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Recently, my husband and I attended the open house in Clark Fork that was hosted by Sen. James Risch’s office. We previously attended the meeting that the senator held there in January. We appreciate the steps that the senator and his staff have taken to ensure that people have an opportunity to express their opinions about the proposal to designate the Scotchman Peaks area as wilderness. Over the years there have been many presentations about this proposal. The plans have been well vetted and the time has come to move forward on this plan.

My father introduced this area to my brothers and me in the 1960s. Now my husband and I, our friends and our children are enjoying this special place. We’ve hiked to Scotchman Peak many times, snowshoed to the Ross Creek Cedars, and hiked to Little Spar Lake. These trips inspire us because of the quiet and majestic beauty, the animals, and the ability to explore these lands in a quiet and serene way. It’s always awe inspiring to see the mountain goats in their natural environment staking their claim to Scotchman Peak. We’re glad that we can see them there now and hope that future generations will be able to enjoy them as we have (always from a distance!). We hope that it will remain as wild for our children’s children.

We enthusiastically support the bill that Sen. Risch proposed to preserve and protect this wild land for future generations and we urge the Senator to re-introduce the bill and move it forward.

SANDY WALL

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