In August of 2000, Wilson Creek was given a great gift, Wild and Scenic River Designation.
Now the USFS is requesting comments on how Wilson Creek should be managed to best protect the many fine qualities of Wilson Creek that earned it its designation. If you love Wilson Creek, and are concerned about its future, you should participate in this process.
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is a great tool for river advocates, but it is not a perfect piece of legislation. It protects rivers from dams and leaves a great deal of additional management decisions up to the managing resource agency and the public. Comments should urge that the boundaries of the protection be extended as far as possible, preferably the entire watershed. It is also critical that logging and road building be curtailed in the watershed.
Whatever your concerns are, make them known in any of the following forums:
Attend and speak at a public meeting at the Collettsville School in Caldwell County at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2002.
Send written comments to: Bonnie Amaral, National Forests in North Carolina, PO Box 2750, Asheville NC, 28802
Call Bonnie Amaral at 828-257-4253, or Commisioner Ron Beane at 828-728-9609 for more information