Re[2]: Same ol' message from Sloetoe... Re: Re[4]: [at-l] It is immoral

[chaynes@javanet.com (Clifford R. Haynes)]

Don't get me going on Tumbledown, the last thing it needs is more people
knowing about it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Cummings" <ellen@clinic.net>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 7:56 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Same ol' message from Sloetoe... Re: Re[4]: [at-l] It is
immoral


> "...BORING, BORING, BORING. Can't you find a less lecturing way to spread
your lecture?"
>
> Some 25 years ago I helped organize "A Maine Mountain Conference." With
the exception of Katahdin,
> the Maine mountains were totally unprotected at that time. The aim was to
focus attention on the
> nature and value of the mountains. We kept the meeting reasonably lively.
>
> But when it came time to pass resolutions the debate became boring, as
debate can be. And people
> started leaving. In fact enough left so that industry had a free hand to
pass whatever resolutions
> it wanted.
>
> Despite this over the years we have managed to protect many of the more
important mountains and
> before Congress as we speak are proposals to protect Tumbledown Mountain.
This is a low mountain but
> with one of the most beautiful summits anywhere, three peaks, surrounding
a mountain tarn. No, I am
> not God. If I were I would ordain protection. My only tool is my very
limited powers of persuasion.
> It would be very helpful if folks would write their Senators and
Representatives and urge full
> funding for the Forest Legacy program.
>
> Weary
>
>
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