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Billy Frank Jr. in the PI: Hands off the roadless areas

Billy Frank Jr, chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, wrote a piece about the importance of roadless areas in the Seattle PI:

There seems to be an excess of optimism around these days. People feel like we’ve turned a page, that things we considered not possible are now possible.

One of the previously hopeless fights I hope ends soon is the long legal battle over the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has the potential to protect more than two million acres of pristine forests in Washington.
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Let’s Get Back On The Right Path

Whoever you are, whatever you do and wherever you live in the state of Washington, it is to your benefit to support state and tribal co-management of the fisheries resource.

There are a number of reasons why this is undeniably true. For one, it’s the law. Co-management is legally mandated by federal law. For another, it avoids litigation that can waste millions of dollars, years of time and tons of energy; yet seldom accomplishes a thing. Co-management also provides an opportunity for the people of this nation to do something they can be proud of — keep their word. The tribes are here to stay, and their treaty rights are as valid as the Constitution that protects them.

So, what does this mean to the fish? For that matter, what does it mean to us humans?

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