This makes no sense at all, we live in North King Co, and are probably guilty to "contributing to the need" of transferring garbage, but get it away, far away from the waterways- we know where of we speak.
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Lynne Ziker
10 years ago
Is this power grab to keep prying eyes from seeing something? Perhaps the aftermath of a very poorly managed fire that very likely undid much of the work and millions of dollars being pumped into the Entiat Valley watershed restoration project? This is the only explanation I can fathom, because the potential danger of mudslides certainly smacks of a bogus "smokescreen." OPEN our lands back up.
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Lynne Ziker
10 years ago
Potential safety threats and "indefinite closures." Unacceptable reasoning for closing off access to thousands of acres of public wilderness that we, the residents, live here for. Just who is trying to cover their backsides in the aftermath of that poorly managed fire with highly suspect logic?
Heads should roll. And maybe they will with enough public outrage.
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Jacquelyn Fisher
10 years ago
Let the public accept the risks so they can enjoy the wilderness. If this main road is closed then whose to say that others won't be closed.
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Lois J Hensley
10 years ago
What is happening to our valley?
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Luanne Howland
10 years ago
Really?
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Mark Johnson
10 years ago
That is ridiculous to close one of the most popular trailheads into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. It is irresponsible and shows a lack of foresight and accountability.
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JGP
10 years ago
We NEED our road open
Here's the thing. You go to the mountains and immediately you inheret endless amounts of risk. When we, decide to venture into the backcountry we are knowingly adopting risk; heading into flood zones, avalanche paths, severe weather conditions, landslides, dangerous animals, falling trees, lack of medical assistance, you name it. But we still go.
The U.S Forest service, District Ranger should not be personally liable for POTENTIAL human risk and public safety. We need our road open. The people here rely on the roads, campgrounds, and trails for endless amounts reasons. No matter why you head for the hills it's your choice and privilege.
Public land is the only thing that allows us to live in a part of the past. Wether recreating or a means of livelihood it's our right.
In closing please tell me what's wrong with this idea: post an information board with potential risk, weather patterns to look for, a registry with planned enter and exit dates, and enter and exit at your own risk. Which is what we all do anyway when living here.
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Patrick Watts
10 years ago
What are we paying for then?
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Scott Santhuff
10 years ago
Please keep our public lands accessible. As a wildland firefighter I understand the risks left from burned areas but those risks are easily mitigated with trail work parties.
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TJ Pearce
10 years ago
It is the job of the USFS to keep roads passable, and public recreation areas accessible, not to indefinitely close access to public lands without clearly defined, scientifically supported, and consistent reasoning.
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Lawrence Selden
10 years ago
It's time to open the darn road.
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Jacob Leonard
10 years ago
OPEN THE ENTIAT UP!
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Christine Mallon
10 years ago
In forty yeas living here, through numerous fires, never has this type of closure occurred and with so little accountability to the public who owns the land.
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Andrea Brixey
10 years ago
Remote areas are, by definition, hazardous. I would expect my peers in the Forest Service to do their job and protect the public when possible, but certainly not to restrict without reason or support access to remote areas indefinitely. I would also be appalled to find they destroyed public property to restrict access.
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Teresa Eddings
10 years ago
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I work for icicle outfitters and without access to the Entiat wilderness and trail heads the business can't be run to its full potential. And what a waste of the wilderness to cut out all the bridges that we have paid for to not access anythjng!! How sickening.
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Jerry Smith
10 years ago
Provide reasoning for your actions and follow due process!!!
Please open the road!
OPEN THE GATE. "This land belongs to you and me "
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This makes no sense at all, we live in North King Co, and are probably guilty to "contributing to the need" of transferring garbage, but get it away, far away from the waterways- we know where of we speak.
Is this power grab to keep prying eyes from seeing something? Perhaps the aftermath of a very poorly managed fire that very likely undid much of the work and millions of dollars being pumped into the Entiat Valley watershed restoration project? This is the only explanation I can fathom, because the potential danger of mudslides certainly smacks of a bogus "smokescreen." OPEN our lands back up.
Potential safety threats and "indefinite closures." Unacceptable reasoning for closing off access to thousands of acres of public wilderness that we, the residents, live here for. Just who is trying to cover their backsides in the aftermath of that poorly managed fire with highly suspect logic? Heads should roll. And maybe they will with enough public outrage.
Let the public accept the risks so they can enjoy the wilderness. If this main road is closed then whose to say that others won't be closed.
What is happening to our valley?
Really?
That is ridiculous to close one of the most popular trailheads into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. It is irresponsible and shows a lack of foresight and accountability.
We NEED our road open Here's the thing. You go to the mountains and immediately you inheret endless amounts of risk. When we, decide to venture into the backcountry we are knowingly adopting risk; heading into flood zones, avalanche paths, severe weather conditions, landslides, dangerous animals, falling trees, lack of medical assistance, you name it. But we still go. The U.S Forest service, District Ranger should not be personally liable for POTENTIAL human risk and public safety. We need our road open. The people here rely on the roads, campgrounds, and trails for endless amounts reasons. No matter why you head for the hills it's your choice and privilege. Public land is the only thing that allows us to live in a part of the past. Wether recreating or a means of livelihood it's our right. In closing please tell me what's wrong with this idea: post an information board with potential risk, weather patterns to look for, a registry with planned enter and exit dates, and enter and exit at your own risk. Which is what we all do anyway when living here.
What are we paying for then?
Please keep our public lands accessible. As a wildland firefighter I understand the risks left from burned areas but those risks are easily mitigated with trail work parties.
It is the job of the USFS to keep roads passable, and public recreation areas accessible, not to indefinitely close access to public lands without clearly defined, scientifically supported, and consistent reasoning.
It's time to open the darn road.
OPEN THE ENTIAT UP!
In forty yeas living here, through numerous fires, never has this type of closure occurred and with so little accountability to the public who owns the land.
Remote areas are, by definition, hazardous. I would expect my peers in the Forest Service to do their job and protect the public when possible, but certainly not to restrict without reason or support access to remote areas indefinitely. I would also be appalled to find they destroyed public property to restrict access.
I work for icicle outfitters and without access to the Entiat wilderness and trail heads the business can't be run to its full potential. And what a waste of the wilderness to cut out all the bridges that we have paid for to not access anythjng!! How sickening.
Provide reasoning for your actions and follow due process!!!