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<br />. lhe <'i,.Jr:1 r:i~'cr h;:;v,," been
<br />:Sigr..11<-'d .1:" areas 10 be studied
<br />r das,>;~"icalion ;IS a wild ,l1ld
<br />'cnic rh'cr. 10.::\', hO\l"c~'cr, j",;we
<br />:cn 3warc of till': far fCJelling
<br />feelS of Ih:l.l ;'l~'1.,)11.
<br />T('d I.a:-'~J)', Piedra Dis:.-ict
<br />~n1,;C'r for th.... U.S. Forest
<br />~rvice. SJ.icl lna: ll;c C:e~c~intion
<br />ivcn for the :1:C;l 10 bl' s:~dicd
<br />dudcd a l;lrge portiO!. of his
<br />ilirc raneer .!i..t:ict. Tole des.
<br />iptioncJilsfuTthc PieurJ River.
<br />iddl,' Fork. East Fork. .md all
<br />bataries ther.:l.) h) bc included
<br />thcsludyare,l.
<br />This has b"''::1 inlerprcl"'.:! 10
<br />:antri!Julalics nf Jnys;zt". even
<br />: "cry snla:ks! .~::eJ.m~. This,
<br />rourse. tah'~ in :llrr.'hl all of
<br />~ area bcl',"CC'il illC dr.::inagc..
<br />m CJ.dc Cree;: we~1 to the
<br />'ide belwc(;r: t~c Pi~'l!ra and
<br />Ie River... This indu.ks Ih....
<br />lmtaw .1rC~, first For;;, and
<br />"y very ..m..il '>.reJms. rn~
<br />'a is fur1i..:r clncribed as being'
<br />m the s;)ur~c ('Of these Slreams
<br />U.S.lbO.
<br />Nilhin tll;jl area arc priv;lle
<br />Iches. re"nTls. ..'J;nJ'hr"unds.
<br />ds. bri~;:I'S. J.r.': r.1Jn., olher
<br />hUt'\ th..: n;..!cctj;osc ,.Mtit'ns
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<br />:r s:r.'h'j".\. ~'l: r:;lny ..re
<br />'iou\ly ;,,'T '.1;1;1:1 the t.:cs.
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<br />in~(;r ..n' ;1:..\ i,;"ns 0: lhc ia\l,'
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<br />donc to change the character of
<br />the area to be ~II.lG;ed. However,
<br />limber sales (.r projccts now in
<br />progress nlay be completed. One
<br />vf the larger s31es in progress in
<br />the described area is thc Mosca
<br />Creek sale and work there can
<br />cor.tinuc.
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<br />The Piedra River starts at the
<br />Continenlal Divide, as do lhe
<br />Middle Fork and E.1lOt Fork.
<br />Praclically all of lhc tribl.lt.lric,> in
<br />Ihe opper purtion also star; at. or
<br />near the Divide. Forther down tlie
<br />!>trcamsstaTlat variousaltilodc'i.
<br />La May estimaled that study
<br />lime might lake two years. or
<br />longer. After the study is
<br />completed. and a work lea~er for
<br />the study learn has been assigned
<br />to the project, Ihere mu!>t be
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<br />public hearings. Ihe mailer must
<br />b.. aCled upon by Congress. and
<br />regulationssct.
<br />Infornled sources believe thar
<br />lhis could lake as long as five 10
<br />seven ycau for the entire
<br />pmcedure. During that time no
<br />timber sales Can be made in thc
<br />described area, no work of any
<br />kind other than th;;.t in progrcl's
<br />can be performed. ilnd it is
<br />duuhlfu] thaI the environmenlal
<br />impact ..-.l3lement can be com.
<br />pleted until Ihe study is conl.
<br />;>lelcd and Congressional action
<br />taken.
<br />Much of the raw timber for
<br />local mills has been roming from
<br />the area involved. The desig.
<br />n:nion as a sludy ilrea cffectively
<br />halts all timber sales in much of
<br />the Piedra Dislrict. This could~ if
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<br />scriou!!> effect upon the econom:.
<br />of thc entire community,
<br />There arc ponions of the Piedr..
<br />Ri,'er lhal can never have a
<br />limber sale by the nJ.ture of lht:.
<br />tcrr:lill. L.l'.I.W said lh;lt [jutc 0,
<br />the actual Piedra Canyon had an)
<br />potential for JflY !':se other lhar.
<br />rccr~..HjonaJ. Howe,'cr. there is (',
<br />great P"lcfllial on many of tbe
<br />smallerslre.1msinlhcarea.
<br />Insofar a..-. is known no loea;
<br />org:lniz.1tiollS or go...crnment!>
<br />ha\'\' in any way becn consulted
<br />in the mailer. Thcfe hilS been n"
<br />public c~prcssion of local sent.
<br />imcnt regardin):t the matler. In
<br />olhl'r similar aClions lhe opinior,
<br />of local residents has carried little
<br />wei~hl and 11l.1l may ilg.1in be tht'
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