"Who gives a damn about Yellow Pine?"
Actual written words of a Payette National Forest employee.
The Payette National Forest and their employees have been very vocal about "Paying Big Sur land prices" and deliberately letting Yellow Pine "burn to the ground" in an effort to drive rural residents out of the forests.
Actual written words of a Payette National Forest employee.
The Payette National Forest and their employees have been very vocal about "Paying Big Sur land prices" and deliberately letting Yellow Pine "burn to the ground" in an effort to drive rural residents out of the forests.
High ranking Payette National Forest management, including then forest supervisor Suzanne Rainville, have told residents in public meetings: "maybe you shouldn't live in the backcountry anymore if you can't hike the six miles into Cinnabar".
Other officials, like Joe Harper told county commissioners that "we [Forest Service] are closing the roads anyway, and if you don't like it: sue me!"
Even AFTER Valley County sued the Payette National Forest for excluding taxpayers from public discussions, required by NEPA and other federal laws, the Forest Service shuns public opinion. And high ranking Payette National Forest employees like Sue Dixon write things like "NEPA isn't a democracy" in referencing how the Payette National Forest doesn't care about how the public wants our lands managed.
Namely: ending locking-it-all-up-to-watch-it-all-burn Forest Service management policies.
It is very clear that the Payette National Forest management team "doesn't give a damn where Yellow Pine is!" (Their words. Not mine). Nor do they "give a damn" about Valley County, Adams County, Idaho County, the State of Idaho or any other person or entity who disagrees with their locking-it-all-up-to-watch-it-all-burn agenda.
Scott Amos
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