[pct-l] Logging this summer in southern Washington

[Bighummel@xxxxxxx (Bighummel@xxxxxxx)]

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In defense of the PCTA, they DO fight all land and timber attacks on the PCT.
 They have a full time position dedicated to the purchase of private land
within viewpoint of the trail, excellently filled by Joe Sobinovsky, and they
lobby Congress for continued protection of the trail.  They also work hand in
hand with the NFS and BLM to ensure that they adhere to the National Scenic
Trails Act and the provisions that it puts upon these agencies.  However,
they cannot do anything beyond what is in this act and within the
jurisdiction of the NFS, BLM, NPS, etc.  This agencies, remember, are being
put into a difficult position by this administration which is systematically
de-constructing many of the wilderness protections implaced by the previous
administration.

If you want to help, then by all means, call the PCTA office and ask for Joe.
 I'm certain that he will be excited to get your help and listen to your
point of view.  May I suggest that next time, before just blindly attacking
the PCTA for inaction, please look into exactly what they ARE doing.  Sure,
there is a lot more that they COULD be doing, but they do not have the
resources, either money or people or influence, to do those things.

What they are doing is ACTION, not just sitting back and complaining about
what is wrong and how it should be done.  The passion that I hear in your
message is positive if channeled in the right direction.

Greg Hummel


In a message dated 3/11/2003 10:02:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,
hikerrob@excite.com writes:

> id love to ,but i don`t have an organazation set up.but the p.c.t.a. do`es.
> they have a web site and a e-mail list already set up,they are collecting
> money for trail advocatetsy and the best that they have done in this
> case,is to get the timber companys to promise that they won`t log in
> august(when timber shows are often shut down for fire danger.) we got
> nothing done here because the p.c.t.a. didn`t get the word out.
> im ready to put my money where my mouth is, an open challenge to the
> p.c.t.a. PUT ME TO WORK