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ExclusionPlea DeniediChief of the U.S. Forest Service has denied a request by tpe Inyo County Board of Supervisors that portion of the HighSierra Primitive Area be excluded -from wilderness classification so that it could be developed as i, commercial ski area.' The area in question is Robinson. Basin, located west of Independence, Calif, in the Inyo National Forest. At a public hearing held in Independence last ^Ugust proponents for the request stressed the need for additional winter sports developments within convenient reach of skiers from Southern California, and the importance of such developmentsonnnomv of Invo County,JaeIConservation groups and individuals testifying in opposition objected to opening any portion of tfije,' classified wilderness system t«^eommereial development, andlt;^e,stioned the quality of Robinses Basin as a winter sports\ After the public hearing Chief Forester Richard E. McArdle received considerable additional testimony from both sides. His ggpision of June 21 states in part:VThe piecemeal opening of established primitive areas in older to serve specialized kinds of uses can only lead to fragmentation of ;the National Forest wilderness system. I cannot permit such rijethods or results. I believe it i*. necessary to study the whole High Sierra Primitive Area and its relationship to other National-Forest resources to determine proper boundaries of the area for fins! classification. In making this determination, we must considerwhether the needs for other resources can be supplied elsewhere.’*An extensive Forest Servicestudy of the High Sierra Prirrn- , tive Area to determine its wilderness character and value is now underway. This study will sJhow which part or parts of the Primitive Area and adjacentterrain should be classified as aformal classification action is expected to be completed in 1963, according to Regional ForesterCharles A. Connaughton.tIINDEPENDENCE — M f Tnvn Countv Boardtfervisors voted this week to piii-sue the county’s application forEdification of the wupexw* area boundary line in Robinson3in to permit winter sports de-•pment.le board reviewed the decision lichard E. McArdle, chief of U.S. Forest Service; in which denied Inyo’s application for boundary line modification.ie supervisors voted to rest U. S. Senators. Clair Engle Thomas Kuchel and Rep. old T. Johnson to work in _be-of an appeal to the decision, i in any manner to obtain a lt;rab!e decision for Inyo. Migressman Johnson this week ied strong objection to the de-made bv McArdle.IIlt;]1€Cfiis is a serious blow to the my of Inyo County”, he “and for this reason I will niie to make every effort to ct the grave mistake made siying the project.” proval by the forest service was required because some acres of land now within a itive area would be involved te proposed development.
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Reno Evening Gazette
Reno, Nevada, US
Wed, Jul 12, 1961
Page 15
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