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North Cascades Conservation Council NORTH CASCADES CONSERVATION COUNCIL Volume VI January I962 Number 1 "To secure the support of the people and the government in the protection and preservation of scenic, scientific, wildlife, wilderness and outdoor recreational resources values in the North Cascades. ..." Resolutions PoR A U)iLD Pad }^3J< ' WSi OF THE NORTH CASCADES CONSERVATION COUNCIL DO FffiRE HIGHLY' AND WILDLY RESOLVE THAT IN 1962 WE SHALL CONTINUE TO SEEK: (1) Passage, at long last, of the Wilderness Bill: (2) A North Cascades National Park, and adjacent to it on the east, a North Cas­ cades National Recreation Area. (3) A North Cascades Wilderness Area, essentially the same as the present North Cascades Primitive Area; (k) Boundary adjustments of the present Glacier Peak Wilderness Area to gain protection for such valleys as the Whitechuck, Sulfur and Downey. (5) Wilderness protection for certain portions of the area between the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area and the North" Cascades Primitive Area deserving . consideration for ultimate inclusion in the North Cascades National Park; (6) An Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Recreation Area; (7) A Cougar Lakes Wilderness Area. (8) A stop logging order on controversial Forest Service lands until such time as all citizens have had a fair chance to present theirp7iews. Out at the. Mouth:, of 3afegs. -2 N3C member^Margaret Miller, a junior high school science'teacher in Bellevue, Washing- ton, recently combined a study of wilderness in two of her classes with a practical experience in the legislative process. She encouraged her students to write letters to the House hearings on the Wilderness Bill at McCall, Idaho. Fifty highly original, uncorrected and uncensored letters were the result.• As Mrs. Miller advised Congress- woman Gracie Pfost in her letter of transmittal, the spelling was admittedly atrocious and some of the children were a little shaky (like many of their elders) on how a wilderness area differed from a campground in a National Park. One major thought ran through the letters—that we of the older generation are making a decision that will vitally affect their generation and all generations to come.—Here "are a few excerpts, from letters by kids who are not"soft Americans," from young people who thrill to the challenge of exploring such vestiges of wilderness as their elders v/ill leave them. "I would like to express my sincere hope that the Wilderness Bill will be passed. I fell that we should save as much of our scenic and wonderful wilderness as possible. How else are we going to study nature, untouched by human hands? '..here v/ill we go to get away from the bustling cities and see the beauty of our mountains and forests? Mining and lumbering can not destroy the natural beauty of cur wilder­ ness in your generation tut they can in mine. My generation and future generations are the ones that will feel the results of your decision most strongly. Sincerely, Karen Welier, eighth grade, 13 years old" "... .Nov; if v/e were to tear up these beautiful lands by mining or scrape off all its . trees no one would go to see it. It would not be only for the hiker and camper. It would be for the scientist also. Can't the lumbermen lumber some place else? Or can't the miners mine some place else? I think we should save these lands for us, our children and our grandchildren. Sincerely, John Potter, 13 8th grade" "... .Every year thousands of peoole go to the v/oods and mountains tp hunt, fish and take in the quiet beauty of the v/ild outdoors. What v/ill become of this wild country if one man is able to let it be torn apart by simply placing his sig­ nature upon an order? I want the pleasure of seeing the delights in my children's eyes when they see the real outdoors that my parents have shown me. Sincerely, Phil Tov/n, 8th grade science" ". I do v/ish we could preserve some areas in Washington to be primitive. These primitive areas put a sence of challenge in you. Thats what makes it fun. I do hope this letter helps in putting the Wilderness Bill through. Sincerely yours, Steve Schmitz, 8th grade" ". .1 feel that these areas should never be ruined. They are far to magnificent to destroy. Have you'ever seen an area after logging or mining has commenced. I can tell you from experience that it looks repulsive. I will try to become an attorney when I get older. After that, if I have the opportunity I will go into politics. Bel_ive/me^ if I were in the House, I would definitely vote for this bill. Very cordially yours, Shawn Vyman" (continued on page 7) NORTH CASCADES CCNSERVATICN COUNCIL"" Founded 1957 iW President: Patrick D. Goldsworthy /Membership Chairmanu^ jJJonna Osseward 3215 N.E. 103rd ZT~ / 1273O 9th N.U. Seattle 55, Wash. Dues: i / Seattle \77, Wash. Regular"7~$2" - Soouse $.R0 Contributing, $5 - Life, $25 THE WILD CASCADES Editors:, Haryey [and Betty Manning Associate Editor: Phillip^H. Zalasky 7 /• 2U33 IdlVCampo Drive II Issaauahu Wash. / / Everett. Y/ash. \ ^yContributing Editors: **Ice, Rock and Air: Edward LaChapelle / ~*T( J~\ • 12004 - 84th N.E. I / \Af Kirkland, Wash/ **Citfizens' Committees: **Cougar Lakes Wilderness Area: Yvonne Prater Carmelita Lowiy\»»^Eileen Ryan Route 1 U55U Clayton Ave. 401 I Mercer #<d Ellensburg, Wash. St. Louis 10, Mo. Seattle,tWash. Bsst W^s Fi'esf: W vliU)£RHESS 8/LL )L>%'>Are y°uv;eary °f hearing ahcut the Wilderness Bill? Does ycu brain'automatically ycut out whenever the subject comes up? Have you written letters, and written letters, and written more letters? Do you feel this is one campaign that must be won by fresh troops(such as Margaret Miller's students), that you deserve honorable retirement on a pension? We strongly urge you battle-scarred veterans to rally round the flag once more. —Because: the Wilderness Bill that passed the Senate in I9GI may not be all we set out to gain some years back, but it's much better than nothing—and it did pass the Senate. Moreover, the Bill is scheduled for early consideration by the House of Repre­ sentatives, and the word from caoitol cloakrooms is that it has a good chance to pass the House, to become public law in I962. It has a good chance, but it's a long way from a cinch. Your letters of past years were by no means wasted. Those letters have brought the Wilderness Bill right up to the verge of realization, where it's trembling now. ORE ''QBE PUSH CAN DO IT. One more flurry of letters to your congressman. Now. To get you in a letterwriting mood, we're devoting this entire issue to the first order of business: seeing to it that 1962 is remembered as the year when wilderness— out of which and by which America was shaped—at long last was legislatively recog­ nized as important not only to the past, but to the future, of America. QwWABDI -3- MORE FORt stay -AM.. Mote kJiLDERNE3_^ Excerpts from the testimony of Henry J. Krai, representing the North Cascades Conservation Council, at the Wilderness Bill.hearings held by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, licCall, Idaho, October 30, T96I. .(l) Neither the. forest economy of the nation or the Northwest, nor that of the state of Washington, will be jeopardized by the Wilderness Bill. 7. (2) We know of no industry about which so much misinformation has been spread as lumbering. Infant, the forest industry appears to suffer a split personality.. When it is telling the public what a good job of intensive forestry it is doing, - optimism flows enthusiastically; without a gasp for breath it flips to a posture of pessimism when the subject comes up of land withdrawals for recreation. (3) There is no timber famine in America. There never has been nor is there likely to be in the forseeable future. The economic difficulties faced by the industry are caused by oversuoply of manufactured timber .products, economic condi­ tions, competition of other materials, overexpansion of the industries, and other factors having no relationship whatsoever with availability of raw materials. Recent timber inventories in the Pacific Northwest indicate increased volumes not previously known to exist.' There is no need to glut the wood market with wood from . i our Wilderness Areas, present and potential. We can afford both forest recreation areas (such as wilderness areas and national parks) and intensive integrated forestry. Cn this we base our justification for urging passage of S. I7U. (U) lore forestry and more wilderness are compatible. (5) The indirect benefits of outdoor recreation areas can do much to stimulate the economic growth of the Pacific Northwest. (6) There is no economic justification for opposition to the Wilderness Bill. (7) -'e agree with the well known forester, Arthur Carhart, that the official of any timber company who proposes legging in national parks, monuments and dedicated wilderness areas is out to make a fast and easy dollar at the expense of the future of his children and of his country. '/hy Is the V/ilderness Bill Necessary? At present, the national parks are protected by the act of 1916 and other miscel­ laneous laws. In some respects, however, they are still unable to protect some of cur finest national parks from the unwise pressure exerted by local commercial groups, and there is nothing in the present law that now protects national park tack-country wilder­ ness as wilderness. Wilderness areas of our national forests have no protection at all by law, but merely that of administrative regulations which can be altered as easily and as quickly as they were set up.
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