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Advocates urge keeping Lolo Peak undeveloped as Bitterroot Resort proposal advances
Summary
Speakers on an MCAT program urged public opposition to the Bitterroot Resort proposal for Lolo Peak, citing public-comment results, possible land transactions involving Plum Creek, a pending Forest Service plan and climate-driven declines in snowpack.
Speakers on a Missoula-area MCAT program on local conservation issues urged listeners to oppose the Bitterroot Resort proposal to develop ski facilities on Lolo Peak, saying public comments and recent land negotiations suggest the issue is not settled.
Advocates said the public-comment record on the U.S. Forest Service draft plan favors keeping Lolo Peak undeveloped and warned that private land purchases and agency-level decisions could still alter public access and land status.
Bob Clark, a presenter on the program, said the Forest Service received 2,000 letters during its draft forest-plan comment period and his analysis of the Lolo Peak portion of those comments found that “80% of the people that wrote in about Lolo Peak wanted to keep Lolo Peak just the way that it is.” Clark said the…
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