[at-l] AMC & the 100 Mile so-called Wilderness

[Snodrog5 at aol.com (Snodrog5@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 12/13/03 11:22:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jeffshike2000@yahoo.com writes:

> Concerning the wilderness attributes of this area, here is what the ATC has 
> to say;
> 
> "News accounts of the AMC transaction referred to the Baxter-Monson area by 
> its anecdotal "100-mile wilderness" moniker, although it is a long-time 
> commercial forestry region ? "wilderness" mostly to the extent that the only roads 
> crossing the townless Trail there are unpaved timber haul roads."

This is professional propaganda. The area is well known as the '100 Mile 
Wilderness' and certain fuzzy feelings are connected with the name. The AMC's plan 
is to stay on message: keep tsk-tsking at the nickname, keep saying it isn't 
a wilderness anyway, keep people from thinking it's worth saving...