River plan misses the mark
I have been advocating for years that there is a very real need for several critical changes in usage on all three forks of the Flathead River in order to protect one of the first Wild and Scenic Rivers in the country from further degradation to its Outstanding and Remarkable Values (ORV’s), one of the specific mandates of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
As owner of one of the first two commercial permits allocated on the Flathead River system in 1976, I have observed dramatic and irreversible damage to the values of these rivers through the years. I am an advocate for public use, I understand the needs for increased commercial and private usage, and some of the change that comes with it. However, over the past 10 plus years, reasonable change has given way to absolutely uncontrolled permission from Forest Service to allow unsustainable numbers.
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