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<br />: J 3 3 9- abundalll piuoriallcslirnuny. They
<br />talked also, of course, about (~
<br />ponunilies (hig-hlighted by the }'fu;l-
<br />Hng-Ion work) to minirr.izl' winter
<br />starvation losses Ihrough careful
<br />remO\"al of limber overSlur1' in the
<br />\'iciniIY of ,ht" wimer "yarding areas"
<br />of the deer herds-<-uuing pus...ibly
<br />as many as three million or more
<br />tree:<o. While this ....ould be onl}' one
<br />tree per acre of the StoHe Forest Pre-
<br />sene. the cUlling would be concen-
<br />trated in belts around y"arding area...
<br />'fy pt"op](' and J fdt that such extell-
<br />she cuning ...-auld requirt:' modifka-
<br />lion of tht" "forever \\"ild" Article 14
<br />of the ~late ConslilUlion; leaders in
<br />the Stall' Comcrvatiol1 Council came
<br />to <IpplO\e of such cuning. but ar-
<br />gued that it wuld be done legally,
<br />without Con~[ituti()nal amendment.
<br />In fan. amendments for this and re-
<br />lated purposes "'ere prepared with
<br />some optimism for the State' Con-
<br />stitufional Convention of J 968 but
<br />were not passed--due to !.he inter.
<br />position of another unilale'ral in.
<br />ferest.
<br />DUling this ..ame period the Hud-
<br />son Ri\'t"r Commission, under the di.
<br />rectiun of a former Director of the
<br />~alional Park Senke, cam(' up with
<br />a prop<)sal for t'stablishm~nt of a Na-
<br />tional Park in the n:n heart of the
<br />Adirondacks. This det~iled proposdl
<br />was introduced in rq:xHt form just
<br />before fhe Constitutional Comen.
<br />tion. For ('ogt'nt reasons the pro-
<br />posal was oppmed by sportsmen,
<br />cOllst'rvationists, loe..1 p<.'ople, and
<br />Cin tht. family", not publid}') b~' my-
<br />!.elf as Commissioner. The COl}n'!I-
<br />tion then unanimous,," '.'("foed an)'
<br />modification of ArtKle'14, induding
<br />",'ildlife habitat improvement. Inci.
<br />denwly, the main reasons foroppos.-
<br />itiull to the ~ational Park were that.
<br />in contrast 10 :\(...",. York Sfate, the
<br />Parks mak(' no p."l}'me-nts in lieu of
<br />taxes to local g-o\'ernments; they
<br />prohibit hunting, '" hich is permitted
<br />in the I'relot.rvc; and most of;,jIl,they
<br />draw ht'ony recreatiun pressure,
<br />\<o.hile the Presen'e does not encour-
<br />age it.
<br />Thus progress toward achieving
<br />forest !'otand and g-dme h;,jhitat im-
<br />pro\'emelll was Slopped in its tracks,
<br />along with fhl' merging cooperation
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<br />oetween toresters and wltdllte IlLln- (Til1<:1slllolm:lnagememcriteriaanrl,
<br />agers. At th(: time of this "'Titi~g~e _~(r~nures to \-itupe-ration and I
<br />howe\'er, a Coucurrent Resolutlo cusalJons th<Jt the Rangers were
<br />has b('en introduced into the Slale -jllt-ompetent and en'n dishonest.
<br />Leg;slalure (:-':0. 10575. "larch 2. The Forest Sen'ice personnel sat
<br />19;6) which would pro\-ide fur quit't1~. ;,jnd p;,jtiemly through it all
<br />",,'oodland irnprm'emem of wildlife until finally, in a bursf of jUftified
<br />h;,jbitat." So the question is still alive indignation. Chief Lyle WallS strode
<br />although still colllro\'ersiaJ. to the lectern and said loudl)- and
<br />The :-':ational Park issue broug:ht emphalicall~': ~CriticiZ(' us and our
<br />home tn me a gra\"e (lues lion of per- m.'lIlagemellt all you waTH to, but I
<br />snnal imegrity, loyally, and the t'fhies \\"111 nm tult'r;,j~~ ~ny furth~r at[a~ks
<br />of profer.sional dt'portmelll. \'irtu- on m~ pe-ople. I h~ Chamnan m-
<br />all~' cenain fhat the people of fhe fen~ned on the ChIefs behalf; the
<br />Slale did not wam a :-':alional Park, heanngs became more factual; and.
<br />should I-after h;ning \oiu'd m~ while per~1aps m~,fied some",'hat,
<br />pri\'.ne objccriom to 110 ;,j\'ail-haH," the CTHena aud reI" struClur~ Te.
<br />ctrricd the tluestioll to the people mained intact.. .
<br />ami thus publjcl~' opposed nn- boss, . Some",'hdl dlffcrent. bUI 11.lmtnu.
<br />Go\'ernur Rockefeller and his 109 the growth of comprOllllse as a
<br />bruther Laurance. Chairman of the managenenttool. ","as;,j more rect:nt
<br />Hudson Rin:r Commission, bUlh of cast' that ill\'ol\'cd fhe exchange of
<br />whom favored Ihe propus.aF For me, pri\'afe la~d on .the emeq~ing Point
<br />wholl)' impossiblr. Should I h,1\-'e s;,jf R~)e$ l'OauonaJ Seashore,lo~ ~C! al.ld
<br />quief in the vinual certainty thatlhe C? fOrt'st l;,jnds under the' JunsdlC'
<br />Park ""(mld be defeated in ;,j I('gisl.a. lion (.p. t~e- Bure;,ju of Land Man.
<br />!ive tesf-b) Ihe principle that "he ~gement III Oregon. As J under,stand
<br />",'ho fighfs ;,jnd runs away Ih'es [0 H. thercc.ceurred no real.quen~un of
<br />fight another davY' P()ssibl)' much t~le personal or profeSSional mt~g-
<br />wiser for me and perhaps for Ihe rIIy of .the fU.Tl'slcrs who ~-ere ~_
<br />"people of m} Department, but again, voh'ed, mdudmg a BL~f regional di-
<br />for me, quill' impossible'. M)' onh' rector, a fore-stTY school dean, and'
<br />coun;e was to st.md b}' the precept t~e Director ,?f the .Bureau. I.t was
<br />that I have taught to mam' suoordi- slmply;,j quesllon nfJudgment III the
<br />nates and students:' compromise of land-exchange rules
<br />Estn.blish a firm wall riff' n'n(ipll' a.ud \'alues_1O achie\'e :Ill ~ntirely de-
<br />b ond which }'Ofl uil not rl'- slrable obJeClI\:e: ("~t.abhshment of
<br />t:;at. U to ihat point, cum- the Seashore expechtl(Jusl)' and ~t a
<br />promiu~' all /nt'OtlS: then Mop. ~e.asollable ("Os!. But rh.e resultmg
<br />B - d I 1- h f II Impact on the profeSSIOnals con.
<br />etler an more (e Ig t U )" d d d h
<br />d d - - b cernt' emonstrale that l e
<br />cxpn'sse -an plctuTlng a e- d _
<br />h - h' h h Id -d suggestl' compromISe was lOa
<br />aVlor pattenl ~'I(' s ou KUI e
<br />d' ,-' 1 I d 'B' gr('at.
<br />to <1)" s po mea e<t crs-IS enJa. ..,
<br />, F '1-' b' 'd Asm)' IlOalexample. I want to talk
<br />mm r.tn.. 10 s aSlc gUl e: b I' , _
<br />. . a out the po Itlcal, profeSSIOnal. and
<br />MJ' rut.--, '? Whl~h I ~i.'e a/u'll)J ethical fabric ~'hi(h, to m~' mind.
<br />found sa,tlJfa,ctwn. IJ~ nr'Vf'T .to enm('shes The problems relaf('d.to
<br />turn aSld~ In pub['~ affa~rs c1e'arcuu.ing: on lhl" National Fo~t'l.
<br />through t'lewS of prlt'olt' zn- As to the protessional back.
<br />~rYl'sl;.lnltlOKostra'ghtfOf1J.lard ground, the forl"s~ that led Lo lhe
<br />It! domg w!iut appt:ars tn 1f/1' ContTO\-t"ny are larf<;:d)' ("\-'en-aged
<br />nghtat wtJmF, II'Ul1F1gth", COil. in character. due in thl" East to wide-
<br />Jl'qunul'S with Protlidi'nre. ~pre;1d logging and fire~ (similar
<br />In my experielut', Ihe m(l~~ In lhe Adiromf.1rk Situallon) and in
<br />dr;,jmatic defense b\. a leader in the Wesl to Ihe natural character
<br />forestry. of the personal and profes- of the forest and, in some species,lO
<br />sional inte-grity of his people ()((:ur- past fires. Where ilseems ..il\'icultUl'.
<br />red in Ihe late 19-40<; during Con. ally d(""irable 10 maintai'1 the e\'en.
<br />gresy10nal hearings 0'.1 ungel~nd a."wd character and ~pecies composi.
<br />management ;,jlld grazmg- fees 1m. lion of such forests, !ht: t;",bt"T man-
<br />posed by the Forest SeT\'ice- upon ager nalurally IrallS to\,'ard c1ear-
<br />""esfern Sational Forests. Rancher cu([in~ as his prim'ipal mandgement
<br />"'ltnes!oes at the-se- hearings, chaired tuol; pt'rhaps also because it is op<'td.
<br />b~ Senator Barrett of \\'\'oming-, tiunallyefficient.
<br />prog-rrssed during se\eral d3Y's from (Turn to fxtfJ' 6')
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