnlow:hian Assessment (SAA, � NUOJ 14C) is leading culprit in glob1l wuming. A major complete. The current draft of the SAA would disappointment in the draft IRP is the minim.al prote.:tonly aportions of the Big Frog Wildemess attention p.aid to energy-<:onservation and energy perimeter. efficiency initiatives, demand-side management, and renewable energy i'I'SOUI'(I!S. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Cititen input into the SAA· review process is •·ery important - not only for the TVA,burdenedby.a huge debt(S27 billion) and BigFrogissue butin connection with se•·eral areu in I huvy dependence on coil, is attempting to the Cherokee NF: USFS officials have stated that propose acompromisebetweenutill.zation of "green" r 8. TIJe Appitlifclfliftt lifttdSCitpe (conference) 8. •�•ource lludger sur"l"es (llut "Assessing the Appalachian Landscape: leifner) agency's Konomic developmmt programs and in "National Park" in their titlt> {mostly wutem l.and Betw«n the Lakes. parks like Yosemite, Yt>Jlowstont>, GlaciPr, Zion, Brycp, etc.), 314 units remain complt>tely vulnerablp WHAT YOU CAN DO: Thank Rep. Willflp{address (National Monuments, National Seashores, Wild &: onp.2) for his elfortson behillf of(OntinuingTVA's Sn:nic Rivers, Historic Situ, et(., et<:.) - including beneficial functions. e.g .. their Small Wild Areas our Natit>O.JObed Wild &: Scenic Riwr and the Big progrun, theirregicmill water•tt>s.our«pla.nning (for South Fork National River &: RK�ation Aru prime eumple, ue 118, this Nt), and their l�keshore management that exerts <:ontrol over WHAT YOU CAN DO: 11) Thank your iluoppropriate dt>velopments. Repruentative if ht> voted QgQiiiJI HR 260. In Tennessee, this indudt>s Wamp, Van Hillury, Clemt>nt, Gordcm, Tanner, and Ford. They have been 7. CONGRESS' WAR ON PARKS praised in editorials. Rep. Wamp recently wrote to us, "Llke you, ldon't believe �should st'lloffour A. Tile PJII'Iu-closur• bHI, HR 260: •oolf publicly owned land tobalance tM Federal budget. �ntl 11�11 n•ws .. lbeliPvt' we havt> aduty to makt> sure that our On Monday, S.ptember 18, the House of children and grandchildrt>n have the umP Repruentativu voted to consider HR 260 (as well opportunity to enjoy ournational parks. ... 1 rKently u St'l't'ral other bills) under "suspension of rulu.· voted for the House lntt>rior Appropriations bill. This munt limiting debate to 20 minutes on nch which will provide $10 million more in FY 1996 for side llld requiring a2/3 ma)orityfor pasuge when the opprations of the National Park Syuem." the bill �<'a$ •·ottd on the nut d1y. All that (2) Ask your Repand Spuker Gingrich todoall Monday. llld urly Tuesday. TCWP members (llld they can to have HR 260 dtltltd from the Budgt>t concemedcitizens nationw ide) cllled Congrf5Sional Rt>solution; it would be a dirty trick to get an offices to urge opposition to this diustrous bill, already soundly·defuted meuurt' passed by which would cre1te 1 Park&..:losure commission, subterfuge. (3) Express yourdisappointrnentto Reps par�llel to thP one thlt reCPntly rKommPndt>d Dunc.vl llld Quillen, who voted for HR 260 (Bry�nt closure ofmi!itary bases (see below). did not vote). The citiztn effort paid off. On Tuesday, not 8. Orll•r Jmti-P�rlrs •nls onlydid HR260 failtogetthe required 2/3vote,but • HR 2107 {HansPn, R-Utah) would require visitor lt ft>ll far short of even a majority, being defutKI servkn in national parks (intetprPtive programs, 180:231. Sixty·s.ei'Pn Republicans duerted their trails, etc.) tobP funded entirelyby entrance feu. party to ••ore against HR 260, including Tt'l\nt'Sset's The NPS would hne to incrust' Itt' collKtion by za,h Wamp Uld Vill\ Hillt>ary. GrPat jubilation on S200 millionannually, Md its mission would shift ourpart ··Wltila couple of hours later, wht'nONof from tflOUta protect on to revenue generation. We i HR 260's main proponents, Jim Hansen (R-Utah), got don't opposeincreasingmtrance or rKTeationfees in thebill altachedto the 8udgt>t Resolution, where it national parks, u long as the dollars. (a) go can't be considered on its own merits. TALK dirKtly to the parkl:, .vld (b) are u•ppltllltlll�l. ABOUT SUBVERTING THE DEMOCRATIC rather than in tendt>d to offset funds otherwise PROCESS! available through tax dollars. Hanst'n·s Pxcuse: people "didn't understand • A HouH appropriations mnsure has eflecti,·ely that the bill wu not rully going to clost' park$." closed the nation't nt'Wt'St park, the 1.4·million· Thffactsdon't support HanSt'n. Thus, Sec.103{a)(3) acre Mojave National PteSt'rve,bydivt>rtingfunding . ofthe bill statis: "Within 2yean: after the date of for tiS mlll\agement from the Park Servict' to BLM, its p"ablishment, the Commission shall ... tn.nsmit with instructions that management be undt>r BLM [to CongrPSS[ ... artport ... inwhich[it[ recomsnends multiple-use stand.,ds. a list of National Park System uniU whert' National Park Servict' m•magement should bP • Meaningful conceuions reform legislation was terminated and 1 list of portions of units where ,-ssedby largt> majoritiel ofbothHouSt'llld Senate National Park SPrvice management should be in 1994 {buttirnt> rllloutfor finalization). !nstt>adof modifif'd." Whilt> 54 units of the National Park taking up where the Jut Congreu left off, Sen. Systemhaveb*n nPmpted from thtbillin orderto Murkowski (R·Alaskl) and Rt>pl. Young (R-AJ<) 1nd bluntopposition, namely those that!uod tht> phrast' Hanst'n {R·UT) have worked with the concessions industry to formulatt> �11li·reform legisl<1tion. Nl207, 9/YJ/95 12 so deeply cherish ... suddenly, willingly suspend • S 11« {Murkowski, R-AIC), 1 Parks ('ctually, a�tli· their development ,ctivities in the name of fiKal parks) Omnibus bill, incorpontH the subst�nce of austerity and the common good? ... Muu we HR 260 (P'rks Closure Commission, see 17A, above), fundamentally redefine our concept of the public HR 2107 (mtrancefees in lieu of appropriations,see welfare in order to gain control over the federal lbove,this1).andHR2028 (b1d concessions policy, budget? ... There is mou thanoneway to achitve a Iff 'bove). An acceptable alternative parks balanced budget, and it must not be 11 the omnibus bill, S 309, hu bun introduced by S...n. disproportionateex�ofourenvirorunentilf\dour Bennett (R·Utah). quality of life." • Other measurH in various stagn ofpassage would: ,.,. .. Clinton " · Shrink the authorization for Shenondoah FY95 "'1""1 Approp Nation,] Park from 521,000 to only 196,000 acres, forf)'% Crmm namely, tM are1 a 8. CONGRESS' WAR ON OTHER FEDERAL B. Congresslon•l m•nl• tor retler•l LAND PROTECTION tllvestlture Federal ownership of or right in public l1.11ds A. L•nd-•cqNISitlon tuntls almost hJve never been under greater al!ack lhl.l1 by the zeroed ru�t Congress. Partofthe Parksstory istold in17 The lVld& W1ter Conserv1tion Fund (LWCF), of this Nl (al$0, fee Nl206). There is now 1 bill in lhesource olmoneyforthe purchase oflands inneed both Houses (d"lief sponsors ue Rep. Jim Hansen, R of protection, has been a major target of this Utah, and Sen. Craig Thomas, R·Wyoming) to give CongrtiS, f\·en though the LWCF is fed, not by tu away all of the Bureau of land M�nagemenl"• 270 re•·enun, but by royalties paid to the government by million "res to western ftates for free. That"s iln comp;mies engaged in offshore oil drilling. Earlier area equal to that ofQJ/ !S st.eu along tht Eut this yur, the House Budget Commillee actually Coast! Some of the western stlles would get a propo.wd eliminating the LWCF altogether until financial windfall from oil, gas, and coal (that 2002. The House Appropriations Committee, currmtly contributed to federal revmues), while however, tub�equently did agree to some LWCF other states would suffer a net i0$5 due to BLM sp<:>nding -although the level is 78% (!) downfrom services foregone the FY1995 amount, 1 tota.l of only $51.5 million for all agmciH combined. The money is designated for acquisition management (mainly salaries), c. Anti-wilderness precetlent acquisition of inholdings, and undl'fined The Utah wildemen bill. HR 1745 (Hansen, R· "emergencies: The NPS' stile gr�nts progr� is UT), in addition to dnign1ting only 30% of the eliminated altogether. The dire figures (in SS acruge recommended by the Utah Wilderness millions) are summarized in the T11ble below. Coalition, would set a precedmt that directly challenges the 1964 Wilderness Act. It allows Here are some im portant questions recently development on I.S acrn currently protected as posed in Tilt Rtgisttr (Appalachian Trail "wilderness study areu;· �nd it allows off-road new5leuer). "If the Congrus do-es accept a .. vehicles, dams, roads, pipelines. and moratorium on federal land acquisition, will those communications towers within wilderness areas .. who set"kto plunderfor profit the very resourceswe uses that are bam!d under the 1964 Wilderness Act. NUJ7, 9/�/'15 13 D. Tlte "'• •'"•-•w•y: our mln•r•l Refuge - "America's Serengeti" •· to oil & gas _ re•ourctu drilling. It does so by allowing ulu of federal The Cong�ss hu aded to preserve the Billion usets to offset the deficit ·· something that has dollu corporate giveaways permitted by a mining bHnforbidden urttil now. As we noted in NU06, the law that wu passed 123 yurs ago {when a few projec:ted leuing revenue of $1.4 billion (which individual miners roamed the West). This law could bean ovef"-flimate)t would payloronly 0.2% sivH �ompanies the ri ght to mine public lands of the budget gap, and is si pillicantly Jess than the without paying any royalty, and allows them to cost of a single B-2 bomber (S2.2 billion). For more "patmt" (i.e., purcNse) the land for $5/acre or IHs. facts, see NU05 16E. A 1994 CongrHsiONl patentingmoratorium called a temporary halt to this giveaway, but in mid· President Clinton has threatened to veto the ) Septembe-r a House/Senate pM�el voted to md this budget iJ the opening up of the Ar-.::tic National Oo mor�torium (though the House had voted to Wildlife Rd1.1ge (ANWR) to oil-drilling is not o1 � �ontmue it). As a result, 233 patent applications removed. Keith Nyitray of the Aluh Coalition, S" c:.. worth over SlS.S Billion in mine,]� will be fret to who spoke to a large TCWP a1.1dience on July 26, .:J beprOCe55ed andgivenawayat SS/acre.ln addition, * rges TCWP members to tell the President to stand C � t s fum on his pledge. (The White Houu phone J 0 :�!k�d : ;..�,i�1i�!�·� :�s�b��: p:' ::: i n1.1mber is 202-456-llll, or 202- 456-1414). AllO remind Pres. Clinton of his election promise to He� are a few uamples of what Sec. BabbiU support wildemHs designation for the coastal plain will be forced todoasa result of this Congressional of ANWR. action: • Sign over title (to Ne"·mont Gold Co.) to 118 acres of public landworth S68,000,000 if\goldforonly $540. *mH��r;�e!:"�!;:·t!'!:!'!;l the bad bills • Sign over title (to a O.&nish company) toSS acres of (Interior Appropriations, 81.1dget Reconciliation). public land worth Sl.OOO.OOO,OOO in trnertine for Not only must he veto the bill•, buthe m�.�st not onlyS275. subsequently accept a compromise that fails to eliminate the anti�nvirorunental provisions The ending of the moratorium is part of the (2) Tell yo1.1r Representative and Senators that the Interior Apnrpprjatjpn • M.x..U:l: FWS has prosecuted tho,.sands of Cuis l11pus ll•ilryi, the Me�ican lobo, which is lllJidowneu forthings they didon private land. ;almost extinct. The US Fish &o: Wildlife Service lLI.Lth(19-94 GAO report): During 1 recent 6-year {FWS) hls established a c&ptive popu\atlon o£ 88, ptriod, FWS obtained injlln(:tive �lief only 4times and hopes to release a few family groups in the (i.e., koss than one a«115ionper year,nationwide!)to White Sands Missile Range, NM, U"ld the Blue stop ordelayactivities harmingendange�specie-s Range, AZ. The EIS ducribes • possible on nonfedera.l lands. reintroduction paths: alternatives A and C are • M,\!1h: Jobs vers... sm dangered species. designed to mulmiz.e wolf populations, but C, in �is that development m\lst obey theliznits addition, would offer the wolves full protection of sust&inabiHty. Endangered spems ue me�ly under the Endl.nge� SpeciH Act. For this reason, messengers of that reality. ... What is economic in Cisexpectedto generatemuimum oppO Sftking inpulfrom 'inlemal' stakeholdersand the the advantages and dindvantages of several gemral public (individu&l$ and inlerestfd groups). al!emiitives !o achieve the desired oo;tttive." General conclusion of the draft report are: that We received the draft EA on August 19, and the ORR should be held, used, and IIW\aged IS a formulated written 15 weU 15 oral comments for 1 single pro�rty; thatfuture uses bebWitonputand workshop scheduled for August 24. While we current technologies, labor sl 11. TCWP NEWS SxPi "ople particip&ted in the �around C.adu Cove on S.l.turday, August 5 and grutly A. Two clel!lnups •nil otller upcoming enjoyed !h.. trip. · * �:::Y�:ober 21, 9 a.II\.,CcdarRu mu clunyp c. comput•r VoiUnt•er• Needed l�d by M�;�rH:n Cunningham. ring cli pers, gloves, . � ? TCWP could use help with two proJects and • gubage bag. There ts parkmg berwe�n _ involving computers. One is to get the TCWP Jdlerson )Wlior High School and the softball held computer on·line at�d onto the information highway. on hirbanks Road. For more info, caii Mau�en The other project is to set up at�d manage • database (d).-8312). of donors and oth..rs interested in supporingt land acquisition for Scotfl Gu\J ne&r Sparta (138, this Sat;�rday, October 28, Nmlh *NL). Bjdgc Iujl Please call th� o�fice .t4 8l.0286 if you are �Ken Warrenwill lead aworkcrtw o . _ _ � interest.-d in lwlpmg_ wtth "tther pro;rct. Mlp corre Board member � married Douglu E. Dec�mber: year.rnd sgrjal (su a future Berry on September 16. we wish them endleu N�wsletter). happiness. Board m�mber � recently returned B. Report• on plll•t •ctltlltles . from a lengthy trip on which he accompanied a On july 26, �of the Aluka Coahtion group of hiJh·school students to Russ!a for g.ave a spellbinding illustrated t lk abo ! t�e � � envifonmentalatudies. Coastal Plain of th" Arcti<: N.auonal Wtldhft Refug� and the imminent thruts to its surviv.at u a _ wild .aru. Over 70 TCWP members .and fnends E. £•ecutlt�e tllrector liiCtlt�ltles cl.mt iWif inspiredto take "tion. . Ever sine" Joan"l deputure, Lmda Laforest hasb«n doinJ !h.. entire TCWP executh·e On September 21. well-known environtnentil author director job th.at she formerly sha�d with joan. and joumalist �spoke toa crowdof With her grt.tt int�lligener and organiz.ational -JJO TC\VP members and friends about the need for skil.h, she hasdone a superb job, tackling her tuks grass-roots activism. He was followed by his wile with dedication, uwell .asa strong inte�st in,J.Dd �who gave an insightful and thought· Wlderstanding of, the workings of gol'emment at aU provoking account of her re«nt expuiencuat the . ]evels. ln addition to "routine'jobs (they nel'erare NGO forum at the Women's Conf�rrnce in Chma that!), she has participated in some special events. Our third �ttraction ofthe �vening wu � • As you may know, TCY.:P has for so e yea � rented SE Oirector ofthe National Parks and Conserntion � � (at modest cott) an ollice in the Soctal Buliding of As50Ciation, who gave a brief ae<:oWlt of th.. vents _ � the first Presbyterian Church inOak Ridge. Often, .I.S50Cilted with HR 260, th� Parks Cloture btll (5H the church &li-O iets us use .I.Dother room for board 17A, this NL). NL207, 9/YJ/'15 J7 meetings oU!d other functions. On July 23, Linda Burger, Annl George Dobbins, Frank Hensley, repr�sent�d TCWP at the instillation service of the Phyllis SwHton, and Peggy Turner. Special thank$, new putor, Dr. Dwyn Mounger, oU�d persona.lly a.lso, to frank and Mary Hensley, who hosted the express.ecl 0\.U' gra.titude tohim. assembly of NL 206 (our speda.l action ca.ll) inmid • 0nAugust 9, Lindajoinedfourother represomtatives August, andto the volunteers whohelped(llOrry,no of environmental orglniutions at a Knoxville press I\ID\eJ:L.indalostthe lat). conference (orgoU�ized by the foundation for Global Sustainability) highlighting public support for the Cl911 Water Act. Theconference got covera.ge in the 1 Z. ACTIVITIES •nd REA.DINc:i MA.TTER Knoxville media. • On August 23, Linda hosted one of letter-writing • Oct. 7, Black Mountain, NC, "How much Is soda.Is. Enough?", a conference sponsored by the Environmental Con«ms and the Stewudship ComrnittHs of the EplKopal Diocese of Wntem F. Le:tte:r tromp••r flllre�ror NC(Ca.ll 704-645-6896or 697-6957). Shortly after her retirement, Joan Bums - TCWP's ex�util·e dire<:tor over the past 3years- • Oct. 16, deadline for receipt of written comments on wrote to the Boud: • ... Thank you for the .. Common Ground draft (see 110A. this "'-'L). support yougaveme whiJe l strove tomeet our goals I really en}oyed being in1·olved with the politico�! • Oct. 21, 9 1.m., Cedar Bar�ns cleanup (see 111A, process and work.ing to implement changn. !truly this NL). ha.d fun 11 those public routings and scoping heuings wheu we butted hea.ds with the • Oct. 21 &: 22. BSFNRRA CumberlM�d Color C•JMr - opposition. lwill alw11ys remember the passionate special programs and activities throughout the fee ngsli expressed from one of our Anderson County park (call National Park Servke at 42J.569-9n8). logsen u he tried to explain that he needed unrntricted a.cceu tocut trPes soht could teach his • Oct�r 28, 9 .1.m., North Ridge Trail maintenance 'juniorwoodchuck'aboutprtstrvingthem . ... ThiiJ\lc (see 111A, this NL). you for the opportunity to work with such a great organization. I 1m leaving TCWP 1 much better • Oct. 28, 9-4, haurdous wa.�te colleelion a.t Emory environmentalist-- more informed. more committed Valley Center, Oak Ridge (Old Daniel Arthur llw\k you for the work you do "-' volunteers. Your School) (see 110C,this NL). efforts and dedication will luve a legacy for my j\L"lior environmenti.l.ists M�dfor moU!y genua.tion5tO • Nov. 10-12, TCWP's Annual Wtekend at _ BershHba 5prings (see 111A, thisNL). Joan is continuing many ofhtr a.ctivities ua • The Tennessee Rivers lnforma.tion System nteds volunteer, e.g., as TCWP's representative on the your help. Contact TNRIS (Div. of Natural steering committH for the Cumberl11nd Plateau Heritage, 8th Floor, LI • (i. We tllitnlr our volunteer• Tro11bltd W"rers: Ch"mpion lntem"tiunal and tht Many thanks to all those whocameout for our Pigtun Rit>l'r Con/ro�rsy, by Richa.rd A. Bartlett August 23 and 24 letter-writing soci1ls that (Prof. of History, emeritus, Florida State Univ.). followed our action call on threau to public lands traces efforts by ciliuns to force cleanup of the {NL206). Numerous effective letteu weN! wrillm Pigeon River. With con5iderableprnsure from by Tee Brichetto, Marion Roesel Burger. W�rren litigation, Champion nallyfi began to upgrade its De1·ine, Frank and Mary Hensley. Mujorie Ketelle, Canton. NC. plant in 1985, but "there is little Kathryn l'ensworth, jean and Ed Sonder. Thanb evidence that Champion carried out its also tothe hosts -Unda l-IFore-st onAug.lJ, )enny modemiution for anything but economic reasons: and Mei)ohnsononAug.24. (Paperback 517.95 from Univ. of Tenne�see Prrss, Chicago Distribution Center. ll030 S. Langley. We thank the following volunteers who Chicago. IL 60628, 1-801).621-2736). helped usemble Newsletter 205 in june: Marion NLW, 9/?IJ/95 " • Pu�lie Rtw�Jrdsfrom Public lAnds, Bureau of Land Iatclrt•kingnrw•on Management. (64 pp., free from SLM by calling ID. Tit� big gllle-•w•)' (see p. 13) 202-lOS-3435.) (18B, thisNt,may beof interest.) On September 29, the House of Representatives • Sdling Our Herilagt; Congrtssional Plans for dem3nded that the moratorium on patenting Amm"a>'s Public Lands, Natural Resources Defense mining claims be continued and included in the Council. ($8.95 from NRDC; ull 212-727-2700.) FY96 Interior Appropriations bill. (This summer, (17 and18.hi5Nt,maybeof t interest.) the House had voted overwhelmingly to continue the moratorium, but House conferees had • F11iry Tales 11nd F11CIS, exposes fabricated horror subsequently ignored House instructions while stories about people suffering from environmental negotiating with Senate conferees.) regulations -- stories that were used to justify "takings" legislation. (Free from Jim Irwin, TheSeptember 29bipartisanvote (277:147) was National Wildlife Federation, 1400 16th Street, on a motion to retum thebillto conference,andto 1\:W, Washir.gton.DC 20036-2266.) instruct House negotiators to reinstate the mineral patent moratorium • From Ridgtlops /o Rit>trbo/loms; A Cdtbralion of Outdoor Lift in Ttnntssu. by Sam Venable, a Note that. even with the moratorium longtime columnist for the Knoxville Ntws continued, the problem of reforming the 1872 Stnlintl. The boo): expresses "fondness for the Mining Law still remains. The sham reform natunlworld,respectfornature,[and]deep roncem pacl:age remainsin the Budget Re.:onciliation (see about conservation." (Paperbacl:Sl7.95 from Univ. p. \3). of Tennessee Press, Chicago Distribution Center, 11030 S. Langley, Chicago, ll 60628, 1-800-621· 2736). • Constrt•llliOn Options; a Ll11downrr's Guidt, Land Trust Alliance. "Simple and on the marl:." ($!0.SO tromlTA. 202-638-l725.) • National Biodiversity Planning· Guidtlints based on [arly £xptritncts .A.roundlht World, by Kenton Miller and Steven tanou, World Resources \mtitute, presents important insights based on the Athought we ljked · experiences of 18 countries that are already developing national biodiversity strategies, plans. " ... our new congressional leadership and programs. ($19.95 + $3.50 S&H, from WRI Publications, POBox 4851, Hampden Station, seems bent upon denaturing these Balimore,t MD 21211.) United States. ... [C]onservatives have [successfully] cast environmentalism as • Tnlmu•tionaljourlllllof Wildtrn!ss isa newjoumal part of the evil of big government. ... I am of "'ildemess research, pliU\ning, management, awfully tired of being painted as elitist education, policy, etc. Subscriptions are$30/year and extremist when my values ... lie (2162 Baldwin Rd, Ojai, CA 93023; fax SOS-649- 1757.) smack in the American mainstream We are the ones who hold to the dream of a shining nation." (Douglas H Chadwick, Audubon, Sept. 1995)