Post by: fireweed on April 01, 2017, 08:48:47 AM
Short story, comment now and insist that any route, road, or trail that is built be open to recreation access and access to the shore of Spirit Lake for the public. The Mt. St. Helens Monument guidelines specifically state that fishing and non motorized boating is "ok" on the lake, and the original plan had a trail along the lake shore that "could be used for fishing sometime in the future."
I know (personally) that the scientists in charge of the Monument DO NOT support the public having access to their lake, and they will do what they can to keep us out. Pass the word to fishing guys, too (but don't highlight fishing, just access to the lake)
Thanks
Comment comments-pacificnorthwest-giffordpinchot-mtsthelensnvm@fs.fed.us
Article: http://tdn.com/lifestyles/outdoors/road-to-spirit-lake-may-reopen-for-tunnel-work-study/article_74aa8e44-bdf0-5503-9e31-dd6a62d97638.html
Post by: Magnum_Willys on April 01, 2017, 09:01:19 AM
Its been 37 years shouldn't their "scientist" be about ready to retire ?
Post by: fireweed on April 01, 2017, 02:44:52 PM
:yeah:I keep hoping...
Its been 37 years shouldn't their "scientist" be about ready to retire ?
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on April 02, 2017, 09:03:34 AM
"The agency wants to have limited administrative access to the southwest shore of Spirit Lake."
"Administrative Access?"
:kneel: :kneel:
Post by: kentrek on April 02, 2017, 10:34:21 AM
Post by: fireweed on April 02, 2017, 04:06:42 PM
...however...one of the scientists did contact me and the idea of using this route as a public trail was discussed and may be considered IF enough people express interest in such a route (and a group would volunteer to adopt it's upkeep). My USFS contacts are saying that having the public adopt and maintain trails will be a big push for them.
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on April 09, 2017, 10:08:11 AM
"administrative" is catch all for keep the public out. Their is a huge area of the monument that is under an "administrative closure" that has never been commented on or considered in the open and is directly against the USFS's own guidelines.
...however...one of the scientists did contact me and the idea of using this route as a public trail was discussed and may be considered IF enough people express interest in such a route (and a group would volunteer to adopt it's upkeep). My USFS contacts are saying that having the public adopt and maintain trails will be a big push for them.
"Trail" Well :kneel: of course!
Post by: Booman2 on April 09, 2017, 08:32:17 PM
IMO, this is a private fishing lake used by the 2 biologists at taxpayer expense.
Post by: PolarBear on April 09, 2017, 08:38:20 PM
And those "biologists" have been catching 8-12 pound trout out of Spirit Lake. We spent a couple of hours talking to one of them about it and they had zero plans on making it open to the public.
Post by: fireweed on April 10, 2017, 09:36:18 AM
Post by: fireweed on April 12, 2017, 10:21:44 AM
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51305
Post by: headshot5 on April 12, 2017, 10:36:42 AM