Idaho Conservationist, July 2013 Vol. XVI, Number 2 | Page 3
PUBLIC LANDS SPOTLIGHT
Consensus in the Clearwater
To learn more
about ICL’s work
in the Clearwater,
go to www.
idahoconservation.org
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other interests committed to working
collaboratively to identify and implement
balanced solutions.
What’s in the Agreement?
The agreement covers a number of
recommendations:
> Support for wilderness, wild and scenic
rivers, and special management areas
> Provisions for rural economic
development
> Support for increased timber harvest in
the roaded “front-country” of the Nez
Perce-Clearwater National Forests
> Designation of cultural areas important
to the Nez Perce Tribe
Specifically, it recommends wilderness
for the Mallard-Larkins, Great Burn, East
Meadow Creek and Selway-Bitterroot
Additions, totaling about 300,000 acres
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