Comments for idahorac.org http://www.idahorac.org Resource Advisory Committees in Idaho Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on County Payment Decline Varies: Implications for future Payments by Financing Secure Rural Schools With No Money | Kootenai Environmental Alliance http://www.idahorac.org/2010/06/county-payment-decline-varies-implications-for-future-payments/#comment-12513 Financing Secure Rural Schools With No Money | Kootenai Environmental Alliance Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:52:38 +0000 http://69.89.31.189/~idahorac/?p=118#comment-12513 [...] imminent end of SRS is of some serious concern to North Idaho counties which have received millions of dollars in direct annual payments which may no longer arrive. Recently, several Idaho counties floated a [...] [...] imminent end of SRS is of some serious concern to North Idaho counties which have received millions of dollars in direct annual payments which may no longer arrive. Recently, several Idaho counties floated a [...]

]]> Comment on What the Forest Service is Saying about SRS Reauthorization Efforts by Kent Henderson http://www.idahorac.org/2011/10/what-the-forest-service-is-saying-about-srs-reauthorization-efforts/#comment-12190 Kent Henderson Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:55:17 +0000 http://www.idahorac.org/?p=521#comment-12190 Thank you for posting this information. I support our rural counties with nationally valuable watersheds in Federal ownership in there efforts to gain sufficient funding to provide the county services, including schools and roads, essential to forest management. However, efforts that would provide funds at the expense of the watersheds are contrary to our local and national interests. A critical mission of the USFS is to protect our watersheds. Placing these lands in private ownership will almost inevitably result in their degradation. Forcing the forests to harvest timber to provide jobs at the expense of ecological integrity will only harm our children and future generations. Responsible timber harvest is a good thing. Irresponsible harvest is shameful. Thank you for posting this information. I support our rural counties with nationally valuable watersheds in Federal ownership in there efforts to gain sufficient funding to provide the county services, including schools and roads, essential to forest management. However, efforts that would provide funds at the expense of the watersheds are contrary to our local and national interests.
A critical mission of the USFS is to protect our watersheds. Placing these lands in private ownership will almost inevitably result in their degradation. Forcing the forests to harvest timber to provide jobs at the expense of ecological integrity will only harm our children and future generations. Responsible timber harvest is a good thing. Irresponsible harvest is shameful.

]]> Comment on County Payment Decline Varies: Implications for future Payments by Financing Secure Rural Schools With No Money « KEA Blog http://www.idahorac.org/2010/06/county-payment-decline-varies-implications-for-future-payments/#comment-11079 Financing Secure Rural Schools With No Money « KEA Blog Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:44:11 +0000 http://69.89.31.189/~idahorac/?p=118#comment-11079 [...] imminent end of SRS is of some serious concern to North Idaho counties which have received millions of dollars in direct annual payments which may no longer arrive. Recently, several Idaho counties floated a [...] [...] imminent end of SRS is of some serious concern to North Idaho counties which have received millions of dollars in direct annual payments which may no longer arrive. Recently, several Idaho counties floated a [...]

]]> Comment on About by admin http://www.idahorac.org/about/#comment-9363 admin Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:51:04 +0000 http://69.89.31.189/~idahorac/?page_id=2#comment-9363 This is Andy Brunelle. You can call me at 334-1770 and I can answer your questions This is Andy Brunelle. You can call me at 334-1770 and I can answer your questions

]]> Comment on Central Idaho RAC Calls for Project Proposals by scott amos http://www.idahorac.org/2010/10/central-idaho-rac-calls-for-project-proposals/#comment-70 scott amos Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:51:17 +0000 http://69.89.31.189/~idahorac/?p=271#comment-70 Here's a chance to create jobs in Yellow Pine or the greater Valley County area. Suggestions: Number one: I would suggest projects such as "opening" some of the roads around Yellow Pine the USFS has declared "closed." Along those roads, I would further suggest removing beetle killed trees, or beetle "infected" such as to reduce the outbreak of the beetle infestation. Free firewood and free dead tree timber, pole permits should be issued. Number two: Instead of using USFS fire crews to thin forests, I would suggest allowing the public to cut the lodgepole pine, other useful materials the USFS stacks up and burns. Then to sell it or use it for projects to improve the appearances and values of their homes. This would reduce air pollution from needlessly burning the low value timber. Number three: Instead of letting approximately 800,000 acres of forest burn to the ground, thin the forest to lessen the impact of wildfires. Roughly $4 billion in timber was lost during the 2007 fires alone, and the worst may yet be to come. Additionally, millions of living organisms died in the fires, to include thousands of endangered species, such as wolves, bighorn sheep, plants, fish. Many animals that survived the fire starved to death or succumbed to injuries sustained during the fire. Many plants, such as trees were weakened by the fires and are now being infected by diseases at accelerated rates. Humans lost out on a chance to make a living. The forest had it's description changed from a healthy, prosperous living organism to that of a burned out slash pile over run by disease and mismanagement. Number four: Dredge out some of the silt, sediment from the rivers which was dumped in the river from flooding that followed massive wildfires. The state, county has already spent millions on road reconstruction due to the course of the river being changed by burned logs, rocks, sediment of historic quantities or proportions. Removing the sediment would create fishing holes which would bring in tourism jobs. The act of removing the sediment could be done low cost, by allowing dredging for gold to recover some of the massive costs for removing the large rocks, logs and filth. Fifth, and lastly: When the local community is screaming desperately to be heard at public comment periods, fighting for their economic survival, THE USFS SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SAYING!!! Sincerely, Scott Amos Website: http://tinyurl.com/USFS-CRIMINAL-ORGANIZATION 9194 W. Alderberry Dr. Boise, ID 83709 208-353-8907 Here’s a chance to create jobs in Yellow Pine or the greater Valley County area.

Suggestions:

Number one:

I would suggest projects such as “opening” some of the roads around Yellow Pine the USFS has declared “closed.” Along those roads, I would further suggest removing beetle killed trees, or beetle “infected” such as to reduce the outbreak of the beetle infestation. Free firewood and free dead tree timber, pole permits should be issued.

Number two:

Instead of using USFS fire crews to thin forests, I would suggest allowing the public to cut the lodgepole pine, other useful materials the USFS stacks up and burns. Then to sell it or use it for projects to improve the appearances and values of their homes. This would reduce air pollution from needlessly burning the low value timber.

Number three:

Instead of letting approximately 800,000 acres of forest burn to the ground, thin the forest to lessen the impact of wildfires. Roughly $4 billion in timber was lost during the 2007 fires alone, and the worst may yet be to come. Additionally, millions of living organisms died in the fires, to include thousands of endangered species, such as wolves, bighorn sheep, plants, fish. Many animals that survived the fire starved to death or succumbed to injuries sustained during the fire. Many plants, such as trees were weakened by the fires and are now being infected by diseases at accelerated rates.

Humans lost out on a chance to make a living. The forest had it’s description changed from a healthy, prosperous living organism to that of a burned out slash pile over run by disease and mismanagement.

Number four:

Dredge out some of the silt, sediment from the rivers which was dumped in the river from flooding that followed massive wildfires. The state, county has already spent millions on road reconstruction due to the course of the river being changed by burned logs, rocks, sediment of historic quantities or proportions. Removing the sediment would create fishing holes which would bring in tourism jobs. The act of removing the sediment could be done low cost, by allowing dredging for gold to recover some of the massive costs for removing the large rocks, logs and filth.

Fifth, and lastly:

When the local community is screaming desperately to be heard at public comment periods, fighting for their economic survival, THE USFS SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SAYING!!!

Sincerely,

Scott Amos

Website: http://tinyurl.com/USFS-CRIMINAL-ORGANIZATION

9194 W. Alderberry Dr.

Boise, ID 83709

208-353-8907

]]> Comment on RAC Sponsored Project Wins Idaho Preservation Award by Mark http://www.idahorac.org/2010/05/rac-sponsored-project-wins-idaho-preservation-award/#comment-3 Mark Wed, 19 May 2010 02:16:21 +0000 http://69.89.31.189/~idahorac/?p=84#comment-3 The photo looks great! The photo looks great!

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