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Sandy, thank you so much for

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:22:33 +0000

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Sandy, thank you so much for stopping by, the area is incredible, impressive and I think more people should know about that particular area. I am glad to hear that silver mining interests are not after the area. It should of course be preserved for all of us and our children and future generations. I was truly impressed with the people from Sandpoint who gave me their perspective. I keep your web site book marked and will keep telling people about the area, the better informed we are as a society, will insure areas be preserved. Thanks for your hard work!

Thank you Monte! The area is

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:17:20 +0000

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Thank you Monte! The area is beautiful and we look forward to riding their next year and skiing there this winter.

Hi, Ms. McCarthy,Thanks for

Sandy Compton — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:33:00 +0000

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Hi, Ms. McCarthy,

Thanks for the thoughts on the Scotchmans, and your appreciation for what we are trying to achieve.

As program coordinator for FSPW, I'd like to say that there is no big fight about mining or timber regarding our proposal. There is not enough merchantable timber within our proposed boundaries to bother with and no minerals that anyone is interested in.

FSPW is a group that works at the grass roots of our communities, gaining support from the folks who live around the proposed wilderness by collaberation, cooperation, stewardship, education and community involvement. Our challenge is not with any group or industry but with gaining recognition and political impetus.

All my best,

Sandy Compton, Program Coordinator, FSPW

Thank you, Ms. McCarthy. My

Monte Mountain Goat — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:22:00 +0000

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Thank you, Ms. McCarthy. My friend Sandy Compton, who happens to work for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, read your blog and told me all about the good things you had to say. I'm going to share it on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ScotchmanPeaks.

Interesting Article Donal. It

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:39:14 +0000

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Interesting Article Donal. It is true and right now industry has a leg up, people are more worried about jobs than saving a wilderness area. But there is some hope as many there are a good number of advocates right there in Idaho and they are intent on saving the area. We will see how hard Montana fights to bring a new mine into the area. It isn't really far from Libby where there is tons of remediation at the asbestos mines, so people may be more wary, but those mining jobs are usually very good paying jobs, and that is something that Montanans need.

Riding through Bonners Ferry

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:35:19 +0000

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Riding through Bonners Ferry was fantastic, it is beautiful. The entire ride was beautiful, there were so many climbs that were long, out of Bonners Ferry was on of the longer climbs, it was 4 miles I think, but the views were incredible. There are lots of artists in Bonners Ferry, it was quite a cool place.

A long-time friend of mine

MrSmith1 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:27:26 +0000

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A long-time friend of mine now lives in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She is an artist and often paints landscapes of the area. It is an amazingly beautiful place.

That looks like so much fun.

Donal — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:09:09 +0000

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That looks like so much fun. Good luck with Scotchman Peaks. From what I read in this Counterpunch piece, industry advocacy groups are either buying off or shouting down environmental groups, and most people are happy to believe that all is well as long as the lights stay on.