Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project
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BPA is proposing to fund the Burns Paiute Tribe to use rotenone, a fish toxicant, to eradicate all brook trout from High Lake and upper Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls, in the headwaters of the Upper Malheur River watershed. Brook trout are a non-native, introduced, trout species that can hybridize with bull trout due to their genetic similarities. Lake Creek Falls acts as a natural barrier to bull trout migration and the uppermost 1.5 miles of Lake Creek and High Lake contain only non-native brook trout. Brook trout have been able to reproduce without resource competition and create a constant seed-source that invades downstream bull trout designated critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. Past efforts to control the brook trout population have included electrofishing, angling, and gillnetting, but these methods have proven ineffective.
BPA is requesting comments on issues to be considered during the environmental review of the project.
For More Information:
https://www.bpa.gov/nepa/um-brook-trout
Close of comment: 4/11/2024
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paceBPA should assess the potentially toxic impacts of the proposed project on Columbia spotted frogs. Rotenone is known to be toxic to tadpoles. In January 2001, USFS raised the priority ranking for Columbia spotted frogs to 3 due to threats to habitat and survival. See Fed Reg. 66[5]:1295- 1300. In the May 2004 Malheur River Subbasin Assessment and Management Plan For Fish and Wildlife Mitigation, Columbia spotted frogs are identified as a focal species in the Malheur River Basin due to threats to its habitat and other factors. See Appendix A, Part 3 –Terrestrial Assessment of that plan beginning on page 35. Here is a link to the copy of that assessment: https://www.nwcouncil.org/sites/default/files/Malheur04_App_A3_Terrestrial_2004_05_28.pdf
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Locks/AnonymousNorth Shore Washington dam. Do they use Geodetic datums to mark ground level safety area as the Slip fault fillings made to be replaced because of seismic stresses?
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HolomuzkiBPA Comment: No comment submitted
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marlinI STRONGLY oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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LaMoyNo poison!
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KindelDo not poison waters.
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Burns/Big Eye ImaginationEnd pollution on Strawberry Mountain immediately!
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Morgan/Home cookingWhy does this need to be done? Doesnt make any sense!
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McGee-MartelPoison? Are we living in a third-world country?
Very sad.
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Dee
Pesticides and poisons kill more things than they should. This has no place for this area let nature take its course, naturally, without the toxics made for man.
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MatteoThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats, nor is it a place for managers to play God with species and habitat manipulation. The Wilderness Act was passed precisely to rein in the propensity of managers to want to control nature.
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WawrytkoI agree that poison has no place in natural environments.We need to protect all life on Earth for the survival of all species.
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CantaraPlease keep poisons of any king out of Oregon lakes, reivers, and streams.
Thank you.
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UrquhartPoison doesnt belong in wildernesses.
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CalhounPlease keep poisons of any king out of Oregon lakes, reivers, and streams.
Thank you.
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BrewerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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Colley/retiredPoison doesnt belong here.
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Harrod/Wilderness WatchI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Charney/n/ano poisons and chemicals should ever be used on our lands- grounds trees -air water.... stop this.. the science has been known for decades about this..yet you keep poisoning our lands-
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StoverSave our wilderness
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KozakPlease protect the strawberry mountain wilderness.
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THOMPSON/LV DOG RESCUEPLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR PLAN TO POISON THE LAKE AND KILL THE WILDLIFE...WHAT A HORRENDOUS PLAN!
THESE ARE LIVING, BREATHING CREATURES...
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AllieIt would be totally incompetent to proceed without a proper, technically competent evaluation of the effects of this project on the environment!
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van campenWhy do you feel it necessary to eradicate fish in a mountain stream? Are you against fishing, do you hate animals, what is the problem??? When you poison a lake you kill everything, how about some drank from the lake, would they die, is that ok. I am totally against pouring a lake, come up with a better solution, that doesn’t. Hinder animals. That’s not ok!!!!
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Langston/AARP It is our respectability to fight for clean air and water for the next Generation. Our Planet has so much pollution we may never get it all taken care of, but have to try. We are polluting our Rivers and Lakes with toxic chemicals and plastic.Please think before giiving greedy Companies more Land and us more pollution.
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YonkerDo not poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness It would be irresponsible to use Rotenone at all!
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
It would also affect other wildlife and plant species. Stop this insanity and stop this plan now!
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SherwoodPlease oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
I think the Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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Morgan/- None -I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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KeatingPlease be sure that experts in the sciences of ecology evaluate the matter of poisoning fish (and everything else that happens to live in the stream or river) before even considering such an approach. Sometimes you only get one chance and to get it wrong.could do irreparable damage for years to come. We depend on you to get this right.
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Hall/- Select -Please do not introduce poison into this wilderness area.
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BowenPoisons should never be used in a wilderness area.
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DeckerIt seems very crazy to me to be using poison in a wilderness area for any reason The possible side effects are uncalculable and most probably deleterious to your goal of maintaining pristine wilderness and species survival, not to mention possible side effects on visitors. There must be another way to accomplish the desired result for reintroducing original, native fish species.
Than you for considering all alternatives to this dangerous plan.
D. Richard Decker
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BarrettI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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ByrneI write as an engaged and regularly voting citizen, and trained environmental scientist, in opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Wilderness compliance cannot be monitored by a corporation with a direct conflict with conservation. The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, such as motorboating and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
High Lake and Lake Creek are important ecosystems filled with life and should be treated with respect, carefully monitored by an organization that respects the law.
Finally, if efforts are made to remove fish, they should be done without motors and poisons. Under no condition should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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ludlowpoison is not the answer in the strawberry mt. wilderness. it will end up killing wildlife that should be preserved. please DON'T.
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WorleyDo you really think killing with poison is the only way??
You cannot be that deluded.
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Taylor/RetiredProtect our planet!
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GoldbergSTOP and rethink what you are about to do.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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HollandThe definition of wilderness clearly precludes, as it should, the plan to poison the lake to manage fish populations.
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Williamsno poisen
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EdwardsPlease keep motorboats and poisons out of strawberry wilderness area.
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JaggardI urge you to save strawberry Mountain environment from motorboats and poison.
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WangI think it's reasonable to use motorboats for short-term, necessary restoration activities, but the proposal for eradicating non-native brook trout appears to be poorly planned. Effects on other wildlife, water quality, etc. have to be considered. Presumably there is a much more environmentally friendly way to remove the brook trout. BPA should consult with local and federal wildlife agencies to determine better methods to accomplish their habitat restoration goals.
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Mitchell/Friends Of The Piscataquis ValleyPlease hire more staff to do the right thing ecologically to assure the survival of native flora and fauna without using poisons.
It is your job.
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MacePoison has NO PLACE, in any way,shape or form in our wilderness areas!
The idea is preservation, not DESTRUCTION!!
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juergens/mark juergens
poison releases are never good for wildlife in any area.
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Floyd/Nature LoverPlease do not poison this natural area. That would be insanity! Why are we destroying our natural world for profits? The losses we cause are more costly than any we realize. Why are we poisoning our world for future generations? Future generations are going to condemn this current generation for killing our planet. Please protect our planet, do not poison it. Thank you for reading my opinion. Save the Earth from more poisonous attacks.
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Mailhot/MailhotWhere do we find these turkies? Idiots?
We should not interfere with nature by poison since I am sure not all possible outcomes have been planned properly.
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GriffithHow can you even consider this proposal? Only a fool would even consider poisoning a waterway in order to manage any species. Extensive environmental analysis needs to be performed prior to any and all steps implementing this horrible and irreversible policy. Do your damn job!!!
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Livingston/Sierra Club memberI am an enjoyer of wilderness areas in the United States and strongly oppose any introduction of substances or methods to change wilderness in any way. We have tried methods of killing animals in waterways and for the most part they are not unsuccessful and lead to unintended consequences. Please no use of poisons in the Strawberry Wilderness.
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SKIPPERFind another way to get rid of the bull trout, poison is not the answer.
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Steinitz/Catholic Relief ServicesI am motivated to write this because of my love of Oregon -- and of eating strawberries (where I am increasingly worried about the chemical residue). And I am motivated by the love I have for my grandchildren and also yours -- that we leave a legacy in God's beautiful earth that they can also enjoy, as we have.
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HamiltonWholesale poisoning a watershed so you can keep wilderness anglers happy with managed sterile invasive fish species populations is completely at odds with the nature of the definition of Wilderness. Please reconsider the plan to use rotenone in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This toxin will not distinguish between the targeted brook trout and other aquatic species that share an ecosystem with them.
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D'amore I oppose the brook trout removal project. The Forest Service should complete an Environmental Impact Statement based on guidelines for wildernesses. I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal which degrades the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with poison and motorboats.
Thank you
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QuinnI am borrowing a commandment essential to the medical profession: DO NO HARM. Actions have consequences and affect an entire system, be it a human body or an ecological body, such as a lake or creek. DO NO HARM !!! Thank you.
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HurleyDo not use chemicals in the wild
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RobinDO NOT POISON STRAWBERRY WILDERNESS WITH RETONENE!
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HeathfieldColumbia spotted frog by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon via iNaturalist
Speak up by April 11 to keep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
We need you to speak up for the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon to stop yet another project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone! This rugged, high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) on a plan to poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. And, rather than undertake the required environmental analysis and fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness, the Forest Service has passed the decision on to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency with zero Wilderness expertise. We need you to speak up by April 11.
The original project proposal called for aerially spraying rotenone—a pesticide, insecticide, and piscicide—from a helicopter, in addition to drip station applications of the poison to eradicate brook trout in historically fishless waters and “replace the fishery with sterile rainbow trout” that “will be actively managed.”
While we appreciate that the agency has dropped the use of a helicopter to carry out this activity, it has ignored our calls to reject the proposal outright. Instead, an inflatable motorboat and a gas pump, both prohibited by the Wilderness Act, would be used to poison High Lake over the course of anywhere from one to three years, with the area closed to the public for two weeks a year. Wilderness Watch objects to both the use of poison in Wilderness along with the methods of application.
The project’s purported purpose is to kill brook trout, which compete and hybridize with native bull trout residing downstream. But rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
Additionally, it is unclear from the latest proposal whether the naturally fishless waters will be will be restocked with fish as originally called for.
The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats, nor is it a place for managers to play God with species and habitat manipulation. The Wilderness Act was passed precisely to rein in the propensity of managers to want to control nature.
Destroying native species and damaging Wilderness ecosystems isn’t the answer for protecting native trout. Moreover, intensive intervention and manipulation projects like this are fundamentally at odds with the Forest Service’s mandate to preserve wilderness character. The appropriate wilderness response to previously introduced fish in these waters is to let nature take its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes, but if fish are to be removed, it must be done without motors and poisons. And, under no conditions should other fish be stocked in these historically fishless waters.
These activities could not be more antithetical to the concept of Wilderness. And unfortunately, this poisoning project in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is just one of an increasing number of proposed projects around the country where managers want to create their desired conditions rather than protect wild nature. Please speak up by April 11!
The Bonneville Power Administration is accepting public comments here: https://publiccomments.bpa.gov/CommentEntry.aspx?ID=507
Please write in your own words, and personalize your comments if you can, but try to include the following points:
I oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years, and include yearly two-week closures.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Irwin/NoneI am appalled at the inherently destructive method being considered as a solution. The ecosystem is an intricate and complicated system, and any attempt to re-balance it forcefully, as is being proposed, is doomed to fail at the outset, wasting taxpayer dollars and not achieving the started outcome.
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HannahThis type of “management” is unacceptable. It’s the very definition of overkill in the most extreme way. Please abandon this plan.
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ParkerNever add poison into a Wilderness!!! Ever!!!
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DoddNo poison, find another way. The entirety of the ecosystem in that lake/creek should not be disturbed because of this careless move to poison unwanted fish.
No poison, find another way.
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Mailhot/MailhotHow can using poison be a good idea? I can't believe that original natives would consent to poison no matter how much money. My grandmother (the only native in my family) would not approve. She may be turning over in her grave as I write.
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ReedNO
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Dunn/SelfPlease, help save nature.
We should be preserving nature, not destroying it.
Annie
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DolanStop your insane plans right now. Leave the damn fish alone.
Sincerely, Dana Dolan
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BrownLeave the fish and lakes and streams alone! STOP SCREWING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU CHARLATANS!
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GalvinStop the poisoning of these waters.
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FrazerIf you wish to use rotenone in a wilderness area, you should first complete an environmental impact statement (EIS), even if that is not strictly required by law.
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PayneThis proposal is absolutely ludicrous.
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Smithe/SC Loxahatchee GroupWe need to protect the little we have!
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etapa/MyselfWe need to stop poisoning our natural resources and the environment, or there won’t be any water to drink, or food to eat.
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Holden/- Select -I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to REJECT the proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The natural way to deal with the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course -- as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done WITHOUT motors and poisons. Under NO conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it MUST be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my thoughts on this matter that is important to me as someone who is deeply concerned about this country's wilderness areas, which are rapidly decreasing, and the wildlife they support.
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PeytonLong term impact of placing poison in Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon remains unknown. This misguided solution will impact other species including those such as the endangered Columbian Spotted Frog. A more targeted approach must be explored.
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KukalI support this well-measured approach to restoring a fishless condition as part of the minimum requirements analysis. A motorized boat is of such a temporary nature that the harms to wilderness character are vastly outweighed by the improvement in wildlife resources. So many lakes are degraded by invasive trout, and so few are in their proper fishless condition.
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BrooksReleasing a poison into a wilderness to eliminate the fish is easy but is longer term a bad idea. Please consider methods that do not release poison into a protected ecosystem. We n Ed to learn from past mistakes !
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Drahos/RetiredThere's too much to do, but if you do anything, please do it the correct way. Don't deligate. Do your do diligence and listen to experts.
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SDestroying native species and damaging Wilderness ecosystems isn’t the answer for protecting native trout. Moreover, intensive intervention and manipulation projects like this are fundamentally at odds with the Forest Service’s mandate to preserve wilderness character. The appropriate wilderness response to previously introduced fish in these waters is to let nature take its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes, but if fish are to be removed, it must be done without motors and poisons. And, under no conditions should other fish be stocked in these historically fishless waters.
These activities could not be more antithetical to the concept of Wilderness. And unfortunately, this poisoning project in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is just one of an increasing number of proposed projects around the country where managers want to create their desired conditions rather than protect wild nature.
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PaulsonRead the law!
you can't poison anything in a wilderness area, you can't run an outboard motor in the wilderness , you can't run a gas powered pump in the wilderness.
you try this and you will end up in court and lose.
why the hell did you put brook trout in there in the first place?
you know what, there just might actually be something still alive in that lake that you need to consider, like amphibians, shrimp, etc. maybe one of them is actually very rare, so you haver theESA to consider also.
you might just as well do an EIS and try to do it right.
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KuhnertTHE WRITERS OF THE WILDERNESS ACT WERE TRYING TO STOP SHORTSIGHTED ACTIONS JUST LIKE YOU ARE PROPOSING. PLEASE DON'T ALTER WILDERNESS LANDS IN ANY WAY, FULFILL YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO KEEP WILDERNESS LANDS AND WATERS TOTALLY WILD AND UNMOLESTED!
I oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years, and include yearly two-week closures.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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ArmisteadOur world does not need more poisons. Your plan is totally inappropriate.
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WallStop this project! It's nothing but cruelty.
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Hess/EarthAs a very long time hunter/fisherman, I was introduced to this area by an old friend, whom loved the area. A genuine slice of Heaven, Gods place, and now I understand authorities want to play God by introducing toxic antidotes as an un-creative solution for your perceived problem.
For this and other reasons, I oppose your attempts at "management" as they are now proposed.
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FaustDon't poison the Lake and waters to control one species if fish at the cost of killing all the other species that are native to the area. That will destroy the balance of nature and harm too many lives there.
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WeberPlease stop this insanity!!! Keep the wilderness, and stop trying to destroy the earth and all who live here
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LEUCHTMANN/MARATHON FINANCIAL PLANNINGKNOCK IT OFF!!!! FIND A BEETER WAY TO ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS GOALS. THANK YOU.
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TownsendPoisoning a lake with toxic chemicals is no way to "cure a problem" It actually creates more problems. Let nature take its course accourding to the Wilderness Act! There are better methods then poisening the lake. This will only lead to other animals death from eating poinsed fish as well as all the pollution from the lake.Using toxins in our environment is never the solution, never!!! Do it the right way. Protect the land and the water!
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MillerPlease protect these animals, thank you
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Pezzella/- None -I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public
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RicciMy heart hopes SO much that the right thing is done so that ALL living can live their life ????????
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DuplexPlease keep this place for all to enjoy!!!
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gasparplease stop poisoning people, earth,air,water,wild places and wild things!!!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? INSATIABLE DEATH WISH?
please get help or all of us will eventually need help if you're successful!
thanks
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dI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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Smith/NONEDO NOT LET THE POWER STATION MAKE THE DECISIONON THE ENVIRNMENTAL IMPACT! THE FOREST SERVICE MUST DO IT'S OWN JOB!
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DullPlease keep poison out of wilderness areas!
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DullPlease keep poison out of wilderness areas!
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BaumgartPoisoning an ecosystem to replace one species with another is not good policy. It could or would kill other non-target species of life. Why not stock the area with sterile brook trout to breed with native brookies to eventually get rid of all of them. It seems to me I've heard of this being done elsewhere, maybe here in Wisconsin.
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Krasen/SPAN Ohio, advocate for Medicare for AllStrawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon is a project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams! This rugged, high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) on a plan to poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Instead of undertaking the required environmental analysis and fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness, the Forest Service has passed the decision on to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency with zero Wilderness expertise.
In these days when assaults on flora and fauna have taken a severe toll on our environment, it is time to hit the "long pause button."
Please let the Wilderness be! It's good for all of us.
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Pike-DimelI firmly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout removal project!
Protect the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Do not allow motorboats or poison in the Wilderness!
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tahhanHello,
I've noticed that the people in charge of the "poison brigade" are in a position to do the most good, yet choose the alternative. These are weak, inept people without the time honored sense of stuardship for our fragile planet. Animals never allow the least skilled hunters to lead the pack. Humans? That's what we do.
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ClevengerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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DonofrioI could not agree more with the following quote from Wilderness Watch:
“The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats, nor is it a place for managers to play God with species and habitat manipulation. The Wilderness Act was passed precisely to rein in the propensity of managers who want to control nature.”
I once visited one of my favorite large creeks and to my shock it was flowing with water of a fluorescent purplish color. That stream will never be the same for me. I don’t want to fish it or drink from it again.
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LewisPlease stop this poisoning from happening. This action will harm more than just brook trout. A comprehensive, well designed and long term plan needs to be presented that addresses ALL possible outcomes before action is taken.
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Clough/RetiredIll-considered action without thorough examination of unintended consequences.
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WELLSProtect wildlife
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VanceThe use of poison to fix a man-made problem just to create another us absolute absurdity! Everything about this plan is destruction. We need our forests,so STOP messing with them!
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Barbourrotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
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Davies/citizenIt is a slippery slope to start eroding the Wilderness Act that can eventually bring its demise. I grew up in Izee Camp and feel a special connection to the area. I would hate to see the fishing in the area destroyed by misadventure given that we cannot scientifically predict the outcome of poisoning wilderness areas. I don't see the reason for this action that justifies its implementation.
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DionI support taking care of our environment so it will take care of us! PLEASE DO LIKEWISE!
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RubinIn the mid-1950s I worked for the Forest Service in the Sierra National Forest. I have a deep feeling for the wilderness and would hope that any action taken that affects wilderness would be supported by a careful scientific review of impacts of the action on flora and fauna of the impacted area and on humans who live in or near the area or who visit to benefit from it. The Forest Service should be among the first in line to insist on responsible and caring management and use.
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Luck/Retired MinisterIt seems everytime we decide we need to manage nature we make terrible decisions. Why should the number and type of fish be altered by humans? Usually nature figures a way to counter over population without the use of toxins. I don't know why the Wildlife management is pushing the dirty work to you, but it seems terrible public relations for you to do their work for them.
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LIMBERG/Master Gardener/Master Naturalist/BS Nutrition & Dietetics
I am so disappointed .... again.
Why can we not leave well enough alone..
WE KNOW now about all the lethal effects of substances used to control nature.
This one pristine place ... Let's just stop tinkering ....Our devotion to poison is killing humans...Let's find other places already poisoned to discard our lethality.
Come on already
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JahnPlease reject the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement which must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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GreenYour plan to poison the trout will endager and kill many other species. Do not do this; our wildlands will be dead zones. Put the pkan to poison in the trash can.?
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BenedictDon’t poison WATER...runs downhill to all of us
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BerkowitzAs always dumbfounding when we get proposals for some activity in a wilderness area that is basically prohibited by the Wilderness Act.
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MuszynskiI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook trout Removal Project.
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Owens/RETIREDNO POISON!
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UmanPlease do not use any poison in this lake. thanks
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BarberIt is ridiculous and dangerous to use a wide spectrum product to target one species. Please think again about this project.
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Winholtz I am all about the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. I oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
Where is the wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) by the Forest Service? Does Bonneville Power Administration have the expertise or authority to do an EIS? The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
Activities like motorboats and gas pumps poison lakes. This is prohibited by the Wilderness Act. The time line for this illegal act can last from 1-3 years.
The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area. You know this and you must tell the public if you are considering otherwise.
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KingettFirst of all, no offense but...The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance. Plans in place do no such thing.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
thank you,
Dr KL Kingett
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MarkwardtStop poisoning our environment with your toxic substances.
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ROSZEK/RetiredThere is ALWAYS a natural way to address the issues that humans create for the living things with which we share this home.
It is our hubris to believe in the value ofman made chemicals and then to act in that belief.
We are robbing our children and our children and our childrens children children of a good, beautiful future.
AND FOR WHAT EXACTLY?
FIND A WAY THAT DOES MINIMAL HARM TO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR HOME.
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DalyLet us save our wilderness spaces and wildlife for future generations. Thank you.
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OCarrollDo not use poison!!
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Dreyer/N/AThis proposed action makes no sense.
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tahhanHello,
Weve noticed that the people in charge of the poison brigade are in a position to do the most good, yet choose the alternative. These are weak, inept people without the time honored sense of stuardship for our fragile planet. Animals never allow the least skilled hunters to lead the pack. Humans? Thats what we do.
Albert Tahhan
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BeledoWe need to keep our food safe from poisons!
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HaverfieldI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. Frogs are the canary in the coal mine for nature and should be protected at all costs. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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MoreyPoisoning the entire lake to remove trout that are doing well is a very bad idea. Then replacing those trout with sterile fish seems a waste of time and is not a wise decision. Other life will be poisoned as well. I hope you will not fill this lake with chemical poison.
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CarpenterPlease dont use a scorched earth strategy! Rotenone kills so much more...there must be a smarter way to accomplish or re-think this Wilderness Project.
Bonneville Power and the Forest Service should say no to this deathly idea. Why kill everything?
Unintended consequences must be considered.
Thank you,
LC
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BlackstoneWell, you are practicing target management with your plan to spray the waters with toxins to remove trout. Always, our federal agencies tactic is to poison, remove, kill....
Protecting the lands, waters, wildlife is overdue. You have no business poisoning the waters and the fish. Brutal measures, alas, are always expedient and the human response to imbalances WE have caused.
Explain yourselves. Act with integrity, please.
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MalindaSometimes the long term is sacrificed for something temporarily handy but eventually it will cost a price that makes everything worse than just finding a better solution now. We need to get wiser as we advance against the welfare of the planet to counteract all the mistakes weve made before. Lets not make any more by using the same processors we always had used. Find new ways to get what we want by not sacrificing what we NEED, a healthy environment.
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Lamken/ONDAPoison and motors are both outlawed by the Wilderness Act. Please adhere to that longstanding law in the Strawberry Wilderness! Poison and quiet affect far beyond easy observation.
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GoodyearPlease conduct further research on this program before this program is introduced into a pristine environment. Poison is not the solution.
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Burr/Sierra ClubPlease don’t poison or allow motor boats to use rotenone with the efforts to destroy the bull trout. There are too many possible unintended consequences for other species. It’s not the place of BPA to degrade the Strawberry ?? Mountain Wilderness ecosystem with such extreme environmental impacts. Thank you for your consideration of this important matter!
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SwobodaI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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ButlerI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project which impacts the Strawberry Wilderness. This plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act. I urge Bonneville Power and the forest service to say NO to this proposal.
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MackallThis request needs to be denied. The Wilderness Act prohibits both the application of poisons such as rotenone and the proposed method of application.
Our wild areas are too precious and require a greater level of care than skirting the strict requirements adopted to protect areas such as the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Further, no othe non native fish should be introduced, if that is still envisioned as part of this plan.
Bonneville Power and the Forest Service need to say NO to this proposal.
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rosenbergPlease, I am writing to urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say “NO” to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature take its course, as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no circumstance should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area; and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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Savage/- Select -urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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DurandI oppose the use of pesticides et al to rid this area of trout....use another, non-lethal to other species, action...
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MoorePlease reject the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project! The Forest Service should complete a wilderness specific environmental impact statement instead of letting the Bonneville Power Administration make the decisions.
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life in addition to the trout and cause other environmental issues in the area.
Also, using a motorboat and gas pump are prohibited by the Wilderness Act and should not be done.
The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you, Sylvia Moore
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Gromoll/nonekEEP IT THE WAY NATURE GAVE IT.
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GarbiWhy would anyone prefer sterile trout to wild trout -this idea is absurd.
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Griffin/self?
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BrookeI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout removal project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to adhere to its Obligation to Responsibly administer the Wilderness in Strawberry Mountain.
A completion of an Environmental Impact Statement is an imperative, rather than passing off the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency with Zero Wilderness expertise, or even a Statutory mandate to preserve Wilderness.
The EIS Has to adhere to Wilderness Act Compliance, to explore alternatives to toxic manipulation of the Ecosystem, and should include a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act perspective.
The plan includes actions that are in direct violation of the Wilderness Act, which include motorboats, and injecting poison into the lake.
The fact that these actions are being considered is highly Unethical and beyond Irresponsible.
Do the Right thing, and Implement Responsible and Supportable actions to minimize negative impacts on Delicate Ecosystem.
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silverman this poisoning project in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is just one of an increasing number of proposed projects around the country where managers want to create their desired conditions rather than protect wild nature.
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AndersonThere is no reason to use Rotenone, a known poison, in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Area. This area needs to be protected for wildlife as well as for human exploration. At a bare minimum, further study needs to be undertaken to determine if there is ANY need for pesticide in this area at all.
Thank you for your time and attention to this very important matter.
Sincerely -
Andrea Anderson
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LeonardPlease do all you can to protect both the trout and their environment.
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RoevekampPoison is a very blunt instrument. Intensive intervention and manipulation projects like this are fundamentally at odds with the Forest Service’s mandate to preserve wilderness character.
The appropriate response is to let nature take its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes, but if fish are to be removed, it must be done without motors and poisons. And, under no conditions should other fish be stocked in these historically fishless waters.
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Billings
Please respect the natural envirolment.
Keep poisonous chemicals away. Respect
MoTher Nature.
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shaynethe poisoning project is malevolent, deleterious, counterintuitive...more scars upon the land
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De NicolaI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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HenryI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which will impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The BPA should have no say in this matter in which they have no expertise. Poisons and polluting motor boats have no place in a wilderness area. High Lake and Lake Creek have vibrant ecosystems; poisons will affect many non-target species in this region, including bull trout downstream. The wilderness act allows leaving fish
or other species alone that were introduced many decades ago and let nature deal with them. Fish and Wildlife should follow rules of the Wilderness Act and choose a "no action" alternative. You cannot justify pollution of an otherwise pristine ecosystem and death of many species to eradicate one fish!
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HardziejI find it objectionable that you would agree to the use of poison in the Strawberry Wilderness, not to mention the methods of application.
Destroying native species and damaging Wilderness ecosystems isn’t the answer and is at odds with the Forest Service’s mandate to preserve wilderness character.
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Macartneyno poison!
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FreemanDo not apply pesticide on this beautiful area. Unintended consequences are too dangerous to even consider this proposal.
Please stop this proposal.
Thank you.
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sandersPoisoning sounds like an unresponsible un-environmental decision from an organization which should know better. What happens to all the wildlife that thrives on that water while it is poisoned?
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JenkinsWe need to stop this project that will poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone, in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness!
Do Not Do This!!!
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EmsleyDon’t poison.
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GazzolaWe have to stop poisoning our environment. We can not go on killing everything. We’re truly at a crossroad with our heating planet and it’s almost too late to rectify the damage. Please consider to not use poisons to fix or help things. Big business constantly has its finger on the scale working against conservation and true protection for profit and the quickest fix. There are better approaches to the problem. Something everyone can safely live with.
Thank you for your attention.
Diana Gazzola
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MitchellI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
The Forest Service must not proceed until, at a minimum, it submits an EIS to the EPA. The EIS must demonstrate compliance with the Wilderness Act.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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SpruillI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments
- UMB2424 0527 -
DavidsonI am very much in favor of allowing for natural selection. The brook trout, natural to the area should not be so controlled to the point of introducing pesticide poisons into the environment.
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ZarterIf ever there was an example of "the law of unintended consequences," this very bad idea is it. I appreciate the goal, but to pour poison into a lake simply to eliminate one form of fish is nuts. The poison will move downstream and cause harm. As well, the poison in the lake will do harm to other life forms.
You need to seriously rethink this truly bad idea.
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CooperPlease stop this damage to the environment!!!
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TupperHas anyone considered hosting a fishing derby? If removing fish is important, do it in a way that is harmless (no poisons) and brings in $ (fees for the cost of running a one-time fishing derby).
Oregon’s Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is most valuable in its natural, self-sustaining, state. Like Maine, Oregon is revered for its iconic natural features. Tourism brings in money every year!
Of course, the appropriate wilderness response to the presence of unwanted fish — is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If you must remove the fish, it’s crucial to do so without motors and poisons. Thank you.
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KoppelI am horrified by the plan to poison High Lake. This proposal is not a targeted effort to eliminate an invasive species, but a broad poisoning that will kill far more species than is either necessary or desirable. In particular, rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. This horrible plan must be stopped now.
The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats, nor is it a place for managers to play God with species and habitat manipulation. The Wilderness Act was passed precisely to rein in the propensity of managers to want to control nature.
This proposal is so horrible and so contrary to the purpose of wilderness areas that I'm appalled that it got as far as this process. It should have been stopped long before I had a chance to hear about it.
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HaroutianCannot say it any better than your Organization.
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RidenourWhen will companies stop the killing of everything with horrible indestructibles. Earth and ALL of its inhabitants are now suffering from effects of different poisons from decades past. Now already found in humans, wildlife, air, water, ground and companies just insist on dumping/releasing/adding to already poisoned saturated resources. Stop raping earth. 2024 no need for any of this!
thank you,
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Hansen/TITLE*Poison has no place in the wilderness. It never just affects one species. Please reconsider your decision.
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EpsteinWhile I understand the reason for the proposed action, I cannot condone the method to be employed.
Too many other species will be impacted by the poisoning of the lake.
With all the advanced technology we have today, there must be another way to achieve the stated goal without endangering the other life in the lake and surrounding area.
Thank you
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HI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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HerndonI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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CarrollKeep poison out of the strawberry mountain wilderness please
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DonovanProtect all nature.
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MacAuleyWe must stop poisoning our ecosystems and abide by the Environment Impact Statement. This compliance is necessary to preserve acquatic life. We need to respect our environment.
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Freimuth Jr/NoneThere is no question that this is not a good idea, and should be denied due to the impact or impacts it could have on High Lake and Lake Creek and the species that live in them, at least one of which if not more is endangered!!!!
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WeeklyPosion should NEVER EVER be allowed in wilderness areas. Protect the wildlife, fish and rivers/streams, and the land!
How about spreading it over your own property! Be sure to grow and eat some veggies on the land. Maybe that would stop the killing.
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TreatFollow the intent of the Wilderness Act and keep poisons and motorboats out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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HutchensWe NEED to protect ALL of the animals on land, water and sea. We NEED to protect ALL of their habitats!! We NEED to step up now because there is NO plan B!!
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richmond/Salutation*individualas an environmentalist for 50+ years, i am sickened by the idea of poisoning anywhere! much less in a wilderness area. if we have learned anything over the last decades, it is that we are continuing on the wrong path. poisons have far reaching effects that sadly are difficult to remediate, once they enter the environment.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
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SidorPlease get poison chemicals out of the environment
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LanskeyI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Please complete a proper environmental impact statement maintaining the wilderness status of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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PerezI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you got your consideration.
Thomas Perez
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Mabey/ATI-Composites Canada Inc.
Is it not about time that we put the environment
ahead of corporate profits?
Have you folks considered the LONG TERM environmental impact
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AndresenBonneville Power and the Forest Service must say NO to the proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be stocked in this historically fishless area.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 0606 -
Hargrove Jr.Leave Nature to Nature. Its the RIGHT THING TO DO!!!
NO POISON.
- UMB2424 0607 -
WieserPlease reconsider using poison in ANY forest, meadows, etc. it kills EVERYTHING
- UMB2424 0617 -
Minerovic/N/ALeave the Strawberry Wilderness ALONE! Indiscriminate helicopter and motorboat incursions to administer poisons and other insecticides is WRONG! Do NOT Abuse Wilderness areas! Let Nature deal with incursions!
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Petty/NoneYour MRDG about poisoning lakes within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is unacceptable.
Bonneville Power Administration should not have the power to decide what happens in these bodies since they know nothing about the beings affected by their decision.
Foremost, the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness contains many species who could be adversely affected by rotenone. Besides, poisoning in any form is risky and evil, unless you are God - and I know God would never do that to His creatures.
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Sonin/Servant
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It appears the unreciprocated energy of unearned wealth extracted through cheapened capitalism, that's "unEARNed reprisal" mostly garnered from supply-side economics and fossil extraction, in conjunction and corresponding infrastructure amassed, will stop at nothing short of civil suicide just to lazily avoid an alteration of its profit-making practices!
- UMB2424 0627 -
Healy/Windsor Climate ActionI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project affecting the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The Forest Service should conduct a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) to ensure compliance with the Wilderness Act, thoroughly assess the ecosystem's impacts, and explore alternatives beyond the Bonneville Power Administration's expertise. The plan, involving motorized activities and rotenone poisoning, risks harming diverse aquatic life, including endangered species like the Columbian spotted frogs. I urge both agencies to reject the proposal, advocating for a natural approach aligned with the Wilderness Act, and transparent disclosure of any fish introduction plans.
Thank you for considering my concerns.
- UMB2424 0629 -
LindhorstI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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VORNBERGThe abhorrent possibility of poisoning a wild place to remove fish is simply untenable.Drop this now, and continue to protect the water, not poison it! Your possible use of inflatable boats and gas pumps is just against the law.
STOP THUS ACTION NOW!!! Wilderness and water quality are dependent on your right thinking.
- UMB2424 0633 -
GraffPlease take immediate action to stop this destruction of national habitat! I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 0637 -
NashI feel that the less we do to nature the better our climate will be. Poison in any water way should not be.
- UMB2424 0641 -
Gunz/N/APlease do not use poison and motorboats to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. You could let nature take its course, but if you feel you must remove these fish, do not use boats and poison. And it baffles me that you plan to put other fish in after you remove the ones already there. Please consult with wildlife experts about what you’re doing. You have responsibilities to the wilderness.
- UMB2424 0643 -
HartwellRat and mouse poisons, or rodenticides, pose a serious risk to public health and the environment. These are toxic products that cause severe health damage and even death in nontarget wildlife, pets and people. Because of their toxicity and the weak safety standards for their use and distribution, rodenticides are a serious threat to any living thing that accidentally ingests them.
While there are several types of rodenticides, the most dangerous on the market are second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, aka “super-toxic” rodenticides. Super-toxic rodenticides are slow-acting substances that block the synthesis of vitamin K necessary for normal blood clotting, causing their consumers to bleed uncontrollably and die slow and agonizing deaths. There are four types of these silent, super-toxic killers (brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone and difenacoum), all of which have long half-lives that allow rodents to ingest them multiple times before dying. Through a secondary-poisoning process called bioaccumulation, rodenticide residues build up in rodent carcasses to levels many times the minimum lethal doses — exposing rodent-eating predators and scavengers to immense amounts of poison.
- UMB2424 0647 -
HarrisonI write in opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service must fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
I ask for the Forest Service to simply do its job and oppose this project.
- UMB2424 0649 -
GardnerThe proposal must be rejected. The Wilderness must be protected from motorboats, gas pumps, and rotenone poisoning. The current fish introduced decades ago should not be poisoned; nature must be allowed to take its course. No other fish should be added.
The Forest Service is responsible for administering and preserving this Wilderness The Service must complete an environmental impact statement and propose alternatives to make certain plans conform to the Wilderness Act.
- UMB2424 0653 -
ericksonDoNot take poisonous action before you you have fully understand all the ramifications of what you are about to do. One cannot look to control a single species without looking at the bigger picture. Sounds fishy to me.
- UMB2424 0654 -
SchwagerI really can't believe I have to comment on this plan that never should have been even considered much less planned.
I believe it is long past clear that to fix an ecological problem poison is never the answer, reintroduction or enhancement of a balancing species is the CORRECT answer.
I strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Just the part of the name "Trout Removal Project" should be enough to tell you that you are doing the wrong thing.
You don't remove a species to fix anything, especially not with poison; you really have to have your head up your ass to think that poisoning a whole ecosystem is a reasonable choice to fix any species problem.
The Bonneville Power Administration agency has no wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness, and as such should not be anywhere near the decision process here.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years, and include yearly two-week closures.
I strongly urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years, and include yearly two-week closures.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 0657 -
GottliebPlease keep poisons and motorboats out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Thank you for your time.
- UMB2424 0664 -
CarpenterDon't tamper with Mother Nature. Poisoned water means death to wildlife using that area. Stop playing God.
- UMB2424 0668 -
clarkna
- UMB2424 0673 -
RecklingPoison is indiscriminate It kills all wildlife.
Now and in the future
- UMB2424 0675 -
AnkelmanPlease don't turn a calamity into a catastrophe in your pursuit of absolute bull trout population purity and isolation. The shortsightedness of your suggested "what could go wrong?" approaches are frightening. Consult a broader — much broader — pool of environmental scientists before you do something that can never be undone.
- UMB2424 0676 -
MCMURTRAYI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, especially the use of Rotenone, because it will harm the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and the wildlife it supports.
The US Forest Service (USFS) must manage this Wilderness rather than handing it off to the Bonneville Power Administration. The USFS has a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness and they need to do a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) to determine if this project fits within wilderness rules. Mostly, they should look for alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan. The "No Action" alternative should be given full consideration because this project really is inappropriate in a wilderness area, with its introduction of non-specific poison into sensitive aquatic habitats, the use of a motorboat and a gas pump (not allowed within Wilderness areas), and a duration of up to 3 years.
I would like USFS & Bonneville Power to take after Nancy Reagan and 'just say NO' to this proposal. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other species of fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my input.
- UMB2424 0681 -
NadoPoisoning everything kills all life eventually. Quick and rushed attempts rarely work, creating bigger messes.
Really, get a grip. STOP poisoning.
- UMB2424 0682 -
NadoPoisoning everything kills all life eventually. Quick and rushed attempts rarely work, creating bigger messes.
Really, get a grip. STOP poisoning.
- UMB2424 0683 -
MONROEThe broad application of fish kill agents to any waterway, not inhabited by harm causing species is unacceptable. Also delegating control of your mandated duty, is also unacceptable.
Please reconsider the efficacy of this proposed project in need and manner of execution .
Thank you
Respectfully submitted.
- UMB2424 0689 -
VazquezWe must protect nature!!
- UMB2424 0691 -
Crane/1st Presbyterian ChurchI have hiked in the Strawberries - so pristine and amazingly diverse. poison in that riparian area would only leach downward and affect the entire region; contributing to endangering some of the native fauna- especially amphibians and their food chain both below them and above them.
Please do not add poison to this habitat. Fix your concern another way.
- UMB2424 0692 -
machadoThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
- UMB2424 0702 -
BortolottoPlease, please keep ALL poisons, including rotenone, out of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon. This is a wilderness area. You will kill much more than the one specific trout.
I completely agree with Wilderness Watch that the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats, nor is it a place for managers to play God with species and habitat manipulation. The Wilderness Act was passed precisely to rein in the propensity of managers to want to control nature.
- UMB2424 0704 -
BogartThe environment does not need any additional pollutants or chemicals
- UMB2424 0710 -
KingTo be brief, and meaning no disrespect, please reverse your decision to pursue administering toxic chemicals into this pristine, long protected place. These chemicals flow through ecosystems in unanticipated ways with long range effects beyond your decision-making boundaries. The wise thing to do is to not do this at all, that’s what Wilderness is all about, an ultimate safe harbor for plants, animals and visitors alike.
Thank you for your time.
Ken King
Sierra Club
- UMB2424 0711 -
HolsappleI totally oppose this plan to poison the water of the Oregon Upper Malheur. Leave nature alone. Your poison will harm all life in the water and around it. Let nature take its course. Don’t play God with your species selection, killing off one species for another. Downstream harm to Bull trout is inevitable with your plan. Let the species that is there remain though the original waters were fishless. If you have other plans, disclose them for public comment.
LEAVE NATURE ALONE. Why does recreational fishing take precedence here? The majority just want to appreciate nature, not kill it. You are NOT representing the feelings of the majority. No sense. Back off. Leave nature alone. I know I speak for the majority. Quit the killing. Wildlife is barely surviving. You are wrongheaded to do more poisoning/ killing for the wrong purposes. My family lives in Oregon and I will also soon.
Thank you for considering my words.
- UMB2424 0712 -
HicksNO POISONS !!!!
- UMB2424 0723 -
Parr, IIII urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 0724 -
DryerIt is stunningly stupid to poison any part of our environment with rotenone. Please reconsider this incredibly irresponsible action.
- UMB2424 0731 -
GalindoOur environment is precious and fragile. I beg you not to use poisons which further compromise the web of life! Many of our current challenges are due to imbalances caused by the hubris of man.
Thank you
- UMB2424 0733 -
SchmidtPlease don’t poison the land in eastern Orego.
Do everything in your power to protect iplease
- UMB2424 0734 -
MaherPlease cancel your plans to poison the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness lakes and plans to kill fish and native plants in the lakes. From my understanding, environmental impact studies have not been conducted. This poison will kill too many species.
- UMB2424 0735 -
YoungerI'm writing to voice my opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project planned within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Poisoning a body of water to eliminate an introduced species from a historically fishless area cannot help but affect other species and the aquatic environment as a whole, both in the treated area and downstream. Further, the current plan would not create the original "fishless environment" but replace a native species with unnaturally sterile rainbow trout.
I'm particularly concerned that the Forest Service has not met its obligation under the 1964 Wilderness Act to conduct a proper environmental impact statement (EIS) but rather deferred the decision on this matter to the Bonneville Power Administration despite its lack of expertise in wilderness management. A proper EIS would reconsider the need to eliminate brook trout in unnatural ways, consider potential effects throughout the surrounding ecosystem, and suggest solutions that comply with the Wilderness Act,
Please rethink this issue and find another approach more in keeping with the natural integrity of this beautiful and sensitive ecosystem.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 0736 -
RosePlease send more information by mail about this project,
Carter Rose
- UMB2424 0744 -
Wagner/TaxpayerTo whom it may concern:
This seems like a huge waste of resources and money. It smacks of arrogance to believe that an agency knows how to wipe out a specific species with poisons without considering the dire consequences to the ecosystem surrounding it, including birds, animals, and amphibians. Please reconsider.
- UMB2424 0751 -
KopnickLeave the Wilderness natural. Poisoning should not be an option as unintended consequences can happen.
- UMB2424 0752 -
FieldsStop poisoning our earth
- UMB2424 0753 -
CayeI strongly oppose anyone altering our already disturbed balance of ecosystems.
We've already proven ourselves as bad players!
- UMB2424 0754 -
NearyNo poison or motorboats in the Strawberry Mountains Wilderness!
- UMB2424 0764 -
goldmanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter
- UMB2424 0771 -
LemonikStop all poison placed in this country. Animals and people die unnecessarily.
- UMB2424 0773 -
obelPlease do not poison the lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone! As all of these small creatures die off, so will we eventually.
- UMB2424 0776 -
Jensen/LandlineI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
- UMB2424 0777 -
SmithI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
- UMB2424 0779 -
KawaPoisoning lakes in wildernes Hell No
- UMB2424 0781 -
DlugonskiIt is so hard to trust government agencies.
Wilderness is set aside so that human impact is minimized.
How can you poison an area killing target and non-target, rearranging every level of species in an ecosystem.
Scientists understand that everything from birds who snack on dead or dying creatures, worms, insects, microbes etc. are all affected.
How can you not care? Humans with "authority" seem to have the same outlook as & "graffiti taggers".
- UMB2424 0783 -
CurtisThe EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life.
- UMB2424 0790 -
Harris/Zero ChaosPlease do not do worse harm by poisoning a lake and breaking rules that exist to preserve wild places. I dont know how the wrong trout got there - but poison is poison!
- UMB2424 0791 -
Valney/retiredJust do not do this. It is a very bad idea and should never happen.
- UMB2424 0797 -
laplante MDpoisons do not belong in foos
- UMB2424 0808 -
BurnhamThis kind of poisoning is dangerous. A qualified research group should be brought on to investigate. Don’t be careless with a national resource.
- UMB2424 0809 -
Rogers/NAPlease don’t pollute/poison Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Isn’t it time that we became good stewards of the earth…that which we are leaving to our children and grandchildren. Please do the right thing.
- UMB2424 0811 -
GuerinI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Frankly I am horrified, that my tax dollars would even be considered for such a monstrous approach. Managing the natural environment, being a steward of the natural environment, should never include poisoning an entire ecosystem. It truly makes me question humanity's intelligence, to even hear that such an idea is even being considered . Given what we know now about the web of life and the interconnectedness and interrelatedness of all of these things, and our own part in disrupting that, it seems very ignorant to approach the situation by causing more harm, destruction, and disruption.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilderness waters.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years, and include yearly two-week closures.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Sincerely,
- UMB2424 0812 -
PerkinsI am against the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which would have detrimental impacts on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to protect this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS). Instead they have empowered the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness to make decisions. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill a vast number of other aquatic life including tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. Rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully known, the risks are unjustifiable. Rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning of the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 0814 -
O’KeefeRotenone will kill everything in the eco system.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
- UMB2424 0818 -
Voss/Natural Resources LawI am writing to express my strong opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which threatens to adversely impact the delicate ecosystem of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. As a concerned citizen and advocate for environmental preservation, I urge you to reconsider this proposal and take into account the long-term ecological consequences of your actions.
First and foremost, it is imperative that the Forest Service fulfills its obligation to properly administer the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This entails conducting a comprehensive wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than delegating the decision-making process to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency lacking wilderness expertise and a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness areas. The EIS should not only demonstrate compliance with the Wilderness Act but also thoroughly analyze the impacts on the entire aquatic ecosystem, including potential risks to candidate species such as the Columbian spotted frog.
The proposed use of rotenone to eradicate brook trout from High Lake and Lake Creek is deeply concerning. This chemical treatment poses significant risks to non-target species, including tadpoles of the Columbian spotted frog, and could have broader, unforeseen impacts on the environment. Furthermore, the downstream habitat of bull trout is at risk of contamination, and the introduction of nonnative fish species could perpetuate competition and disrupt the natural balance of the ecosystem.
Additionally, the inclusion of motorized activities such as the use of motorboats and gas pumps for poisoning the lake violates the principles of the Wilderness Act. These activities not only contradict the ethos of wilderness preservation but also undermine the integrity of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The proposed closures and extended timeline further exacerbate the intrusion of human activity into this pristine environment.
I implore both the Bonneville Power Administration and the Forest Service to reject this misguided proposal and uphold their responsibility to protect the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Instead of resorting to drastic measures that may cause irreparable harm, we must embrace a more holistic approach that respects the natural processes of the ecosystem. If intervention is deemed necessary, it should be carried out with the utmost care and without the use of motorized equipment or harmful chemicals.
In conclusion, I urge you to prioritize the conservation and preservation of our wilderness areas by rejecting the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. Let us honor the spirit of the Wilderness Act and ensure that future generations can continue to enjoy the beauty and biodiversity of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Thank you for considering my concerns.
- UMB2424 0823 -
BishopPoison do not put it in the lake
- UMB2424 0825 -
EwingKilling native trout so you can replace them with non-native rainbows is unimaginable. It is beyond my understanding how anyone would consider sterilizing lakes and streams under the guise oF "management". The problem in the world today is that humans believe they have the right to manage the world's wilderness.
The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons, motorized watercraft, or humans who want to over-manage designated wilderness.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts on the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through Wilderness Act compliance.
In the strongest terms possible, I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
- UMB2424 0829 -
Cook/USAAPlease protect all living things.
- UMB2424 0834 -
SchellerVery, very short sighted and will have catastrophic consequences. Do the hard work and do it right
- UMB2424 0837 -
SmithWe need to do everything we can to make sure that we are creating a better environment and home for future generations. Please help us do this.
Jamie Smith
- UMB2424 0838 -
BloomPlease protect this beautiful area of all species!!!
- UMB2424 0840 -
WalbridgeIt is an outrage that poison would be used in waters of a designated Wilderness area. The residual damage to water, wild animals and plants in totally unacceptable.
- UMB2424 0844 -
R/- Select -
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 0847 -
zey/USA citizenBonneville Power is now to oversee wilderness designated areas? This is the fox guarding the hen house approach. The paid by taxes Forest Service people are too lazy or incompetent to do this? Like everything now, f---k the citizen, cater to the oligarchs. Head is where the sun doesn't shine in this newer generation of "responsible" public officials.
- UMB2424 0848 -
beinlichOMG are you people insane! WHERE IS YOUR STUDIES!
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
Additionally, it is unclear from the latest proposal whether the naturally fishless waters will be restocked with fish as originally called for.
- UMB2424 0849 -
ShushanKeep poisons out of this area.
- UMB2424 0852 -
CluneI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 0855 -
de Raat/Salutation*It is pure stupidity to use poison in a lake, any lake, much less one in an area covered by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Ever heard of leaving well enough alone? Who is making money off of this? Because obviously someone is or you wouldn't be considering this course of action.
- UMB2424 0856 -
AndrosJust say no to plan to poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
- UMB2424 0857 -
Hudson/Science Fiction EtcIf the concern is the trout, why not just allow fishermen to take the trout, or send someone to trap and remove the trout? Use of poison in this way is absolutely irresponsible and unacceptable! DO NOT POION THE LAKE!
- UMB2424 0859 -
ReichI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
Thank you
- UMB2424 0861 -
BradfordI do not support the use of rotenone poison. I oppose the Upper Brooke Trout Removal Project which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
- UMB2424 0863 -
clarkeIf this is the only way the population can be controlled by extermination, then have a fishing contest for the brook trout. People love competitions so make use of this tendency, kids, adults, elders, don't waste the trout. As a kid I loved fishing for brookies and they are tasty. Host a cook off, get creative and leave the poison alone. Take a page from the "Key's" methods of lionfish control. It could bring in tourist dollars as well.
- UMB2424 0864 -
Swanson/swanson photographyThis is a bad idea, why kill off countless other species to benefit a few fishermen and create a situation that endlessly needs to be 'managed'. Pease reconsider and stop this project.
- UMB2424 0868 -
HawkMake a new plan to manually get rid of the offensive fish.
Poisoning a water source is not a good option.
- UMB2424 0872 -
SparksLast year I visited the area near the Malheur Wilderness. The beauty of the place and the opportunities afforded to be in a pristine place surprised me.
I understand the Forest Service has been grappling with the invasive nature of the brook trout for years. It is my hope that they do not continue to intervene with nature's plan by introducing rotenone or other poisons that will harm other species of wildlife too. To do this in a wilderness setting with motorized vehicles is antithetical to the mandate provided by the Wilderness Act. It would seem appropriate that experts on wilderness should be included in making decisions resulting in a better EIS.
In conclusion I want the Bonneville Power Administration and the Forest Service to not go forward with this proposal. Please keep the public informed of any proposals pertaining to this or other issues that would further degrade our wilderness areas. Once gone they won't come back.
- UMB2424 0876 -
DetmersAs a biologist, I know that herbicides are hormone disruptors and insecticides are neurotoxins. Both are also responsible for altering DNA leading to cancer. Such toxins should not be placed on our foods nor do they belong in wilderness settings where they can destroy food webs.
- UMB2424 0879 -
Perr I oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. I'm calling on Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to reject that proposal. In accordance with the Wilderness Act, the appropriate response to the presence of fish introduced a hundred years ago is to allow nature to take its course. It is necessary to remove the fish without motors and poisons if efforts are to be made to remove them. It must be communicated to the public if agencies know that this is being taken into account. I'd like to thank you for considering my comments.
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BarrowsPoisons harm life in general, people included. Consider another approach, like stocking sterile trout which will have the same effect. I have heard that this is possible now.
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RankinPoisons of any kind should not be applied to wilderness lakes & streams.
Please find an alternative way to remove brook trout, if that is your goal. How about temporarily incentivizing fishing brook trout, which is edible & widely considered good to eat, until their populations are either exterminated or cut to manageable size? Another possibility would be to introduce a predator of brook trout as long as the predator doesn't become problematic itself. Introducing versions of trout that have no or low fertility is another option that could work with brook trout. Poisons are generally one of the worst types of population control because they can cause lots of damage to the environment & other species.
Thank-you!
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Sparks/Wilderness WatchLast year I visited the area near the Malheur Wilderness. The beauty of the place and the opportunities afforded to be in a pristine place surprised me.
I understand the Forest Service has been grappling with the invasive nature of the brook trout for years. It is my hope that they do not continue to intervene with nature's plan by introducing rotenone or other poisons that will harm other species of wildlife too. To do this in a wilderness setting with motorized vehicles is antithetical to the mandate provided by the Wilderness Act. It would seem appropriate that experts on wilderness should be included in making decisions resulting in a better EIS.
In conclusion I want the Bonneville Power Administration and the Forest Service to not go forward with this proposal. Please keep the public informed of any proposals pertaining to this or other issues that would further degrade our wilderness areas. Once gone they won't come back.
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HandleyPoisons will upset the ecology of the area and threaten species. So obvious.
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SuttleStop playing God and do the job you were hired to do. Be a steward of the land and a caregiver of all the life that resides there. Once you all must have had a passion to
protect our lands, waterways and the lives it supports. What happened? Did you all succomb to the almighty greed and power?
I say shame on you and you need to find a new job. One where you can reconnect with your passion.
Do the right thing,stop wanting to poison our waterways.
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WeinerPlease stop the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone! This rugged, high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
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BurnessWe must protect our environment for the fit of both natural areas and the people who benefit from them!
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PalmerPlease protect the strawberry mt. Preserve
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SchneiderI think it is a very bad idea to try to control nonnative brook trout by poisoning High Lake and Lake Creek. Poison and mechanized equipment have no business in a wilderness area, the poison will destroy the rich aquatic ecosystem of the area, and other nonnative fish still will be downstream. The better course is to let nature take its course, or find some other way to remove the unewnted fish, such as by encouraging fishing them out. In any event, if they are successfully removed by appropriate means you should not reintroduce other fish to the area. Two wrongs don't make a right!
- UMB2424 0914 -
Culver
I'm against the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The project should be reevaluated with an environmental impact statement focused on Wilderness standards, considering its effects on the entire aquatic ecosystem and exploring alternatives without ecosystem manipulation. The use of rotenone to remove trout risks harming other species and contradicts the Wilderness Act by introducing prohibited methods such as motorboats. The principle should be to allow natural processes to prevail, avoiding the introduction of foreign species and ensuring transparency in decision-making.
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SchneiderWe really need to stop Messi g with Mother Nature.
Things have a way of balancing, without human help.
Maybe increase bear population in the area.
Guarantee fish will be eaten.
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WhiteI say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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ButtsI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 0928 -
Naumann/law Office of Adrienne B. NaumannSpeaking as an attorney with two biology degrees, unfortunately we don't know what the consequences of this chemical will be: It could destroy the wildlife and beautiful nature of this ecosystem. Furthermore, my strong recommendation is: If it works don't fix it. This is natural area and unless something is occurring there which harms many private properties or other wildlife, nothing should be done. As to motorboats, they are noisy, disturb fish and other animals, leave oil residues and ruin fishing opportunities. Canoing and Kayaking are great but motorboats have no business in designated wilderness animals where everyone craves peace and quiet.
- UMB2424 0930 -
hacklerI oppose the malheur trout removal project using motors and poisons that will kill inhabitants of the fragile strawberry mountain ecosystem.
- UMB2424 0940 -
Kovalicky/Retired USFSPlease take heed to not use poison and motorized equipment inside the Strawberry Wilderness It flies in the face of the Wilderness Act of1964 and professional behaviour and acceptance for the purpose of managing Wilderness as a resource. I urge you to read the Act when you frame your actions and think of the Seventh generation coming on line
- UMB2424 0941 -
Ouellette/Great Old BroadsPlease do not allow government agencies to use Rotenone in the Strawberry wilderness! Have a fishing derby, to reduce the brook trout! Pay a bounty for Brooke’s, but please do not poison our precious water, flora & fauna!
- UMB2424 0949 -
WaltersThe use of poisons in a wildlife area cause unpredictable damage and loss of life in the environment. You cannot control the drift if poisons nor the wash from rainfall This is poor administration of bad science to create a fishing experience
- UMB2424 0950 -
SecatoreAs a a retired professional wildlife biologist (formerly of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), I truly believe that the proposal to use rotenone to kill native brook trout in this project is a terrible idea. Clearly the resulting effects are going to be much broader than the desired aim. I urge you to seriously reconsider this plan.
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STEGEMANThe actions you are proposing to take in managing the Strawberry Wilderness High Lake and Lake Creek are ill advised and contrary to the 1964 Wilderness Act. I understand this decision has been relegated to you by the US Forest Service, however, this does not suspend the intents of lawfully passed Wilderness Act that would protect this area for actions or means proposed.
Please reconsider your involvement and instead, allow nature to work its own solutions. The purpose of protected wilderness areas is to protect them from human interventions to make an "ideal" wilderness.
Thank you for considering my comment.
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ShawTo use proven lethal environmental poisons on a pristine site is so wrongheaded. It makes me question the qualifications of the individuals who put this forward as a solution. Are ecologists and biologists included in decision make
In such a situation?
In carrying out this ‘plan’, the biota of this sacred space will be altered in perpetuity. The smallest of invertebrates to the top of the food chain will be negatively impacted. Enough of this ham-handed approach to ‘management’.
- UMB2424 0957 -
Thomas/NaI appose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal project. It's a threat to the Strawberry mountain wilderness. We need to advocate for the health of the environment in which we live.
- UMB2424 0958 -
Sumner/RetiredWe have a long history of "improving" nature and are then left with chaos afterward. We need to preserve this special place and not destroy it with our poisons.
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Sumner/RetiredWe have a long history of "improving" nature and are then left with chaos afterward. We need to preserve this special place and not destroy it with our poisons.
- UMB2424 0963 -
Bayswe have had so much wildspaces forests wetlands destroyed by greed and people who care for nothing but themselves.... the world is in peril of destruction of nature, wildlife and for what.... stop the degradation of Strawberry Mountain and the wildlife within.
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- UMB2424 0970 -
McGill/none I strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Wilderness should be just that. Wild and untouched, unmanaged. No motors and absolutely no poisons brought in for human agendas.
No other fish should be placed in this historically fishless area.If this is even considered it MUST be disclosed to the public.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life, including endanged species, which will be poisoned and killed,and downstream fish risk being affected also.
A wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS),(to the entire eco-system)that complies with the Wilderness Act, MUST be done by the Forest Service.
Bonneville Power Admin has no mandate--or expertise--to preserve wilderness.
I therefore strongly urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with manipulation of any kind, and especially by motorboat use and poison.
Sincerely, Jen M
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ReichPlease do not approve the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, not just the targeted fish. It also could poison downstream bull trout habitat.
A wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) must be completed. It is unconscionable to pass the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration when they have no mandate to preserve wilderness.
Finally, use of a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake are prohibited by the Wilderness Act,
Best Regards,
Joy Reich
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Biemuller Don't use rotenone in the Strawberry Mountain wilderness and impair the pristine wilderness quality of the area that the Forest Service is bound to adhere to under the Wilderness Act of 1964!
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DiNatale/noneThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, in eastern Oregon,does NOT NEED yet another project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone!
This rugged, high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act.
Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
Leave it and do NOT dump your poison here!!
- UMB2424 0982 -
DouglasThe Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal project, which impacts the strawberry mountain wilderness should be reconsidered. A wilderness specific environmental impact statement (EIS) should be completed by the forest service.
The EIS should demonstrate wilderness act compliance without relying on the Bonneville power administration to make any decisions.
The current plan violates the wilderness act. Bonneville power and the forest service should not allow the strawberry mountain wilderness to be degraded by poison and motorboats.
If the fish are to be removed, it should not be done with the use of poison or motorboats.
Thank you for considering my comments
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Dimitrijevic/- Select -ENOUGH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. ANIMALS SUFFER, WE SUFFER, FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL SUFFER EVEN MORE. THERE WILL BE NO PLACE TO LIVE, AND NO CLEAN WATER....WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO TOTAL DESTRUCTION WITH EACH PASSING DECADE....NATURE WILL FIND A WAY TO SURVIVE, SHE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY, BUT AT WHAT COST...
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Merino/University of MinnesotaThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration, which has no expertise nor authority to do so. We must protect this wild area
- UMB2424 0989 -
Cush SR/NAWTF?
Leave the Wilderness decisions to Environmentalists!
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attamanteI understand chemicals such as Rotenone will be used in this project. As a wilderness area, the use of this or any other pesticide, herbicide is prohibited. As you know a wilderness designation means that any human activity is limited and transient and cannot impact animal or plant habitat.
I urge you to respect this designation and all it entails.
Thank you,
Joe Attamante
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ThompsonKeep out motors, gasoline and poison out of wilderness areas .
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BareDear Sirs;
I have two sets of objections to the fish removal project.
The first involves the means. Motorized means, whether boat or helicopter, are antithetical to Wilderness. It ruins the experience for visitors and is harmful to all forms of wildlife in the area in terms of disrupting sounds used for mating, warnings, etc. All well documented in the literature.
The second set of objections go to the indiscriminate effects of the poison dump.
The impacts can be much wider than the target fish-including species on the edge of endangered status.
There are many areas that can be legally shaped to human preferences-but the Wilderness Act limits what can be done in Wilderness areas.
I hope you will reconsider your plans.
Sincerely,
Eric Bare
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MalcomIf we are going to have lakes to swim in or fish, frogs etc., adding a chemical to the lake is never the way to go . Preserve this water system so it remains a healthy and pristine environment. Give a hoot, don’t pollute.
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WittyThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness should not be degraded with poison, helicopters, and motorboats. Many of the species that live there eat insects to survive. There are issues with pesticides used to kill off insects that get on food for humans growing in a farm. Round-Up, one of the most common, has gotten a lot of bad publicity and other newer ones are responsible for a loss of bees and other insects that are NEEDED. Please do not spray where spray isn't needed. This choice should not be made for the temporary comfort of a few humans that visit the area via hiking.
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Martin/none
I see no reason to poison this lake or use poison
in wilderness areas anywhere.
There is no reason reason for us mortals to play
God in wilderness areas. Wilderness areas should
be left alone and not used as testing laboratories.
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WilkinsonI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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ShabbottI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
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CohenI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which disrupts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service should complete a thorough environmental impact statement (EIS) focused specifically on wilderness impacts, not rely on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) which lacks wilderness expertise. This EIS must ensure compliance with the Wilderness Act, analyze all potential effects on the aquatic ecosystem, and seriously consider alternative solutions like leaving the ecosystem untouched.
High Lake and Lake Creek are vibrant aquatic habitats teeming with life. Using rotenone to eradicate brook trout risks harming other aquatic organisms, potentially including Columbian spotted frog tadpoles (a species nearing Endangered Species Act listing). We also lack complete knowledge of rotenone's broader environmental impact. Additionally, poisoning the upstream waters with rotenone might endanger downstream bull trout habitat. Even with successful eradication in the wilderness section, bull trout in lower reaches will still face competition from non-native fish.
The project proposes activities like using a motorboat and gas pump to poison the lake, which are strictly prohibited by the Wilderness Act. This disruption could last for years, with closures lasting two weeks annually.
I implore both Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to reject this plan that would introduce motorboats and poison, degrading the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The Wilderness Act prioritizes a natural approach, so letting nature handle the situation introduced fish species from a century ago makes the most sense. Any future attempts at fish removal should strictly avoid motors and poisons.
Furthermore, the public deserves to know if the agencies are considering introducing other fish species into this area, which has historically been fishless.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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HarrisTo a lay, wilderness-loving citizen such as myself, this plan sounds barbaric and ultimately unnecessary. Goodness knows the natural world has seen enough poison from humanity at this point.
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GelhardThere should be no poisons in a wilderness area; and the wilderness area should be left as wild as possible for maximum enjoyment of all - not people who want to see a manicured area (stay home for this).
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GlasscockPOISON HAS NO PLACE IN THESE MOUNTAINS !
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BlackmanI oppose the relocation plan.
It is not in the best interest of life in and for the wild.
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LidickerAs a Wilderness Area, I do not believe that any thing that is poisonness that can harm any living, especially, fungi, plants or animals should be applied. Please listen to your scientific experts.
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SwartzI fully support the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project and encourage the planting of sterile rainbow trout.
- UMB2424 1031 -
DemirjianPutting anything out into the world that will poison animals or reptiles is wrong!! Please protect our environment, do not put poisons out for any reason!! And do not allow boats or any kind of motorized vehicle due to the gas emissions.
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BallardNature can be better off without the interference of humans, especially the Government.
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HaydenPlease do an environmental analysis before you begin poisoning Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The waters need to be protected as you will inadvertently kill many species.
- UMB2424 1036 -
PriceIt’s not right to kill all species just to eliminate one that lives in the lake.
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MinichThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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WoodmanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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BurninghamThere are always unforeseen repercussions of using pesticides and herbicides, especially in large amounts like what is planned to be used to poison High Lake. Nothing in nature is isolated; if you poison an entire lake all of the creatures in the vast surrounding area are going to be affected, and so will people who visit the area. In addition, poisoning a water body results in the spreading of chemicals via the water system - the pesticides and herbicides used to destroy fish in the lake will find their way into the lives of humans all over - in small amounts, yes, but all of the different sources of chemicals in the world are vast and problems caused from such chemical exposures compound. We are seeing higher rates of cancer in humans and are coming to realize that not all substances passed as safe by the FDA are indeed safe in the long term.
We should never use large amounts of pesticides and herbicides, especially in wildlife and environmental preservation areas.
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GlazarVery bad idea to put poison in wilderness areas. Please don't start; once it's there we can't take it back, and it will affect systems in ways we cannot predict.
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GlazarVery bad idea to put poison in wilderness areas. Please don't start; once it's there we can't take it back, and it will affect systems in ways we cannot predict.
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GrabarWe need to protect wildlife and nature.
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CliffordI oppose the Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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OverbyPlease leave the Bonneville area pristine, thank you
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VanwymelbekeI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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VeraI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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PacePoison would affect all the species exposed not just the target. I'm opposed to harming the other species, some already threatened. Don't use poison in Wilderness.
Diana Pace
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LinesI absolutely oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Poison has no place in wildlife management, especially in such a sensitive ecosystem. You can’t possibly know what the short or long term impacts this poison will have on that environment and native species this lake and river system supports.
This is a poorly thought out plan that needs to be abandoned.
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AnsleyI am writing in opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. I do not believe that it is appropriate for poisons such as rotenone to be used in wilderness areas such as the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness because they have a wide impact on the ecosystem. It is not possible to limit the effects of the poison to just the intended targets so there will be unforeseen consequences. There are better and more natural ways to remove non-native fish, and it seems counter to the idea of the Wilderness Act to then introduce another type of fish in waters that have historically been fishless.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
Further, this plan includes prohibited activities including a motorboat and a gas pump, which violate the spirit and the letter of The Wilderness Act, and would require that the area be closed to the public periodically.
Thank you for your time.
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LeePoisoning an entire water system is nothing but a killing of all life using the water and is ethically
irresponsible.
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Tran/Wilderness WatchYou should do everything you can to protect the environment and the precious wildlife that inhabit the area. Tourist love going to beautiful, pristine places to relax and unwind from their hectic lives. Don’t ruin your beautiful nature spots. Thank you for your time.
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KlingelAs a former Forest Service employee in Oregon I am disappointed in the Forest Service for not doing an adequate Environmental Analysis of this project. Keep rotenone out of the wilderness and end any active fisheries management in the wilderness.
Thank you,
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BaumgartnerEnough is enough! No more government interaction.
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RulandUsing poison in any environment is absolutely wrong and incredibly stupid. This method will harm much more than fish. Any animal, insect, or bird contacting with the water supply will be harmed.
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BaumYou people must be f--king comatose to spread poison so that other animals can also die. Why not feed it to your own families and get them off of the public's dole.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JordanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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BlanckImagine, if you will, that someone came into your home and put poison in your food, your air handler and your drinking water. Imagine that it made your children sterile. Imagine that.
That's exactly what you're doing to the wilderness if you continue on this path of poisoning ecosystems.
Imagine eating fish that are affected by the poison. You can't control it. Once it's dumped into an ecosystem, it's out of your hand.
So don't do it.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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HowardI have read that the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project threatens the water and species located in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area.
The fish should not be removed at all. Not only that, but the Forest Administration needs to be committed to complete the wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) instead of passing it to Bonneville. If studies are not done before trying to move the fish, you could have a disaster on your hands that will last for many successive animal/fish generations, which includes death to them and poisoning of the water and surrounding lands. Pesticides and oil leaks/motor contaminants are the primary factors represented and that must be noted in studies and the EIS.
If the unwise decision is made to still transplant the bull trout, it is the responsibility of the project managers of the Forest Service to notify the public.
Please also consider the protection of the wildlife by the Wilderness Protection Act as well as the Endangered Species Act. What is being done may very well be illegal as well as highly inadvisable. For example, poisoning of the waters and/or removal of the bull trout will allow other fish species from other parts of the streams to come in and try to dominate the waters (if they survive the pollution first). Either way, I urge you to remember it's a no win situation for the fish and animals...and quite frankly anyone who lives in the area.
These are my comments and I hope and pray you'll take them under consideration when going forward with this misguided project. There's more at stake here than the "progress of mankind" as John Prine sang about.
Sincerely,
Samuel Howard
author and PETA activist from Tennessee
samh3187@gmail.com
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LigorelliI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project that impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement, not passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness.
Please say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
Thank you.
- UMB2424 1141 -
DoctorIt's more important to protect and preserve our water and wildlife than to accommodate a relative few. All of us are affected by the this decision.
- UMB2424 1146 -
BiggsNo one ....wants to be poisoned.Including animals. How horrible and evil to think humans would do such a thing.
- UMB2424 1156 -
Murrin Idiocracy
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jacksonIt is a Wilderness area.
No motorized boats. NO POISON. No modifying Nature.
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Ryals/n/aI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, as it will have a negative impact on the Strawberry Mountain wilderness area. Rotenone has no place in wilderness areas.
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West/Eagle YachtsJust exactly how do you think that subordinating your Constitutional duty and your legal obligations to a private company, which by the way, the Supreme Court said was illegal to a similar plan here in Florida, that has no experience in anything to do with the environment.
The courts have already ruled that a government agency cannot relinquish its power. Not even for something as inconsequential as stop light cameras.
Is there anyone at your office who actually thinks that this is a good idea? What does the word "Wilderness" mean to you?
If you go ahead with this, I hope that somehow not only will you be reprimanded, lose in court and lose your jobs and never be allowed to work in a position of management again.
This is truly beyond the pale. This is your job and it needs to comply with the spirit and the law, without exception, that applies to Wilderness areas.
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Clarke/RetiredI urge you to do the right thing as it’s already long overdue
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Wend/Wend ImagesDear Bonneville Power Administration,
The plan to manage the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area with the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project stands as a contradiction to the idea and rules of what is considered as, and allowed in, designated wilderness areas. Wilderness areas by definition do not require "management," they require a hands-off approach that lets the wilderness live up to its definition. Introducing poisons and administering it in ways that impact those very wilderness characteristics that are supposedly being protected is A. not necessary, B. potentially harmful to non-targeted species, and C. costly and invasive. The damage to the character of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness that was done by past introduction of non-native species should be left to nature to fix, or repaired through methods that do not damage the wilderness, or impact the native species that depend upon it.
Thank you, Daniel Wend
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hoffmanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Tosh This idea to poison a lake and a stream is very reckless! You will be killing a lot of other species as well as the fish you want to remove. I don't understand why you think this is something which is necessary to a wilderness area to begin with. A wilderness area is supposed to be untouched and left to its' natural state. If the type of fish in that lake are a problem(although I fail to see why.)there must be a better way to remove them than POISONING that environment.
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Milliman/SelfI have been to the Upper Malheur Brook area and strongly feel that it is too precious to be altered. We cannot afford to let environmental changes be made to any existing wild areas.
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AvissarI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, as it impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service must complete an environmental impact statement to demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation plan, including a no-action alternative.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems. Rotenone will poison and kill aquatic life, including tadpoles of ESA Candidates Columbian spotted frogs, and will likely have broader impacts on the environment and threaten downstream bull trout habitat.
Please reject this proposal to poison the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Fish removal must be done without poisons. No other fish should be introduced in this historically fishless area.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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GREATHOUSE NEEL/NONEWILDERNESS...WILDERNESS
THE WILDERNESS ACT IS QUITE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE IN DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS.
ANY PROJECT WHICH PROPOSES TO SPRAY TOXINS IN ANY WAY IN A PROTECTED AREA IS INSANE! JUST NOT WRONG, BUT MORALLY AND SCIENTIFICALLY INSANE.
YOUR PLAN CAN ONLY HAVE TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES WHICH SO FAR YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO TURN A BLIND EYE.
STOP THIS PROJECT NOW AND STOP WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY EVEN CONSIDERING LET ALONE AUTHORIZING SUCH A DISASTEROUS PLAN
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FisherPoison cannot be contained no matter how it is administered. Keep this area free of human interference and the wilderness will survive with the best outcome.
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whiteplease do not poison strawberry wilderness, lake or creek.
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MurrayPoison has no place in the natural world.
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Henigman/YearPoisoning the land or other animals predators might eat is useless and pointless because if left to their natural behaviors each animal will take care of population control etc just ny their natural behaviors before humans ever had the ability to manufacture artificial substances. Let nature take its natural course, Gail Henigman - gnamgineh!yahoo,om
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PORTERNo poison. Leave the animals alone.
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Zulack/Columbia Law schoolI oppose the use of poison to eliminate fish.
We cannot play around with "good" poison. Keep it out of all waters.
Shame on you for even dreaming up this cockamamie idea.
I am 81 years old and I never thought I'd see such a nonsense proposal for a wilderness area.
Thanks for reading this. It is simple to do the right thing and just STOP this.
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Gervase/NAI vehemently oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. I am shocked this is even being considered by our taxpayer funded officials, who are hired to protect not poison our environment. It is time you acted in accordance with your mandate from the people or step down and allow someone with a conscious and ethical grounding to take the reins.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens. Get it right or find a job more fitting to your inethical professional demeanor.
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EakinI stand against the proposed Brook Trout Removal Project in the Upper Malheur River, affecting the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. It is imperative that the Forest Service takes on its duty to manage this wilderness area responsibly. This means conducting a detailed environmental impact statement (EIS) tailored to the wilderness setting, rather than deferring to the Bonneville Power Administration, an entity lacking both the expertise in wilderness management and the legal obligation to protect these natural landscapes. The EIS should ensure adherence to the Wilderness Act, assess the full scope of effects on the aquatic ecosystem, and thoroughly examine all possible alternatives, including non-intervention, from the perspective of the Wilderness Act.
The ecosystems of High Lake and Lake Creek teem with life that the use of Rotenone, a chemical poison, threatens to destroy. This includes the potential harm to the tadpoles of the Columbian spotted frogs, which are being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The broader environmental repercussions of using rotenone remain uncertain, and there's a concern about the impact on habitats of bull trout downstream. The presence of nonnative fish species in the lower regions, which could still pose a threat to the bull trout, even after the eradication efforts in the upper streams, adds to the complexity of the issue.
The project entails activities that violate the Wilderness Act, such as the use of motorboats and a gasoline pump to distribute the poison across the lake, potentially extending over one to three years and necessitating biannual closures of two weeks each.
I strongly encourage both Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to reject this proposal that would introduce harmful methods such as motorboats and poison into the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. In line with the Wilderness Act, the natural process should be allowed to prevail concerning fish introduced a century ago. Any removal efforts should eschew the use of motors and poisons. Importantly, there should be no introduction of other fish species into areas historically devoid of them, and any contemplation of such actions should be transparently communicated to the public.
Thank you for taking my concerns into account.
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O'BryantI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook trout removal Project! The environmental impact investigations and decisions should NOT be made from The Bonneville Power Administration but from qualified experts capable of analyzing the impacts on all aquatic life. Further, they must be aware of and dedicated to compliance with the Wilderness Act. This is too important to make mistakes and must be seriously thought out and acted on with the greatest consideration. Thank you.
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Martin/- None -This is a comment from a 77 year old retired woman who loves nature! PLEASE leave this pristine area
alone! The idea of poisoning lakes is particularly
repugnant! Don't the proponents of such a hurtful
proposal realize the harm such an action would cause? I vote to leave wild areas wild! The silence
of a truly wild place is golden! The noise of a helicoptor would disturb and scare wildlife! We don't need the heavy and ignorant hand of man to ruin what to me and the inhabitants of this wonderful place is an irreplacable treasure. We have precious little truly wild areas as it is.
Let's protect the ones we do have!
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Brown I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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gauciI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Maunders/Wm. Maunders AssociatesWilderness, please look it up.
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StansburyStop this project!
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Lorbiecki/Creation Care MinistryDear Forest Administrators,
I am writing to ask that you oppose the Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project--I am a lover of wilderness and its value of bringing visitors into a clean wild place that reflects the natural gifts of this nation for all as well as the glory and majesty of God. To use poison to eradicate one species from High Lake and Lake Creek in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. I understand the desire to give the native trout an edge up against introduced trout, but the use of poison is a violent out of proportion response to the issue and would harm the entire watershed, ecosystem and its species in the same kind of ripple effects as DDT on the birds that ate the fish in DDT toxicated waters or mothers who eat mercury laden fish and pass the toxins to their babies in the womb or through nursing. Have we not learned our lessons yet in these lethal poisons? What of the other aqua fauna and flora, the frogs (including the Columbian spotted) and snails and others and all the native bull trout downstream. Poisons harm birds and visitors who eat the fish or swim in the waters or later eat crayfish or bull trout, etc.
As Aldo Leopold once wrote: “The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to keep all the parts.” This unacceptable short cut of an answer kills all the parts. The job of the Forest Service is to care for the wilderness, its species, watersheds, ecosystems, and nonmotorized visitors. It is not to pass on to vendors its responsibilities, and then allow them to break the rules to use motorboats, and certainly to used motorized vehicles to leave lethal chemicals in its wake!!! And then to add sterile stocked fish is unacceptable.
How much better to consider having visitors encouraged to fish solely for the brook trout, providing open licenses to take those fish all year round with no limits. That will bring more visitors to see the lovely environs and joy and food to them as they fish and eat the brook trout. This will not violently eradicate the fish but keep their numbers down and delight wilderness guests. Aldo Leopold, the great forester, ecologist, land ethicist and wildlife scientist dubbed conservation as a movement toward "nonviolent land use." This use of poison to a whole section of a watershed would be like a bomb--not acceptable.
Please revise the arrangement with the Power facility and take back the reins to manage this wilderness in the spirit it was formed to respect "the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man (humans)". There is no dictate to use radical means to try to retrace history by eradicating a section to start over. That would go under the category of "trammeling"!
Sincerely, Marybeth Lorbiecki
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SizemoreI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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Young/N/AI STRONGLY oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness!
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its OBLIGATION to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration (an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness). The EIS MUST demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the ENTIRE aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
I URGE Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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DixonNo poisons should be put in any water, ground or air anywhere at this point in time. We need to figure out ways to remove invasive species without poisons. We must clean up our act literally and immediately. We are killing every living creature on this earth with our carelessness, ignorance "know it all" thinking that got us here in the first place and greed. We have to stop our cruelty and start eco friendly restoration of native species and native habitats. This is long term and necessary to have viable whole ecosystems that support biodiversity and in so doing support all of us.
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NicolaiThere's no place for poison in our wilderness. It is antithetical to wilderness. Restoration is appropriate, further degredation is not.
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CrumI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. Stop trying to poison the lake and its living creatures. Stop ruining the earth. Animals should not be poisoned and killed.
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SkopekPlease do not poison High Lake and a part of Lake Creek with your use of the poison Rotenonel.
Help keep our wilderness clean and pristine.
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BakerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Montapert/COSTCOI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
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Montapert/COSTCOI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
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HageI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project's idea to use poison to kill off the fish. Poison does not only affect fish, but will affect all wildlife that comes in contact with it. This can negatively impact the ecosystem of this area. The forest service should be held to be in compliance with the Wilderness Act and submit a environmental impact statement. Thank you for your time.
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JonesPoisoning of fish does not work and harms far too many other species in the process. Look at other places where this has failed.
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HoekstraRotenone is short-lived in sunlight, and proper use has to be done at night, not aerially. Rotenone is one of a number of pesticides (like diquat & cyperquat) that have been shown to engender Parkinson's Disease in humans.
The background problem exists still. For example, when North Cascades Nat'l Park was dedicated, carved from USFS land, misguided experts rushed in to fish into Silver Lake, one of the highest-elevation lakes in the 48, a lake that was to be frozen 9 months of the year, and would never be fished because of its inaccessibility. Today, if Silver Lake had been left pristine, research into climate change would follow.
Dr.'s Crasilneck and Hall defined sociopath as someone who manipulates the environment with no real depth of feeling for those involved. We have these experts in every field. For example, turkeys are not native to California, but to raise revenues for Fish & Game, experts brought in feral turkeys and released them in the wild, despite a potential to do crop damage. The Nat'l Turkey Federation lobbied for it, and even had research done to show that turkeys eat wild foods, not crop plants! Fish & Game knew better and even had an MOU with Yosemite not to release these non-natives within 10 miles of the park's border.
Rotenone, derived from the Derris root, is a trade-off, an ecological correction to mistakes of the past by policy sociopaths - but a non-native chemistry may alter the soil fauna. 4 out of 5 animals that walk the earth (swim in water trapped in soil's macropores) are nematodes (helminths). These impacts are being ignored - another example of fish experts demonstrating their sociopathy, while creating jobs for themselves.
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Tait DongIn a wilderness area, there is no need to use any type of pesticide (herbicide, insecticide, fungicide,etc.)
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FisherI am totally against using poisons to eradicate unwanted species. Poisons are not selective and will kill any other fish or animals downstream or in the vicinity of its use. Apparently, agencies are trying to push this through without even a study of what the poison may do. This is the wrong way to manage the Strawberry, or any other area, problems. I know there are other, less invasive, ways to restore native species.
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LeaPlease say no to the proposed method for killing these trout. The poisons will kill other life forms and destroy the ecology. The methods proposed are 100% incompatible with wilderness areas, so please don't even think about using such methods. Please conform your decisions to the special pristine nature of this wilderness area, and do nothing that will be harmful. Thanks.
- UMB2424 1317 -
RosemertaPlease use common sense and choose NOT to poison Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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GonzalezI oppose the use of rotonone in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Please reconsider this poison. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.
DDT almost wiped out Eagles in California, please don’t go down the same road. We need to protect this area.
Thank you for taking my comment.
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AugheyEveryone with a soul knows how terrible this is. Stop it.
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BI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
this sounds like a disaster plan! Poisoning the waters will kill way more wildlife than just the intended fish, and what about down stream?
And violating the wilderness restrictions by using motors or aircraft is unacceptable!
How did those undesirable fish get there in the first place? This serves as a prime example of human intervention where there should be none!
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OsborneI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1340 -
Slattery/CitizenPlease do Not proceed with the planned removal of the of the Upper Malhuer Brook Trout Removal Project !
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ClarkThe following reasons are why I oppose to the Forest Service’s plan for the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
1) No impact statement with analysis of ecosystem effects and alternatives to present plan. Bonnevillle Power Administration lacks expertise in the Wilderness Act.
2) No poisons. Wilderness Act prohibits that for good reason.
3) No motorized vehicles including motorboats.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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OBrien/Richard OBrienThis is obviously (to me) a terrible idea. We'd all be better off, in most cases, by leaving mother nature alone. WORK ON SOETHING ELSE!!!!
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StarkAs a biologist, I strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service must fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration, which has no wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze all impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich, complex aquatic ecosystems. Rotenone will brutally poison and kill aquatic life, including tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, an eligible species for the ESA; rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood so should be avoided. Moreover, rotenone poisoning poses serious risks downstream.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from one to three years.
Bonneville Power and the Forest Service should reject this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the non-native fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. And under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fish-free area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you.
- UMB2424 1349 -
Paskewitz/Sierra ClubPublic waters must be protected, not deliberately contaminated.
- UMB2424 1351 -
KirondeHaven’t we learned by now? This is not the way. I think in your heart you know this. Please stay true to the original ideals that must have led you to job and its power. Not on your watch!
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mooreDo NOT poison, that is completly
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ZappalaInstead of "No Farmers No Food"; it is now that the bees need to be included; for our sakes. Be sure to get "Bayer" in on it.
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KnuthThe idea that an agency would use a destructive poison in a wilderness area is horrendous. Poison use will have a detrimental act on all manner of the creatures that reside there as well as polluting the fresh water available to them. His plan should not be allowed to proceed. This area should remain a wilderness without the intrusion of motorized vehicles and boats.
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ZacksAbsolutely no chemical should be used in a wilderness area, let alone a water source in a wilderness area! The use of chemicals, more than likely also violates the Wilderness Act. If it doesn’t legally violate it, it certainly ethically violates it. Find another way!
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HoodI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project proposed for the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
In this instance, the U.S. Forest Service is negligent in upholding its mission. Instead of conducting a wilderness impact study, USFS joined the Bonneville Power Agency in a plan that would destroy delicate aquatic ecosystems of High Lake, High Creek , and downstream habitats by introducing motorboats, poisons, and non-native fish.
Thank you for your consideration.
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MehtaDo not try to remove a species by poisoning them. The effects are far ranging, unexpected and widespread.
- UMB2424 1366 -
mooreDo NOT poison, that is completely WRONG!
What wood Woody Guthrie say???
You got it--"NO",....
- UMB2424 1368 -
WilbournCan’t we just leave well enough alone,,,geeesssseee
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BarronNo poison in the wilderness w/o full environmental study
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FreemanLeave the river alone. Don’t allow motorized boats in it either.
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KingSay NO to degrading the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
The best wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, it must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you.
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WillardI fervently oppose the US government ignoring the Wilderness Act and its obligation to protect environmental integrity. To not do an environmental impact on poisoning sections of this waterway not only subjects species of all kinds but the natural environment in unknown harmful ways. This proposal seems to take an easy way out approach and, to my understanding violates the Wilderness Act. I urge that the brook trout removal project is scraped in favor of less serious, at this point, unknown damaging impacts.
- UMB2424 1384 -
EikePoison has no place in any public location
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SkalskyEnsure due diligence and properly review environmental impacts.
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SilversPlease do not poison the waters any longer. All the wildlife and land in the area is impacted more than we know.
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StrotherI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, as it will affect the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Rotenone poisons aquatic life OTHER THAN YOUR TARGETED SPECIES, and this is forbidden in wilderness areas such as Strawberry Mountain.
Don’t poison the wilderness!
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BonnerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
We ALL have a responsibility to work together in order to Protect and SAVE our Wilderness, Waterways and Environment from senseless Destruction and Poisoning in the name of Ignorance and Greed!
We have to STOP the senseless killing of our Wildlife out of Ignorance and Greed!!!
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NiermannPoisoning of a protected wilderness area is beyond all logic. The proposed methods to do this poisoning are also beyond reason. As one of the original protected areas it should be treated in a manner fitting to how valuable this resource is. It is unacceptable to turn the management of this wilderness to the Bonneville Power Administration that has no expertise in managing a wilderness area. This proposed poisoning must be denied/stopped immediately. Any action take in this wilderness must begin with the required environmental analysis of this site. Do not proceed down this path that will lead to devastation to the wilderness for who knows how long.
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BodnerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1421 -
KunstmanPlease do not destroy our natural waterwys
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BelserIt is good the non-native fish will be removed, but this is a terrible idea. Putting poison I. The water to kill the fish will damage other parts of the ecosystem others than the immediate area.
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RolederPoison has no place in the wilderness. Please follow the law and do a thorough environmental procedure. Leave the brook trout alone.
- UMB2424 1439 -
RudinPoisoning streams and lakes has unforseen consequences, especially for amphibians. This decision should be made by wildlife professionals, not the Bonneville Power Administration!
- UMB2424 1440 -
DobrowitskyWhy are you poinsong an entire food chain, every bird, frog, tadpole, squirrel, whatever lives up there, are you kidding, this is so irresponsible!
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MertrlyPoison has no place in our water ways.
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DiSimonePlease PROTECT ALL THINGS WILD & WONDERFUL!!
- UMB2424 1453 -
reynoldsReally...Poison. I think it's time we do far better than trying to destroy our planet.
- UMB2424 1455 -
IkerdPlease end the delay and protect West Indian manatees as endangered and update their critical habitat designation under the Endangered Species Act.
- UMB2424 1456 -
MangelPlease respect this Wilderness area, and don’t poison the environment.
- UMB2424 1463 -
PeskoI am very much opposed to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project because it impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest service should not pass this to the Bonneville Power Administration, since they lack wilderness expertise, which is needed to complete the mandated wilderness environmental impact statement.
This area ..High Lake and Lake Creek contain rich ecosystems. Rotenone in these lakes will will poison and kill this aquatic life and poison bull trout as it goes downstream.
Additionally, this plan would utilize activities that are prohibited by the Wilderness Act..such as motorized use and ecosystem manipulation.
Please do your job and protect Stawberry Mountain Wilderness. Thank you.
Pat Pesko
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SpileckiThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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SwensonI am writing to oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project because the use of Rotenone will poison, kill other aquatic life . Of particular concern is the Columbian spotted frog which is being considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
Thanks
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Savardareplacing a naturally-reproducing ecosystem of trout with one that has to be manually and continually maintained just seems like a bad idea.
I would vote against this plan.
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Chapman/Citizens' Climate Lobby Montrose COWe need to protect our natural environment and mitigate Fossil fuel which damages it.
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FurlongPoisons have no place in the wilderness. Helicopters and any kind of motorizes boats have no place in the wilderness. Rotenone will affect many other creatures besides the target brook trout. If the trout need to be removed, this is NOT the way to do it. Please reconsider and do an environmental impact survey before you take action. Thank you for listening.
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WillrothNo poison!
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MacNeilPlease do not use poison in the upper Malheur brook trout removal project. To do that is similar to using a sludge hammer to kill a fly in your kitchen. The amount of damage is hugely disproportionate to the task at hand. They’re other ways to remove invasive fish without causing so much harm to other creatures and plants sharing the ecosystem. Please consider other methods.
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IvensI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments
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Stampfler/CitizenI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1487 -
RasmussenI object to poison being used in our pristine forests and lakes. Are there any published studies about the science of this? What about all the other creatures that could be harmed? I wish you would not take this risky path.
Thank you and please reconsider.
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AcerroYou can not allow people to poison a lake in a wilderness area.There are animals who depend upon this water for life. Endangered species you will likely kill. So you don't want this species of fish. Let fishermen catch them and remove them. Use nets and remove them yourself. Then let the introduced species you want out compete any that are left. Water can not be poisoned!!! You would probably kill plants dependent upon this water as well. Maybe aa few humans as well. This is an area it is your job to protect. Do your job.!!!!
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Tullai/SelfHello,
I am deeply concerned and reject the plans to spray strawberry wilderness. Spraying poison is not good for the land, the ecology the wildlife and the humans. Leave nature alone. Will you not be satisfied until everything is dead? Look at the natural world, she does just fine without human hand.. ,please, preserve this priceless treasure.
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Mitchell/none What tha?!!! What part of wilderness do you not understand? No poisons, EVER. If you need to remove fish, do it manually. There are probably sports fisherman who would go in by foot and fish with poles. Then hand nets. Never motors.
Poisons are killing everything. The food chain brings that poison right back up to you and yours.
The mitigation of your poison will take many years, and probably never be completely reversed.
I am adamantly opposed to your poison plan!!!
- UMB2424 1498 -
SwarzmanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1499 -
DuncanPlease keep the wilderness wild.
- UMB2424 1502 -
Rossieno poisons
and
no motorboats
in the
wilderness areas!
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ChesleyPlease leave the fish alone. If you remove them, how many other animals will go hungry or starve. There is no kind of profit worth more than the natural setting we all are blessed to have.
- UMB2424 1507 -
BaybordiPoisoning a wild lake is not a sound environmental move.
- UMB2424 1512 -
OswaldPoison, such as rotenone and motorboats do not belong in a wilderness area. Please deny this unwise propasal.
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Stone/SelfIf efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area.
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OfstadThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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WilsonI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes.
If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1525 -
lemonPoisoning this area sounds like a boneheaded idea!
- UMB2424 1527 -
WassermanI strongly object to the spraying rotenone—a pesticide, insecticide, and piscicide. I fear this will endanger many species and plant life, as well as poison the environment. Please find other less intrusive ways to deal with invasive species.
Thank you
Joseph Wasserman
West Hartford, CT 06117
- UMB2424 1537 -
Knaz/155-32-0463our public lands should remain free of big oil or any big company that wants to use the land. the land is for humans and the wildlife that live there.
- UMB2424 1538 -
PedoneWhat are you thinking by putting poison in the wilderness!!! That's Insanity!!
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ChesleyI am concerned that any attempts to kill the Brook Trout will also kill the Bull Trout.
I have a dream, of a DNA specific herbicide, that could kill invasive plants and vines that strangle forest and choke out the native flora, and leave the rest of the habitat to recover from the damage done by the invasive.
Unfortunately, it's just a dream, and the only herbicides we have will also kill the plants or other life forms we want to save. I hope I'm wrong about your project, but if I'm not, then there will be no trout, only starvation.
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JamesAre the executive committee or persons making this decision is going against the current latest science? Willfully, ignoring crucial
climate information which is's the latest available? What is wrong with all of you? You are prepared to kill plants, trees and other insects, animals and birds to rid this lake of a native @species in return for a sterilized non-native species!
You guys have really taken the biscuit! Disgusting. I hope all of you people doing this work hang your heads in shame and be prepared for a prolonged and consistent backlash. Not just me but many others.
Sincerely,
Alison James
Sandy Hook, CT
- UMB2424 1555 -
PriorSay No to new proposals on the trout profect!
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StoneFish poisoning has no place in Wilderness. It is indiscriminate, killing everything in the lake. If brook trout are a problem, find and use a targeted tool.
In fact, poising is only temporary. Often, it is used repeatedly as the unwanted fish keep returning. A waste of $$$ and needless killing of native wildlife.
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RoleI strongly oppose the use of Rotenone in wilderness areas, especially in mountain lakes with pre-existing amphibian populations. Replacing non-native brook trout with non-native, sterile, rainbow trout, is hardly an improvement from a sportman's perspective, the perspective of a fishery biologist (I am a fishery biologists).
This poor management plan needs to re-evaluated and replaced with a plan that benefits someone besides the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Sincerely,
Nathaniel Role
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Bartell/self employedPoison is a terrible way to die!
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KaluzaThank you for reading my comments. While I don't liv e in OR, I do visit. I oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which will impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness negatively.
- UMB2424 1590 -
AndersonAs a Vietnam veteran I oppose anything like this anywhere. They told us that agent orange would not be harmful to humans. Look how that turned out.
- UMB2424 1595 -
DreslerPoisoning an entire area to eliminate one species is a foolish, lazy way method of managing a wilderness area. Any water down river will kill or affect all species and especially the bull trout that live there.
Please do not kill a wilderness area to accomplish ypur goals.
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Fowler/N APlease keep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. I object to the use of poison in this Wilderness and its application. This Wilderness is protecting 69,350 acres of alpine lakes, headwater streams and countless native species. Please do not disturb it by the killing of trout. This is destroying a precious habitat.
Thank you.
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ViandierI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which would negatively impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Dropping poison in the environment has so many unforeseen consequences, especially the manner in which the Forest Service is proposing to disperse it (by boat and drip station applications). The Forest Service should do a real wilderness-specific environmental impact statement, taking into account all the species that will be harmed by putting rotenone--or any poison--in the environment. It should not pass the responsibility off to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency that does not specialize, in any way, in understanding the impact this will have on wilderness.
The Wilderness Act was put in place to protect wilderness; this proposal is antithetical to any wilderness protection by its very nature. Widespread, blatant poisoning is bad for everyone in an ecosystem, which is just a common sense sentiment. It's appalling that the Forest Service is not protecting the lands they're trusted to keep pristine. If the nonnative brook trout are causing problems, and if they must be removed, it should be done without harming any other species. If they're just part of the ecosystem now, then, per the Wilderness Act, they should just be left alone and let nature assimilate them.
Thank you,
Jamila Viandier
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DoughertyHow much abuse does the planet have to endure before it's too late to turn back? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS WAY TOO MUCH!!!
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FriedmanI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1611 -
fI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1612 -
ArenaHow dare you think about releasing any kind of poison anywhere. Isn't this planet toxic enough? Poisoning the water and environment will seriously impact everything and everyone. Think of a better plan. Poison has no place in wildlife management. What you are planning is criminally irresponsible.
- UMB2424 1614 -
GuzynskiWe have no right to poison our environment for any reason. It is very short sighted to think that the poison will know to select only the fish you want to remove and then quietly go away. I am not all that smart but please use your thinker! Surely you can come up with a better solution.
- UMB2424 1616 -
MonteleoneSTOP killing and poisoning precious Mother Earth and ALL Living Things!!!! I think you should endure the same treatment that all these voiceless and innocent animals and plants are experiencing. This is INSANE!!!
- UMB2424 1618 -
Gordon/Unknown"This is a quote concerning only one of many transgressions that are protected by the Wilderness Act." This quote is one from the newsletter I received today.
I find it untenable that you would continue with this legislation. Please understand that the American Public is increasingly informed about the doings of its government. We're not ignorant of your propositions and your part in effecting laws that affect us.
Please consider yourselves on notice. We're paying attention to you.
Sincerely,
Rick Gordon
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mclaughlinWildlife Agencies need to be staffed with individuals who are dedicated to saving our wildlife including that humans cannot exist on the planet without healthy ecosystems.....it's not rocket science but it appears they have no realization of this fact.....how is this possible????? saving our wildlive will save all of us......
- UMB2424 1628 -
Billings/None Please save this beautiful area for future generations and wildlife.
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Billings/None Please save this beautiful area for future generations and wildlife.
- UMB2424 1630 -
Gilligan/GlamGill StudiosI am opposed to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. The ecosystems must be protected at all costs. Do not allow this American treasure to be poisoned and polluted.
- UMB2424 1631 -
RoaneI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motor boats and poison. The approximate wilderness respond to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is let nature take it's course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, it should be done without motors And especially Without poison. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1635 -
HebronPlease protect Mother Nature.
- UMB2424 1636 -
HuntI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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Reutzel/selfHaving your organization determine to rotenone a stream and lake is ABSURD.
Abdication by the US Forest Service of their decision making expertise is equally absurd.
This is a Wilderness Area, not a playground to replace one species of trout with another.
Poisoning the stream and lake also threatens ALL life in the ecosystem which includes that of endangered species.
I urge the NO ACTION alternative to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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Lindberg/NoneThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness should not be poisoned! This would kill more wildlife than the objectionable trout and is anti-Wilderness in nature.
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FreyDear Staff,
I am writing to express my strong opinion that the rotenone application has no place in this wilderness area.
Also the use of a fish killing chemical often has wider effects n steam ecology than first expected, as decades of mismanagement of fish populations has clearly shown.
Killing non native brook trout which are naturally reproducing is a mis-step. And adding sterile rainbows is yet another mis-step, introducing another species which will potentially upset the ecological balance of this wilderness area.
The introductions of non native salmonid species has shown detrimental effects on native species and strains so many times in so many places in the NW.
Please cancel the proposed rotenone plan all together. Its consequences may well cause several other future problems in this wilderness ecosystem.
Thank you.
- UMB2424 1654 -
ClarkWhat is wrong with you people poisoning
Brook trout do you not realize that the
raptors and other mammals such as
Bears, raccoons and otters who eat fish
Will die from this poison? This is a cruel
and dangerous violation of the Wilderness
Act. You with your poisons who feel inflicting
collateral damage is insignificant are
causing irreversible damage to our planet.
It’s hard to imagine that such wanton
disregard for nature is even considered
to be acceptable.
Sincerely hoping will not poison
the brook trout. That you will respect our
Wilderness and its magnificence.
And if you do poison the brook
trout, don’t forget Karma will
always be there waiting for you.
- UMB2424 1657 -
Gratop-LewiPlease do not use rotenone in your efforts to remove the unwanted trout from High Lake and environs. It's a much too dangerous chemical to use in a wilderness area. And it is a probable cause of Parkinson's Disease, the most rapidly growing neurological disease in the world.
There is no excuse for using this chemical anywhere.
- UMB2424 1665 -
ScrantonII oppose the upper Malheur Brook trout removal project. It degrades the strawberry Mtn wilderness with motor boats and poison.
You need to conduct an EIS that demonstrates wilderness act compliance.
Sincerely
Liz Scranton
- UMB2424 1666 -
BalloWhy poison our planet? Soon we will have a dead planet. Scary? Do the right thing for all of us.
- UMB2424 1670 -
MauermannI oppose the brook Trout removal at strawberry Mountain wilderness. Let nature be nature without man's interference
- UMB2424 1673 -
HoldnerHave we not yet learned that when we intercede in Natural systems that almost always f--k things up and make the situation worse?
- UMB2424 1680 -
Edinger/N/AI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. It would harm the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Rotenone could kill many species besides brook trout.
- UMB2424 1685 -
SpauldingThe use of poison is never a good idea. There is the possibility that other creatures could be affected.
- UMB2424 1689 -
VilladongaThis poison should not be allowed to be used. This
will harm our wildlife and our environment.
Please re-consider doing this.
- UMB2424 1691 -
Friend/attorneyThis proposition assails common-sense protection of wildlife and habitat.
- UMB2424 1692 -
Fattahipour/n/aI wanted to share with you that a number of local CA cities and the State's Wildlife Conservation Board have banned the use of pesticides/insecticides as part of habitat restoration and/or management. It has been scientifically proven that these chemicals permanently remain in some toxic form (runoff, microplastics, PFAS) long after they've been utilized. In turn, it has also been demonstrated that ecosystems do not recover to their native state after these chemicals are used due to destruction of the soil microbiome.
Don't make the same mistake we did in CA ... only use mechanical/non-chemical means.
- UMB2424 1698 -
StorchPlease do not poison these lakes now. An environmental assessment must be done to prevent collateral damage. To intervene and then put in sterile fish that must be restocked is an unnecessary tampering with nature and its processes. Thank you.
- UMB2424 1699 -
Bahls/Northwest Watershed InstituteI am a fishery biologist with M.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology from Oregon State University. I am also an expert in high lake ecosystems and high lake fisheries, and impacts of fish stocking on high mountain lakes in the Western US. I have lead the largest high lake ecological survey in the U.S. (in Idaho and Montana for USFS and IDFG) and wrote my M.S. on the ecological effects of fish stocking on naturally fishless lakes in W Idaho.
There is no denying that brook trout can have a serious ecological impact on high lake ecosystems, overpopulating lakes and eating everything they can, as well as spreading to downstream systems where they compete with native fish. However, the proposal appears to be poorly thought out. If there are brook trout downstream of the lake, poisoning the lake will not do anything to help the native fish downstream if the downstream areas already have brook trout, which apparently they do.
Secondly, the proposed methods are not consistent with the Wilderness Act. Using motorboats is definitely not consistent, nor is using poison to kill fish that will result in killing other native species.
Back to the drawing board please.
- UMB2424 1702 -
Willis/NoneWhat is it with the US Forest Service? If they aren't running around in noisy, fossil fueled helicopters, then it's chopping down precious old growth forests or poisoning wild, pristine parts of Mother Nature. Seems like we need to reevaluate just what the purpose of the forest SERVICE is!
- UMB2424 1716 -
SzymanowskiToo many privalged billionaires. The USA cannot afford to give the rich more money. About time they paid their fair share.
- UMB2424 1727 -
Forsyth Use no rotenone on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.Maintain this place in its natural condition and according to all applicable protective legislation and environmental agencies.
- UMB2424 1733 -
FaryPlease do not poison this wildlife area and kill off multitudes of species for someone to profit! This poison will have cascading affects and contaminate the waters for multiple generations! This plan is not wildlife management, but stupidity at the highest level, which will even wipe out endangered species! Do Not Allow this to happen in AMERICA!!!
- UMB2424 1734 -
FaryPlease do not poison this wildlife area and kill off multitudes of species for someone to profit! This poison will have cascading affects and contaminate the waters for multiple generations! This plan is not wildlife management, but stupidity at the highest level, which will even wipe out endangered species! Do Not Allow this to happen in AMERICA!!!
- UMB2424 1738 -
LewisRespectfully requesting the area remain fishnets Ndmprotected from motored boats etc.
- UMB2424 1740 -
Kruger/Not applicableAdding toxic chemicals to our environment isn't a solution, most particularly in an area set aside as wilderness.
- UMB2424 1741 -
CarstarphenThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens
- UMB2424 1743 -
JohansenI’m writing because I care deeply about my grandchildren’s future health. The animal creatures and plants in the world environment are being poisoned by chemicals that are harmful and we are all in harm’s way from the forever chemicals. We must stop destroying our world and all creatures who live here. Please stop ??
- UMB2424 1748 -
FogliettaPlease stop yet another project that will poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone. Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon is yet another project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone!
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.
- UMB2424 1756 -
Rysavy/selfThere should NEVER be any poisoning of any wilderness area anywhere period. This is horrible for the environment, wildlife, and humans. NO POISON EVER!!!!!!!!!
- UMB2424 1757 -
NaiduI do not approve of the use of poison or motor boats in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area.
The removal of brook trout should be done without using motors or poison. Thank you
- UMB2424 1758 -
WaringPlease stop pandering to the wealthy business interests and protect the country that you are sworn to protect!!
- UMB2424 1759 -
Tiefen/Loretta TiefenHello, Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish. Please ban this immediately!
- UMB2424 1760 -
KesslerPlease ban this immediately! rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
- UMB2424 1761 -
KesslRotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish. Please ban this immediately!
- UMB2424 1762 -
TiefenPlease ban this poison immediately! Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
- UMB2424 1768 -
WestKeep poison out of the strawberry mountain wilderness
- UMB2424 1771 -
SandsDo not poison aquatic environments. Ever.
- UMB2424 1775 -
KinseyStop poisoning!!!!!!!
- UMB2424 1783 -
WarnerKeep poison out of our environments.
- UMB2424 1784 -
MillsPlease don’t use poison. It will kill so many innocent animals and birds. You need to use science to make decisions.
- UMB2424 1787 -
MANSELLStrawberry Mountain Wilderness should not be a place where poison is introduced, even if it is supposed to be an answer to another problem.
Poisoning the Wilderness IS a problem.
Please seek other solutions.
- UMB2424 1797 -
kolasaPoison is a very cruel way to kill animals. Please leave them be.
- UMB2424 1799 -
GravesHow many species will you kill with Rotenone? This is a horrid idea.
- UMB2424 1802 -
HONISHI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1810 -
AmsdenWHO in their right mind would allow one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act be poisoned?
Using equipment BANNED in the area to kill insects and fish is an appalling waste of tax dollars.
On top of murdering existing wildlife, poisons NEVER stay where are applied and will definitely have long term ecological effects, spreading by air and water to other areas impacting livestock, pets and humans.
Get real!
- UMB2424 1813 -
BockinoI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1815 -
SwainThis should remain protected wilderness.
- UMB2424 1816 -
SpearTo Whom it may concern,
I fully support the use of Rotenone in Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. As a fly fisherman and conservationist, I believe this project is necessary to protect both Bull Trout downstream and Columbian spotted frogs in the basin. I trust and encourage the BPA & Forest Service to do everything in its power to protect non-target species, including catching and temporarily relocating species such as the Columbian spotted frogs.
Todd Spear
- UMB2424 1817 -
ChaffeeI do not believe chemicals should be used for this purpose. Trying to fix one problem through artificial means is likely to create other problems down the road.
- UMB2424 1820 -
CampbellI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
The agencies are assuming to know what they are doing, but in fact, are ignorant of how nature knows best. Letting nature be the moderator is what Wilderness is all about.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Joyce Campbell
- UMB2424 1821 -
DuffyWhy?
- UMB2424 1822 -
McLallenI find that on my own little 50 acre plot, that nature knows best about these kinds of things. It just takes time to sort out what can live with what in this new environment and climate. I have seen many invasive species come and go and most do not last long.
- UMB2424 1823 -
NovkovPlease remove trout from the BPA.
Sincerely,
Russell J. Novkov
- UMB2424 1829 -
Liller/NoneIt is inconceivable to me that you would perform any action in a wilderness designated area without doing an environmental impact assessment. What’s the purpose of having an environmental impact assessment if you don’t use it? And what’s the purpose of having a wilderness designation? If you manage it like you would your home? Please at the very minimum do an environmental impact and follow their recommendations. Please reconsider your actions. Thank you for listening.
- UMB2424 1830 -
ShabazianThis is really sick. This country is a very sick place. This is how we deal with everything - just kill it. We are killing off the whole planet. When you tell your grand kids how you helped the planet by spraying poison everywhere, I'm sure you will be very proud. This is just appalling! Couldn't you think of a better plan than this? Just more Americans who are out of touch with nature and sick in the head, who just love to kill things. Maybe you could go shoot some wolf pups afterward.
I wouldn't expect anything else from a utility company and their moron employees.
- UMB2424 1838 -
soraghanPlease STOP using poisons in our wildlife areas - they kill!!
- UMB2424 1843 -
Eckel/nonePoisoning fish in a lake just to replace these fish with another specie of fish doesn't make any sense. Especially when there could be dangerous effects on the poisoning of other animals. Poison should not be used in the wilderness at all.
- UMB2424 1844 -
BergI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 1848 -
Hirai-HadleyPlease don’t spray and poison the lake
- UMB2424 1864 -
LeMaireThe introduction of rotenone into these waters will have many unanticipated consequences, like so many times in the past. This would also happen in a Wilderness Area, which is no place for any of this activity. The law is clear in that none of this proposed activity is allowed in the area. It's best to leave things alone here rather than spend countless dollars for a completely unnecessary and unkown result. Stop wasting our money for this totally unecessary endeavor, not to mention the killing of a wide variety of other creatures in the process.
- UMB2424 1865 -
HaywoodPoison has no place in wilderness. The concept of managed wilderness is an oxymoron.
Let nature take its course.
That also means no helicopters or noisy machines may intrude on the homes of those who live in wilderness. Any work in the wilderness is done on foot.
We are counting on wilderness being the countervailing force to the anthropocene.
Give it a chance to work. Expand wilderness with a hands-off approach.
- UMB2424 1872 -
NestlerRemove the brook trout. Help the Paiute.
- UMB2424 1878 -
HansenI oppose the Mahier Brook Trout removal . A very bad idea for this wilderness.
- UMB2424 1879 -
ThompsonI oppose any use of poison in an aquatic environment. As a fisherman myself, there is an entire ecosystem of life in a body of water. If you messed it up in the past, LET NATURE TAKE IT'S COURSE! Mankind never improves on Nature. Stop destroying life and protect habitat instead.
Leave wilderness areas wild!
- UMB2424 1880 -
AThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
- UMB2424 1892 -
DonaldsonPlease do not poison our wilderness. We don't come to your house and poison you. So many more animals are going to die not just the trout that you're trying to manage. Please let nature take its course and leave the poison out of our wilderness. Besides brook trout or good eating.Sincerely Julie Donaldson
- UMB2424 1895 -
martinezWe need to take better care of what is left of our environment, for wildlife, marine life, plant life, and people.
- UMB2424 1909 -
Nichols/person who LIVES on HIS continentWhy in the world do you think you know better than God who created this and it's been here for no telling how long that YOU can do a better job with this world than HE did????? Good gracious----Leave the Lord's work alone....If you're that smart, figure out something different that will NOT disturb HIS works!!!!!
- UMB2424 1914 -
AyersPlease no retenone applications to any lake or streams under consideration in the upper Mal here brook trout removal project. This is a designated wilderness area.
- UMB2424 1916 -
GulsethPlease abandon the plan to spray rotenone in High lake and Lake Creek into Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
It is dangerous to animals and the surrounding area.
Most Americans support responsible and safe management of natural resources and protecting wild areas where possible.
This project is will be harmful and is not consistent with the Wilderness Act.
I ask that Bonneville Power and the Forest Service stop this project.
- UMB2424 1920 -
ShepardUnder No Circumstances Should A Utility Be Involved With A Decision
Regarding Wilderness Management!
Poisioning A Lake Or River Areas That
Are Designated Wilderness Must Be
Prohibited. The Use Of A Motor Boat
Except For Emergency Rescue Is Also
Prohibited In Designated Wilderness
Areas. Proper Impact Studies Must Be
Done & Submitted To The Proper Authorities For Review As Required By
Law. Wilderness Is To Remain Natural
& Unspoiled By Man Or Corporate Greed!
- UMB2424 1921 -
WattsPoison is indiscriminate killer and not only kills wildlife, but it also poisons rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes in the area as well. Please don't use poison in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon. The effects of doing so would be long lasting and a disaster for the region.
- UMB2424 1937 -
Burnash/retiredNo Poison.
- UMB2424 1942 -
StoffersIf an area is designated wilderness, it should not be subject to poisons and If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons.
- UMB2424 1944 -
YatesPlease stop destroying everything .
- UMB2424 1946 -
Ruhle/Wilderness watchPoisoning is indiscriminate and stupid., it kills native and even endangered, no target species.
- UMB2424 1951 -
Modjeski Object to both the use of poison in Wilderness along with the methods of application.
- UMB2424 1954 -
Percy/5511 moorstone drSimple dececensy
- UMB2424 1955 -
McRaePoisons have no place in Wilderness areas.
- UMB2424 1959 -
ChattergoonWe have enough poison and herbicides and runoff. We don't need more.
- UMB2424 1960 -
SummersPlease protect this space from poisonous damage!!!
Thank you.
- UMB2424 1961 -
RamirezNo poison in the wild!
- UMB2424 1964 -
ChrissosMy degree is in Environmental Science and Engineering.
I cannot fathom the logic of wanting to introduce poison into any kind of environmentally "isolated"/protected area or region. What are you thinking?
- UMB2424 1970 -
Belloso-CurielI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1971 -
FauerbachPoisons are bad for the environment. Please abandon the use of poisons in the Strawberry Mountains.
- UMB2424 1974 -
MejiaI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, this impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Lets protect our environment and wildlife.
NO to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project,
- UMB2424 1975 -
AdministrationPlease stop the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The poison Rotenone will kill aquatic life. Please conduct an Enviromental Impact Statement on the effects of Rotenone.
- UMB2424 1977 -
Gover/Earth Day Mobile Bay, Inc.I am concerned about the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project and its impact on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Let’s delve into details:
1. Project Overview:
? The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposing to fund the Burns Paiute Tribe to use rotenone, a fish toxicant, to eradicate all brook trout from High Lake and upper Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls in the headwaters of the Upper Malheur River watershed.
? Brook trout are a non-native, introduced trout species that can hybridize with bull trout due to their genetic similarities.
? The goal is to prevent brook trout from invading downstream bull trout ESA-designated critical habitat by eliminating their seed-source in the upper watershed.
2. Environmental Impact:
? Rotenone will be applied to High Lake using an inflatable boat with an electric trolling motor.
? Gas-powered pump and drip stations will be placed along 1.5 miles of Upper Lake Creek.
? Crews will also treat seeps and springs with backpack sprayers.
? All staff involved will follow proper handling and application guidelines.
? Continuous water sampling will occur to determine when rotenone has degraded to safe levels for fish, wildlife, and human health.
? Treatments will occur annually until monitoring confirms brook trout removal.
3. Concerns Raised:
? Ecological Impact: Rotenone may harm other aquatic life, including tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs (a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing).
? Downstream Risks: Rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat.
? Prohibited Activities: The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, such as using a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
4. My Urgent Request:
? I urge the Bonneville Power Administration and the Forest Service to reject this proposal.
? The appropriate wilderness response should align with the Wilderness Act, avoiding motors and poisons.
? No other fish should be introduced to this historically fishless area.
Thank you for advocating for the preservation of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness!
- UMB2424 1987 -
FogelI am writing to express my strong opposition to the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which threatens the delicate balance of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. As a concerned citizen who deeply values the preservation of our natural habitats, I urge you to reconsider this proposal and prioritize the protection of our wilderness areas.
First and foremost, it is imperative that the Forest Service upholds its responsibility to administer the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness appropriately. This means conducting a thorough wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) to ensure compliance with the Wilderness Act. Passing this decision to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency lacking wilderness expertise and statutory obligations to preserve wilderness, is a disservice to the integrity of our wilderness areas.
The proposed use of rotenone to eradicate brook trout from High Lake and Lake Creek is deeply concerning. Not only does rotenone pose a significant risk to the diverse aquatic life inhabiting these ecosystems, including the tadpoles of the Columbian spotted frog, but its broader environmental impacts remain inadequately understood. Additionally, the downstream effects on bull trout habitat raise further alarm, particularly considering the presence of nonnative fish that will persist even if brook trout are successfully removed.
Furthermore, the inclusion of activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, such as motorized equipment and gas pumps, is unacceptable. These actions not only degrade the wilderness experience but also contradict the fundamental principles of wilderness preservation. The proposal's potential duration of one to three years, coupled with yearly closures, only exacerbates the negative impacts on the ecosystem and recreational opportunities.
In light of these concerns, I implore Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to reject this proposal and instead adopt a more environmentally responsible approach. Nature should be allowed to take its course, in line with the ethos of the Wilderness Act. If removal efforts are deemed necessary, they must be conducted without the use of motors and poisons. Furthermore, any consideration of introducing other fish species into this historically fishless area must be transparent and subject to public scrutiny.
Thank you for considering my comments. I trust that you will make the right decision to safeguard the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness for current and future generations.
- UMB2424 1992 -
RossNo more poison.
- UMB2424 1996 -
Wittman
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
- UMB2424 1997 -
Sesssine/Wilderness WatchThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness.High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for EndanTgered Species Act Please reconsider this proposal. Thank you.
- UMB2424 1998 -
CarrollAs an environmentally motivated voter and the daughter of a chemist who knows how harmful to how many species, including our own, is the rotenone proposed to be inflicted on this Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area aquatic ecosystem rich in animal and plant species, I oppose this plan to sterilize a lake and creek in order to kill an invasive species. The Upper Malheur Brook Trout removal project violates the terms of the Wilderness Act and must be discarded. Instead of cooperating in the usurpation of its authority by an unqualified agency, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Forest Service must fulfill its solemn responsibility to the American people to properly maintain this wilderness area by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement that demonstrates compliance with the Wilderness Act, analyzes the impact of proposed actions on the entire ecosystem, and fully explores with scientific objectivity consistent with the Wilderness Act alternatives to this interference in the ecosystem including a no-action option.
The Forest Service’s obligation is to preserve wilderness, not poison it.
- UMB2424 2002 -
SchneiderPlease respect and abide by the Wilderness Ace. Please do not use poisons which will kill other species that the intended, introduced Trout. There are other aquatic species such as frogs, tadpoles, that would be killed.
If the alternative is to let nature take its course, then that should be done.
- UMB2424 2003 -
StaubI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which will impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in my home state of Oregon. As I understand it, this plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, like using a motorboat and a gas pump. Surely you are familiar with the Wilderness Act that prohibits the works of man in designated Wilderness areas.
I urge the federal agencies here to just DROP this proposal that will degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. Let's respect the special areas in the United States that are honored with a Wilderness designation.
Thank you for accepting public comments.
- UMB2424 2005 -
RydenThe use of poison, which will kill other than intended species, is unacceptable in a wilderness area.
- UMB2424 2023 -
SimcoeDo not poison the environment. I can’t believe people don’t get that yet in 2024.
- UMB2424 2036 -
ScherbakI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
- UMB2424 2038 -
Sahlin/noneKilling fish in Upper Malheur will kill everything that breathes in the water including frogs and anything else that is native to that lake. It's the lazy way to remove unwanted species. Rotenone will kill fish downstream as well. PLease reconsider your decision to do that.
- UMB2424 2039 -
PaltinI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2042 -
Lee/EtherlightIs is Outrageous to put Poison into a Wilderness Area! The whole point of Wilderness is to protect and preserve an entire gamut of Species, of creatures, flora and fauna! Yet Poison is a DAGGER in the Heart of Wilderness. The people in your organization corrupted by the Poison Industries Must Be Fired! There is No Place for Poison in the Wilderness!
- UMB2424 2043 -
CameronWe only have one planet and we need to take care of it.
- UMB2424 2051 -
LevyAny poisoning of wildlife is not compliant with The Wilderness Act of 1964. Please cease and desist from such non-compliant and forbidden activity.
- UMB2424 2056 -
CollinsI oppose your plan to use rotenone (or any poison) to poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above the Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in a plan to eradicate the Brook Trout. The poison could wind up killing many other creatures besides the brook trout and could have lasting effects way beyond the 3 years that are planned.
Wilderness is supposed to be protected from man's intervention, not controlled or manipulated. How many times do plans like this have to go awry with devastating consequences before people learn?
I ask you to abandon your plan, and leave the wilderness alone. Nature has a way of adapting and handling things by itself, if man will just stay out of the way. Man needs to get over his arrogance and quit trying to manipulate and control everything, especially when we don't know the long-term consequences of such an action.
- UMB2424 2058 -
Locksley BurkhartPlease do not release poison into the wilderness. Destroying an eco system is not the way to control, it is the way to obliteration. Use thoughtful means only please
- UMB2424 2060 -
Wrightthe only time Aircraft are called in are: assist with water rescuse, cliff-related incidents (like a fall or
en-trapment) or a missing citizen has been spotted.
Or, an aerial attack on a fire
- UMB2424 2064 -
Landrum/N/AThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement , it's your job. Please be impartial and fair.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
- UMB2424 2080 -
LoosliYou must obey the Wilderness Act, which bans motors and artificial manipulations of the Wilderness Area.
- UMB2424 2104 -
Young/selfSave the earth!
- UMB2424 2108 -
THOMASSETJe m'oppose au projet d'enlèvement de l'omble de fontaine Upper Malheur, qui a une incidence sur la nature sauvage du mont Strawberry.
Le Service des forêts doit s'acquitter de son obligation d'administrer correctement cette nature sauvage en remplissant une déclaration d'impact environnemental (EIE) spécifique à la nature sauvage plutôt que de transmettre la décision à la Bonneville Power Administration, une agence qui n'a pas d'expertise en matière de nature sauvage ou de mandat statutaire pour préserver la nature sauvage. L'étude d'impact environnemental doit démontrer la conformité à la Wilderness Act, analyser les impacts sur l'ensemble de l'écosystème aquatique et explorer rigoureusement des solutions de rechange à ce plan de manipulation de l'écosystème et d'utilisation motorisée, y compris une solution de rechange sans action examinée sous l'angle de la Wilderness Act.
Le lac High et le ruisseau Lake sont des écosystèmes aquatiques riches et remplis de vie. La roténone empoisonnera et tuera d'autres formes de vie aquatique, y compris peut-être des têtards de grenouilles maculées de Colombie, une espèce candidate à l'inscription sur la liste de la Loi sur les espèces en voie de disparition, et les impacts plus larges de la roténone sur l'environnement ne sont pas entièrement compris. De plus, l'empoisonnement à la roténone présente des risques pour l'habitat de l'omble à tête plate en aval, et les tronçons inférieurs contiennent également des poissons non indigènes qui continueront de concurrencer l'omble à tête plate même si les poissons sont éradiqués avec succès des eaux sauvages en amont.
Le plan comprend des activités interdites par la Wilderness Act, y compris un bateau à moteur et une pompe à essence pour empoisonner le lac. Ces activités pourraient se poursuivre pendant un à trois ans, y compris des fermetures annuelles de deux semaines.
J'exhorte Bonneville Power et le Service des forêts à dire NON à cette proposition de dégrader la nature sauvage de Strawberry Mountain avec des bateaux à moteur et du poison. La réponse appropriée à la présence de poissons introduits il y a un siècle est de laisser la nature suivre son cours, comme le prescrit la Loi sur la nature sauvage. Si des efforts sont faits pour éliminer les poissons, ils doivent être faits sans moteurs ni poisons. En aucun cas, d'autres poissons ne doivent être placés dans cette zone historiquement dépourvue de poissons, et si les organismes savent que cela est envisagé, cela doit être divulgué au public.
Je vous remercie d'avoir pris en considération mes commentaires.
- UMB2424 2114 -
HayesI'm writing to ask that no poison be used to manage wildlife. It's cruel and unnecessary, goes far beyond the targeted concern, killing many other animals, insects and forms of wildlife.
We must protect wildlife, avoid jumping to the seemingly easiest solution when faced with such a challenge. Please accept this comment as a vote against use of ALL poison. Austen Hayes
- UMB2424 2115 -
devos/UUCSRPlease don't add toxic substances to a natural environmental landscape. Once the damage is done, it's nearly impossible to protect the environment and all the creatures that live there.
Kathy de Vos
- UMB2424 2118 -
nace/n/afind the right thing to do , do it !!
- UMB2424 2130 -
petersonNo poison in our wild lands.
- UMB2424 2146 -
HollandDon t we poison the environment enough without spraying why would you spray everything stop poisoning the little water we have and there are other species besides fish that thrive in that environment.
- UMB2424 2156 -
BarnardI only have a few things to say. I urge you to honor the standing rules and laws in this beautiful untouched ecosystem.
- UMB2424 2161 -
RomaineIt is unethical to consider using toxins, especially in any wilderness area. I understand that it can be important to remove non-native species to restablish ecosystem balance, but a wide-spread toxin is more likely to upset the balance, probably removing endangered species in the process.
Find another way to address this issue, and leave the wolderness wild.
- UMB2424 2168 -
ManciniEnough!
- UMB2424 2175 -
HeinzThere are many other ways to remove fish. POISON is NOT the answer. You should be protecting not only the environment as a whole,as well as the Wilderness area that has protections you are disregarding. If motorboats are not allowed in this preserve, how is it legal for the forest service to circumvent the protections put in place?
- UMB2424 2187 -
Hughes/Retired US Air ForceI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Please administer an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze what putting poison into the High Lake and Lake Creek will do to aquatic life as well as other animals who will drink the poison water. Ask and answer this question. How long will this poison remain? Surely there must be another course of action.
- UMB2424 2188 -
brown
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2195 -
LynnThe project’s purported purpose is to kill brook trout, which compete and hybridize with native bull trout residing downstream. But rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
An inflatable motorboat and a gas pump, both prohibited by the Wilderness Act, are to be used to poison High Lake over the course of anywhere from one to three years, with the area closed to the public for two weeks a year.
I am appalled at this: a proposal to use illegal means to control an area using a method which might poison and threaten much wildlife as unintended targets. Moreover, no environmental analysis has yet been completed. It seems that this is a slap-dash hit-and-run excursion with wildlife at the mercy of laziness,
I do hope that this plan will be stopped, an environmental analysis conducted, followed by a LEGAL plan which will help the targeted species without causing so much harm to other wildlife.
- UMB2424 2196 -
DeroThere is no place for poison on this earth! I can’t believe the absurdity to even consider poisoning and environment. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that the poison affects everything that comes in contact with it. I’ve noticed with time humanity has become mentally incompetent. Please, please prove me wrong!
- UMB2424 2197 -
DeroThere is no place for poison on this earth! I can’t believe the absurdity to even consider poisoning and environment. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that the poison affects everything that comes in contact with it. I’ve noticed with time humanity has become mentally incompetent. Please, please prove me wrong!
- UMB2424 2202 -
gaudsmithSeems to me tat wild areas should not be exposed to pesticides. After all the world has done a good job with it millions of years and no pesticides.
- UMB2424 2213 -
BlauveltWhy do you think poison is a good idea? It will spread beyond your intended area and do more damage to many creatures. Leave the strawberry wilderness alone.
- UMB2424 2222 -
StuartI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2224 -
BollingThe plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2229 -
GallagherLet nature shine as it was created!!
- UMB2424 2238 -
BarthelmieI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. Poison is indiscriminate and threatens many species. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2240 -
Suardini/N/aEnough is enough ….. stop killing everything in your path
- UMB2424 2241 -
YerryPoison a healthy lake with chemicals? To get rid of one species you deem undesirable?
This is idiocy.
- UMB2424 2242 -
BooneI care passionately about preserving wildlife and object strenuously to the proposal to poison High Lake and Lake Creek. Shame on the U.SZ. Forest Service for passing this momentous decision on to you, who have no wilderness expertise.
- UMB2424 2244 -
MitchelPoison should not be applied in wilderness areas, especially in a way that will affect every animal in the area treated. Either live with the brook trout , or find a more species-specific method for removing them.
- UMB2424 2245 -
McLoryd/Goshen Green FarmPlease reconsider the use of poison and motorized vehicles in the efforts to control brook trout in the waters of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The risks of this specious endeavor to other native species and habitat outweigh the potential benefits and are antithetical to the intent of the 1964 Wilderness Act that put these areas under protection in the first place.
I hope you take these thoughts and those of others who object to this plan into consideration when making the final decisions regarding efforts to control invasive species in any and all areas under your purview.
Thank you for your time.
Merry McLoryd
- UMB2424 2251 -
wyse/n/aLEAVE NATURE ALONE!!!!
- UMB2424 2259 -
DuffIt's good that the Forest Service has dropped the use of a helicopter to carry out its proposed activity in the Strawberry Mountain Wildernes. However, it has ignored calls to reject the proposal outright. It proposes an inflatable motorboat and a gas pump- prohibited by the Wilderness Act- and would wind up poisoning High Lake over the course of one or more years. Moreover, rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including perhaps tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. We should be alarmed that this is planned despite the fact that rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.
- UMB2424 2264 -
ZellerDo the right thimg,no poison
- UMB2424 2265 -
PecorinoNO POISON! Putting poison into the environment for any reason is irresponsible and abhorrent.
- UMB2424 2270 -
Brown/private citizenwe need to get plastics under control and out of our bodies
- UMB2424 2274 -
Nurnberger/YAS LLCOur daughter will be going to school in Oregon. Our Family used to live in Oregon. We care deeply about the natural environment everywhere.
We oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) that demonstrates Wilderness Act compliance.
Don't poison the aquatic ecosystems!
Why does the plan include activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake? How is that allowable?
- UMB2424 2277 -
ŠkalicI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. It is not compatible with wilderness. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.
- UMB2424 2279 -
KennerI am sorry but this is a bad idea. How did brook trout get there in the first place? Probably via people and now more wildlife are killed for the actions of people. While it is good there will be no spraying kkby helicopters, putting poisons into the water is dangerous, as well as cruel. If the water was without fish, why put more in? Poisons will not stay just where they are put but will infect a much bigger area and other wildlife. Also, wildlife never need to be managed for nature does that without interference. It is only when people interfere that problems occur. This plan is irresponsible and unethical. I do not mean to sound rude but I feel angry and saddened every time I hear of people feeling the need to manage nature or of those who act in a manner that hurts wildlife because of lack of thought or responsibility
If you feel the need to move the fish, do so in an ethical manner. Mother Nature works very well when left alone and people who think they know better cause immeasurable harm and death to nature and wildlife. Just let nature do what she does best and stay out of it.--
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Adams/Kickapoo Peace CircleWe need to protect all of our public lands. That includes the creatures who live there, as well as the trees, bushes and so forth. In order for us to thrive the rest of our environment and animals need to do so also.
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PianeDO THE RIGHT THING! Protect our environment. Do NOT allow it to be poisoned!
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JuliarI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Wilderness can not be replaced. We owe it to ourselves and future generations to protect it.
Thank you.
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DragonGood Morning,
Poison has no place in wild areas, they kill animals too easily without care or reason!
D.M Dragon
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MillerI am very familiar with the strawberry mountain wilderness. I have hunted and fished in the wilderness since 1973. In my opinion, correcting actions taken a century ago, introducing Fish to the lakes, may have been a mistake. But it would be a greater mistake to use poisons to eradicate those fish and other animals in the process.
If you want to protect the wilderness, you need to impose severe fines on the ranchers whose cattle routinely get into the wilderness and trash streams and lakes.
Mike Miller
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RossPlease stop poisoning our planet earth!
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Friesno poison
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Morgan-HickeyPlease do not spray pesticides to Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Please remove the invasive fish manually. Thank you.
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Willisplease do not destroy this wildlife sanctuary
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GriffithPlease do not use poison in this wilderness environment. It will be devastating to much of nature living in this area.
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MottAt this time of a five-alarm environmental emergency I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to do their part in saying NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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GallagherI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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GreenNo poison in public lands, wilderness areas, etc etc. Poison yourself if you like, but not others.
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O'TooleDON'T DO IT!
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HicksonPoisoning a lake and waterway is not appropriate in a wilderness area. This action would have severe consequences not only on targeted species but also on many others. The effects cannot be accurately predicted. Significant unanticipated results may occur. Wilderness areas should be left alone, as the laws intend. Please do not proceed with this harmful poisoning project.
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PalladinoIt's utter stupidity to believe that the U.S. Forest Service has passed down the decision-making of using rotenone in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness to the Bonneville Power Administration.
If it wasn't for organizations like Wilderness Watch and others the entire wilderness would be poisoned with every inhabitant of these areas already dead and extinct.
Ever since the 1950s, the U.S. has opted to use deadly chemicals to address any and all issues with the natural order of things. Time and time again this has created nothing but long-term problems from short-sighted benefits. QUIT F---KING WITH NATURE.
The very idea that waters would be contaminated in perpetuity is one of the reasons this chemical should not be used to eradicate brook trout thriving there. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing.
How this mass poisoning is planned is gruesome to say the least. An inflatable motorboat and a gas pump, both prohibited by the Wilderness Act, would be used to poison High Lake over the course of anywhere from one to three years, with the area closed to the public for two weeks a year.
So if the U.S. Forest Service doesn't care about the wilderness, then what about the people who will be exposed to the lake waters in the future?
Let nature take care of itself. It did a great job until modern man came along and started to destroy pristine waters, lush forests, abundant fish to live off of, etc.
The U.S. Forest Service shirking their responsibilities is an abomination. They are required to study and assess everything and should know better than to expose aquatic life to poisons.
Let nature take care of itself. We've made a mess of things all over the world.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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SullivanI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
The Forest Service must fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS).
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
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Wentzel/NoneDo not put poison in the wilderness.
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GrissomAs a frequent visitor to wilderness areas, I adamantly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mtn. Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to properly administer this wilderness by completing an EIR rather than passing this to the Bonneville Power Administration.
This is wrong for so many reasons: rotenone will kill other aquatic life, it is against the Wilderness Act to use motorboats to poison the lake and the Wilderness Act requires that you let nature take its course, rather than artificially manage it.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Kathy Grissom
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HammerI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Proj. Bonn Pwr doesn't have the expertise. Do an EIS. The EIS must analyze how the whole ecosystem would be impacted, including endangered species, show that the Wilderness Act is being obeyed, and present less destructive alternatives.
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Howe/NoneIntroducing poison in a wildlife area in order to determine and control the identity of resident trout is a travesty,careless and oblivious to the native fish and other wildlife populations. Humans should not attempt to change the wilderness to their liking, although we have a long history on this continent of doing exactly that. Wilderness areas evolve over time, and meddling to change conditions according to an agency's preference is the wrong path to take. Please cancel this outrageous plan.
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Nelson/Clean Water and Air MatterTo whom it may concern,
Overkill, yes, both literally and figuratively, is generally never the proper solution to environmental issues. Poisons never limit themselves to their intended target.
How long do you estimate it will take for all the poison to dissipate for you to reintroduce a sterile fish? Why would you even do that in the first place?
Better question is why you would even think this is a good idea?
Please rethink your approach. Find a non toxic solution. Enough already!!!
Respectfully submitted,
Renee Donato Nelson
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LuncefordPlease do not bring poison and motorized vessels into the wilderness. This is contrary to the very idea of wilderness protection. If there are non-native species in the water, let nature handle it. Do NOT put poison in the water that will affect many - perhaps thousands of species.
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NielandUsing rotenone to remove non-native species like brook trout from the Upper Malheur Wilderness Area may seem to be a noble effort. However, the intent of Wilderness Area designation is to minimize human presence and interference. This effort would entail numerous incursions by humans using motorboats and other noisy motorized vehicles to execute the plan, all in direct conflict with Wilderness designation. The best solution is to allow natural processes to run their course, without intrusive human presence.
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MartinPoison seeps into ground water. So how ignorant is it that this is allowed to happen? End the destruction of the ONE EARTH we have to live on.
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Forbes/- None -Stop destroying our planet
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KendrickI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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CherryPlease accept my comments on the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. I oppose much of what is being proposed.
I am okay with the removal of non-native trout from this stream but oppose the use of motorized equipment. This includes both boat not and motors used to aid in dispersing poison. This is contrary to the Wilderness Act and violates the wilderness values of the area. Any action should be done with non-motorized means.
I oppose other fish from being introduced to this stream. I understand it was previously fishless. If so, that is how the stream should be managed. Do not stock the stream even if the fish are native to the area and desirable. I am concerned with impact poisons could have with non-target species. Specifically I am concerned with impacts to Columbian spotted frogs. I don’t think the science is clear that Rotenone is safe enough to use without more evidence that non-target species will not be harmed.
I urge USFS to complete an Environmental Impact Analysis that addresses these issues. Alternatives to this proposal need to be provided and considered.
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Fry
this area needs to be kept pristine.
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Johnson/nonePlease do not make an intervention in natural processes such as using poisons & motor powered boats to remove fish in this wilderness area.
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JacobsPlease keep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness! If they remain then the long-term effects could devastate the environment irreversibly!
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MoonWe don't need more poison dumped into our environment! Please drop this entire plan.
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James/RetiredANOTHER GREEDY,UNCARING company more concerned with FATTENING thier OWN UNCARING ASSES then they are about ALL of the damage that THEY ARE DOING to OUR PLANET!
What a bucnh of STUPID FOOLS they ARE!
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James/RetiredANOTHER GREEDY,UNCARING company more concerned with FATTENING thier OWN UNCARING ASSES then they are about ALL of the damage that THEY ARE DOING to OUR PLANET!
What a bucnh of STUPID FOOLS they ARE!
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James/RetiredANOTHER GREEDY,UNCARING company more concerned with FATTENING thier OWN UNCARING ASSES then they are about ALL of the damage that THEY ARE DOING to OUR PLANET!
What a bucnh of STUPID FOOLS they ARE!
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James/RetiredANOTHER GREEDY,UNCARING company more concerned with FATTENING thier OWN UNCARING ASSES then they are about ALL of the damage that THEY ARE DOING to OUR PLANET!
What a bucnh of STUPID FOOLS they ARE!
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WoodsDear Sir:
Please cancel this posioning project in its entirety. Wilderness is perfect when left completly and totally alone by mankind. In other words cannot be improved by meddling.
Please read the Wilderness Act text of 1964 before trying to prepare a full environmental Impact Statement required by law which appears necessary in a big way.
Let wilderness be wilderness and NOTHING but wilderness. It is perfect as nature alone made it. Mankind must change nothing whatsoever.
Thank you,
James L Woods
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BolesStop invading our Wilderness! It's a wilderness no place for any other garbage leave it a wilderness.
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WeaverI strongly oppose the upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal plan as it has not been thoroughly examined. We can never know all of the implications of actions taken, but when dealing with a poison, rotenone, precautions must be taken.
This removal plan will impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The Forest Service needs to do an Environmental Impact Statement and consider the impact to the entire aquatic ecosystem. This plan is not something that should be handed over to another body to fulfill, thus bypassing the responsibilities of the Forest Service. I care deeply about wilderness, which is why I am commenting. Wilderness is in short supply globally and needs to be taken care of. Wilderness areas do not allow for motorized vehicles or boats to accomplish goals. Wilderness is our stronghold for biodiversity.
Yes, this plan is to remove an invasive specie, but it will also remove many that are not invasive and are an integral part of ecosystem health.
Please do not allow this trout removal plan to go forward until more information is known regarding the entire impacts.
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Shuster/- None -Protect the wilderness quality of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Area!
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KaneI'll keep it short and simple. Poison is deadly to all organisms and it especially does not belong on public lands.
- UMB2424 2433 -
BartlettPlease reconsider adding more poison to our environment. It hasn't been working well for us so far, on many levels.
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Reed/NoneNo poison!
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MerrellI oppose this trout removal project because it is contrary to the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964. The poisoning of this ecosystem will probably kill many other species, some of them endangered. The use of mechanized equipment of any type is prohibited. I urge the BPA and the Forrest Service to say NO to this disastrous proposal! Thank-you.
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johnsonProposed rotenone release will kill and pollute more than targeted species. Needs to be studied environmentally and alternatives proposed.
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RivalsiNO poison in wilderness areas. We are concerned with non-target wildlife being harmed.
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Sallee/family health centerThis is a dangerous project which would have negative effects on the wild life in that area.
Why is it so important to destroy what God has given
as a place of sanctuary to what is his and NOT mans
It's like that old song they paved paradise and put
up a parking lot.
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Twissno poison and no motors in Wilderness
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RodriguezIt is way past time that we stop even considering damaging any other wilderness in any way. Humans are a plague of concrete and pollution. This planet has had enough of it. We have tipped the scales for fish, birds, reptiles and mammals, to the point of extinction. We do not need to pursue damaging this area. If anything, we need to pursue what can be done to fix what we have already, all but destroyed. This is an un-natural, horrid idea. Who comes up with this? Just leave this pristine place alone! Nature succeeded just fine long before we showed up and will continue to succeed with our hands off.
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ResaI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
I urge the Forest Service to say NO to this plan
because the wilderness is no place for motorboats.
Historically this is a fishless area. Farther more, the
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Hoffman/Go Green Morton GroveI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Poison has no place for this area. thank you
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ResaI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
I urge the Forest Service to say NO to this plan
because the wilderness is no place for motorboats.
Historically this is a fishless area.
Farther more, the Wilderness Act prohibits motorboats.
Thank you
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Pullen/M1s.There is absolutely no excuse for poisoning land in this day and age. It violates every ecological concept, ever created, and would inevitably have unanticipated consequences, be they mass kill offs of species directly effect, effected though feeding on the poisoned dead or toxic water getting into the oceans where there is too much human waste to begin with.
REThink YOURE PLANS AS IF YOU LIVED IN THAT PLACE!!
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PAISNER/MYSELFSAVE THE WILD NATURE
WITHOUT IT WE ARE ALL DEAD
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LightfordPlease do not poison this pristine area. Poisons
can last for decades and can end up killing many different species.
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WeilPoison has no place in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness! While I now live in Southern California, most of my extended family live in Oregon and we enjoy vacations in eastern Oregon.
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kaplanpoison is shortsighted and arrogant idea
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kaplanpoison is shortsighted and arrogant idea
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JonesPlease don’t poison the lake in order to kill the trout and everything else. The Upper Malheur trout removal project is ill-conceived and toxic and poisons aren’t good for the environment or humans and animals.
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JonesPlease don’t poison the lake in order to kill the trout and everything else. The Upper Malheur trout removal project is ill-conceived and toxic and poisons aren’t good for the environment or humans and animals. Why remove a thriving home of trout?
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HollanderPlease listen to wildlife experts and consider less damaging alternatives.
Thank you
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STANIUNAS/Cathy,s art of animalswe do not need any evil chemicals in our wild
spaces I would like the wildlife to be able to live in peace and safety
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Gardner Please back away from the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal project. Its impact on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness would be devastating.
The Forest Service has a mandate to protect this fragile and complicated ecosystem; this process should not be handed over to Bonneville Power Administration to manage (no wilderness management expertise there).
I am particularly worried about the introduction of harmful rotenone into this ecosystem - it is toxic to so much of the web of life there.
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FrayerKeep the area pristine. No motor boat. No oil slicks
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Bibb/IndividualThere is no place in Wilderness for more intervention to try to mitigate previous ill-conceived interventions.
The Wilderness act explicitly excludes using motorized mechanisms in wilderness. Otherwise volunteers trying to maintain trails would not lug big long cross cut saws into wilderness to do the trail work that isn't being done since reducing the size of our forest service personnel.
Using poison should not even be a question.
Why has the forest service not conducted the requisite environmental studies to evaluate the consequences of this action? It is the job of the forest service to evaluate any and all projects in Wilderness, not the job of a private corporation.
Please do not allow this misconceived action to mitigate the previous misconceived action of introducing non-native species to the wilderness. We need to let nature take its course and not be thinking that we should "manage" our wildlife(like fish) to please some small segment of the population that thinks that their use of the natural world should be delivered to them.
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BairdPlease use an alternative method for removing the trout from the lake and streams. While the intention is good, the method isn’t as it will harm other species.
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MorrisWe oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project and its impact on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to complete an rather than placing the decision in the hands of the Bonneville Power Administration should rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
Thank you for considering our comments.
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BarrDestroying native species and damaging Wilderness ecosystems isn’t the answer for protecting native trout. Moreover, intensive intervention and manipulation projects like this are fundamentally at odds with the Forest Service’s mandate to preserve wilderness character.
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HuberPlease reject the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project—a misguided venture threatening the integrity of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This plan, pushing the boundaries of the Wilderness Act, demands the Forest Service take control, not the less experienced Bonneville Power Administration. A thorough environmental impact statement (EIS) is crucial to safeguard the wilderness, requiring a deep dive into the project's repercussions on the aquatic ecosystem and evaluating all alternatives without bias.
The indiscriminate use of rotenone endangers diverse life forms in High Lake and Lake Creek, including potentially jeopardizing the Columbian spotted frogs, a species teetering on the edge of being listed under the Endangered Species Act. Moreover, the proposed methods introduce prohibited activities within wilderness boundaries, like motorboats and chemical applications, disrupting the natural balance for up to three years.
We demand a halt to this destructive proposal. Let nature rectify the human-introduced fish dilemma as the Wilderness Act intended. Any intervention should shun the use of motors and toxins. Moreover, any consideration of introducing new fish species to historically fishless zones must be transparent to the public. Stand against the degradation of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
- UMB2424 2534 -
FosterWe don't need to kill what is naturally living in streams and rivers. Don't mess with God's design.
- UMB2424 2540 -
SanchezNo more poisonous tactics. Stop the destruction of wildlife & wildlife habitat now.
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Leicher/NoneThis is written to urge you to reject the current Upper Makheur Brooktrout Removal Project which would include the Stawberry Mountain Wilderness. First of all the Forest Service needs to maintain its responsibility for this project by completing an EIS according to the standards specified in the Wilderness legislation. Any such assessment would show glaring incompatibility between the use of a wide- spectrum poison that will kill much aquatic life beyond the targeted trout and the goals if the shole wilderness legislation. The plan to continue a fishery in these naturally fish-less waters is also a violation if that law, as are the considered application measures which involve motorboats. Wilderness areas were created to protect non-human life forms we have been pushing around and side to our and the planets detriment. Respect the existing legal standards and the wilderness!
- UMB2424 2547 -
NeveuI am writing to request that the federal government, specifically the U.S. Forest Service, to not use poison that would eliminate a species of brook trout from a lake and surrounding streams in Eastern Oregon. Thank you.
- UMB2424 2548 -
PerkinsonSave all wildlife from poisen
- UMB2424 2552 -
Lee/UMWAKeep poison out of water
Leave trout alone
- UMB2424 2554 -
BocanegraKEEP POISON OUT OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS PLEASE!!!
- UMB2424 2559 -
EmrickI object to the removal of this fish from its normal environment. Please stop!
- UMB2424 2566 -
MosesUpper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project
- UMB2424 2567 -
Derezotesplease, no poison in the wilds.
- UMB2424 2569 -
LehmannI'm speaking up for the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon to stop yet another project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone! This rugged, high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
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yarboroughThis is one of the most insane things I have read in a long time. POISONING water....that birds drink, eagles eat the poisoned dead fish and feed it to their babies, frogs, other fish, all wildlife that drinks water....will ALL DIE because fools want to bring in a new fish species?????? This is total insanity . Rules are in place for a reason....FOLLOW THEM. You are NOT allowed to do this in the first place. Unlimited agonizing deaths will occur. All species will be affected...for what????new fish? Someone , somewhere had better stop this madness. I for one will call my attorney and sue you. Wilderness needs protections and rules for a reason....People like you. Do not proceed with this insane crap. Leave the damn water alone to nourish the animals there it has always done..Stop this madness NOW. Go fish someplace else for you special stupid fish you want. Millions of others will die if you try and proceed. And if you try, I will see you in court .
- UMB2424 2576 -
CushwaPlease No Poison in the Strawberry Wilderness
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Ganter/Cheryl GanterI have read over this plan to eradicate a species of fish from this wilderness area, and do NOT agree with the plan. When you introduce poisons into an ecosystem, it doesn't only harm the species you are trying to eradicate...it has far reaching implications that may not become apparent immediately. Poison of any kind has no place in a fragile ecosystem. Our planet is indundated with toxins from the air, land and waterways every day. There is no " Planet B" so please stop poisoning the only home we have. Thank you.
- UMB2424 2585 -
de la RosaI aam writing to OPPOSE the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement / EIS, rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration
( an agency WITHOUT wilderness expertise nor a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness ).
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic eco-system and rigorously explore alternatives to this eco-system manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will POISON and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs ( a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing ), and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are NOT fully understood.
Further, TOXIC rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain non-native fish that will continue to compete with bull trout even if fish are successfully eradicated from upstream wilder-ness waters.
The plan includes activities PROHIBITED by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake. These activities could continue for anywhere from 1 to 3 years, and include yearly 2-week closures.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let Nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done WITHOUT motors and poisons.
Under NO conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fish-less area, and if agencies know this is being considered, it MUST then be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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MitchellI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
The Forest Service must not proceed until, at a minimum, it submits an EIS to the EPA. The EIS must demonstrate compliance with the Wilderness Act.
Thank you for considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2592 -
WootanPlease do not use poisons around animal habitats.
- UMB2424 2594 -
MillerNo poisons!
- UMB2424 2598 -
VendigThe U.S. Forest Service has released a Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) on a plan to poison High Lake and 1.5 miles of Lake Creek above Lake Creek Falls within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. And, rather than undertake the required environmental analysis and fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness, the Forest Service has passed the decision on to the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency with ZERO WILDERNESS EXPERTISE.
While we appreciate that the agency has dropped the use of a helicopter to carry out this activity. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. REJECT THIS PROPOSAL OUTRIGHT.
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NaidichI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. Poisoning High Lake and Lake Creek without a full and scientifically valid assessment should not be approved. It is your mandate and responsibility to properly administer the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This requires actual scientific assessment from organizations with experience in wilderness management. Please ensure that you change course and get the proper assessment before proceeding.
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RoccoHave you lost your minds. No poison. Too many side species will be effected. Does the poison linger in the environment for more than 3 years? I'm against this plan for too many reasons to state. It's insane
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WerdaSTOP killing our wildlife with your toxic plants
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DiLabio/- Select -I oppose upper Melhour treatment with rotenone. The USFS needs to complete EIS which must show compliance, analyze impacts to other aquatic life and explore alternatives.
Adding rotenone to these lakes would poison other aquatic life. Also, this plan includes action prohibited by Wilderness Act.
Please come up with a better plan.
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ClaybornePlease do not allow any more poisons to get into our water systems. Please leave the wildlife alone . We need to protect our environment and all the animals.
- UMB2424 2620 -
DeLiaThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
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DeAngelisI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public
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van WarmerdamI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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heinemannSo we citizens who oppose a government agency poisoning lakes and streams with the chemical rotenone--an insecticide, piscicide, and pesticide-are having to write WHY we don't want this toxin introduced into High Lake and Lake Creek-which is above Lake Creek Falls. Mind blowing. Instead of YOU writing to US to explain why you want to again poison our eco system, WE are writing to YOU, a gov agency that purports to protect, telling you we do not want this done. Thank you, by the way, for not spraying this in the area, as was your first plan. Do gov agencies do anything other than kill and maim things anymore? All your combined higher education and you come up with putting toxins in our lakes and streams? Why are you fiddling with it anyway? Hands off the environment, you've corrupted it enough already!
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StraileyWilderness areas should not be poisoned with by gasoline, oil, and other poisons by rotenone.
Human activies that result in such poisoning should not be allowed in wilderness areas or sensitive anf fragile ecologically sensitive areas.
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SMITHPlease adhere to the tenets of the Wilderness Act. Do not manipulate the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness to be something other than what it is naturally. Any actions comtemplated in the wilderness should be properly vetted with an EIS if required that is specific to this area. Brook trout should not be exterminated with poisons in the lakes and streams, another artificial manipulation of the environment. Poison affects other non-target species. Let's preserve wilderness, not change it to fit somebody's opinion or expectation of what it should be.
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PerrasLet’s stop wrecking nature for the greedy few
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AmarenaI don’t support poisoning the environment. There are always consequences.
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SargentPoisons do not belong in any healthy ecosystem, never mind in a wildlife refuge.
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PeacePlease do not poison the Upper Malheur system in order to remove unwanted Brook trout.Other important and sensitive species will be damaged or destroyed completely.
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Ayres
I just want to say stop poisoning our waters. What ever is in it.
I oppose the Brook Trout removal. Leave it as is. This is insane to remove one trout with poison, that will kill all sorts of other wild life.
I say no to this proposal and any other that poisons waters and changes the wilderness as it is.
Stop playing God.
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BonnettPlease keep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. We need to protect the delicate balance of our environment.
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Butcher/- Select -I would like to see the Forest Service fulfill its obligation to protect our natural areas. Once they are destroyed, we cannot get them back.
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ThoresonStrawberry Mountain Wilderness needs to be protected and left alone.
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GonzalezI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature take its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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Clark/- Select -Before you poison the lake and streams, have you studied the alternatives?
What about Tigar trout? They are pretty voracious and are sterile.
Be careful. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
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HOEHN jrIt is beyond my understanding why the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) with zero interest, responsibility and experience in wilderness and wildlife management has been tasked with eradicating non-native Brook Trout from High Lake and Lake Creek within the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Worse yet, the BPA plan to disperse Rotenone, a broad-spectrum insecticide, piscicide and pesticide in a pristine Wilderness Area ensures that greater harm than good will result. Not for nothing, this plan runs completely afoul of the provisions and intents of The Wilderness Act of 1964 which established such Wilderness Areas and dictates how they are to be preserved and protected.
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RaabThe only comment I have is:
STOP THE DESTRUCTION!
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HoganThis is a wilderness area- chemicals, in whatever form, should absolutely NOT be applied. I appreciate the need to create space for the bull trout, but poisoning the whole system is not the way. And as for the idea of using motorized machinery in a wilderness area, absolutely not! I have seen many, many trail crews laboring on trails in wilderness areas with hand saws and other non-mechanized tools, and to allow mechanization for this project makes a mockery of the work of tens of thousands of people. Please, please leave this wilderness area as it is.
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McCoyPlease, for the sake of all that is good and holy -
urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons.
Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you
Prewar and Blessings to all Life and nature plants
Dr Shar McCoy
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LindseyDo what needs to b done!??
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mStop f--king with our Planet and our environment.
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Dutton-SchandelmaierI am deeply concerned about the plan to indiscriminately poison water sources in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. If there is in fact an overpopulation of any species (in this case, supposedly bull trout), massively killing off everything in sight with poison is not the solution. Ecosystems are too fragile for mass poisoning and I hope you will not go through with this plan. And it seems as though this planned action is in violation of the mandates for removal of species which means this likely will be tied up in court taking time and money that can be put toward moving them if Nature is not allowed to take it's course. Please do not poison waters in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Just like cigarette smoke does not stay in smoking sections, the poison is not going to stay in the proposed areas either. I hope to soon hear the news that this plan is not going forward. Thank you for reading my message.
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MacKennaWe have one world and must preserve it’s precious resources.
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GardnerDon’t do this, figure out a better way.
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GardnerDon’t do this, figure out a better way.
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ChristoI thank you for reading my comments.
When making decisions, plans or guidelines on how we manage our wilderness it is imperative that we collaborate with experts from all sides involved. Discuss all of the options, whether harmful or not, the consequences whether harmful or not, and then make decisions based upon all the information attained.
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NeillPlease do not apply poison in the Strawberry mountain Wilderness; yes, we need to figure out how to get rid of invasive species, but not by using poison which will kill other plants and animals as well, and the effects of which are not fully understood.
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Ackerman/RetiredNo poison. Let mother nature grow our food without poison
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CavalloFor the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon please stop yet another project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone! This high elevation Wilderness was one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Today, its 69,350 acres protect alpine lakes, headwater streams, and countless native species.
I object to both the use of poison in the Wilderness as well as other methods of its application. Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing.
Rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. The section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain non-native fish.
The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is no place for poisons or motorboats. I object to this.
Sincerely,
Janet Cavallo
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LewinPoison has no place in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. All relatively unspoiled wilderness needs our full protection. Every square foot is precious as the climate warms and so much wild land and wild life is over stressed.
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yarboroughSo millions of innocent wildlife will die ....everything that drinks water...... so a certain fish can be introduced?????? I am convinced our once great world is going insane if this is allowed to happen. STOP THIS MADNESS . What gives a certain fish the right to live and millions of other animals death? Including birds , deer, raccoons, possums, frogs, bears , all wildlife...that all drink water. Are you people insane or just plain evil??
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LawsenSTOP IT!
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SmilkoKeep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
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SmilkoKeep poison out of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
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allisonI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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LongAn inflatable motorboat and a gas pump, both prohibited by the Wilderness Act, would be used to poison High Lake over the course of anywhere from one to three years, with the area closed to the public for two weeks a year. Wilderness Watch objects to both the use of poison in Wilderness along with the methods of application.
The project’s purported purpose is to kill brook trout, which compete and hybridize with native bull trout residing downstream. But rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
Additionally, it is unclear from the latest proposal whether the naturally fishless waters will be will be restocked with fish as originally called for.
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SipeI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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McVickerThis isn't Titan A.E.: We cannot bring extinct species back to life. We must be good stewards of this earth, as God commanded.
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KleinPoisoning should be an absolute last resort for protecting and restoring populations of native species. The plan should be reevaluated with strong consideration given to the impact upon other species, the suggestion that part of the plan involves illegal actions, and its overall effects.
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UmphriesI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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VermeerI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If
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SantosPlease do not poison our enviorment.
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HertherPlease do not destroy the wilderness qualities of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Do not use rotenone to eliminate one species of fish, in order to replace it with another. Let nature do its thing.
Thank You
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PritchardPleassay “NO” to motor boats and other activities that poison the lake and thereby kill fish and other wildlife.
M. K. Pritchard
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FrostThe damage this would do to wildlife and the environment will be irreversible - we must protect nature and wilderness areas - there is no replacing them or the damage done.
- UMB2424 2789 -
EisenbergThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is indeed no place for poisons or motorboats or for manipulation of species controls. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.
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Lazarus/The Gideon Animal Foundation- Select -I strongly oppose the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)to poison lakes near the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Managing wildlife should never be undertaken by humans, especially those that have a need to fulfill human greed. The Wilderness Act 1964 tells the USFS, as well as other government agencies, to leave Wilderness Management to the Wilderness. Nature does a much better job.
It has been established that Rotenone will kill many, many aquatic species. All this culling for the fishing industry that wants a bite-sized chunk of money that damages our environment.
Leave alone brook trout and rainbow trout. Wilderness and Nature are too precious for their greed.
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HauserPlease follow all environmental principles and keep us safe for the future!!
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HauserPlease follow all environmental principles and keep us safe for the future!!
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TerwilligerPlease accept my comments on the Malheur Brook trout removal project
Please, please, read the Wilderness Act before taking action in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
Wilderness is not to be modified by humans. 1) All motorized equipment is prohibited in Wilderness areas. 2) Different species are not to be introduced into wilderness areas.
A major modification of the wilderness habitat and natural species would occur if poisons were introduced in High Lake and Lake creek.
Please, obey the law and do not do anything that violates the wilderness acet
Thank you.
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Smoak/Mr.Dear BPA,
Please don't poison the Strawberry Mountain streams. Thank you very much.
Copley H.Smoak
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Kurth/CitizenPlease avoid and stop plans for spraying the wilderness area as a form of management. This spraying could cause unforeseen damage and havoc on the wilderness area. It will harm countless other unintended targets.
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ThoennesSTOP THE PLAN for Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon project that would poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone!
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morgan/gnmDo not allow this to happen.
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CarringtonThis rotEnone program has no place in this wilderness area. Many species outside the intended target will be badly affected.This plan is not sensibLe. please revoke or replan.
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ZenkerThis Sacred Earth needs to be treated as such: a Sacred Planet.
All Living, Interconnected items of Life, need to be treated as such as well.
Why it is SO Important to ban all poisons from use on this Planet Earth!!
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BenedictI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
We should be protecting and preserving pristine areas instead of pillaging them for profits!
And the Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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HardinPlease do not use Rotenone (poison) in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area in Oregon. Let the wilderness be wild…
Thank you, Joe
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Hermann Dougherty/noneThe Strawberry Mtn Wilderness would be impacted by the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project and I oppose it.
The Forest Service should complete a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement rather than allowing the decision to be made by the Bonneville Power Administration. For one thing, it is the Forest Svc obligation to properly administer Wilderness. For another, the Power Admin. is Not an agency with wilderness expertise, Nor are they in the business of doing so.
The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem,& comprehensively explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation, a motorized use plan, incl. a no-action alternative reviewed with the Wilderness Act in mind.
The rich aquatic ecosystem of High Lake & Lake Creek are filled with life. You will poison, kill other aquatic life with Rotenone. That includes Colombian spotted frog tadpoles, candidate for listing on Endangered Species Act. And not fully understood are the broader impacts environmentally. There are risks of poisoning bull trout & habitat downstream, nonnative fish in the lower reaches will still compete with bull trout, regardless of eradication upstream.
Activities like motorboat & gas pump for poisoning the lake is prohibited by the Wilderness Act, & could continue for 1-3yrs including yrly 2wk closures.
This proposal to degrade Strawberry Mtn Wilderness using motorboats and poison should be rejected by the Forest Service and Bonneville Power. The Wilderness Act calls on you to let nature respond to fish introduced a century ago, and if you want to Help Nature do its job, you should do so without poisons and motors. There are no conditions warranting other fish either- in a fishless area, historically. You must disclose this to the public if the agencies consider it.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my views.
Sincerely,
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BakerPlease stop the use of these hideous, pesticides and herbicides and protect the environment. Please think of the legacy you are leaving for future generations, and please do the obvious right thing and do not give into corporate greed.4
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00000000000000000000000000000000weberStop this now00001
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DorseyI urge you to oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
It is inappropriate to leave this decision to the Bonneville Power Administration. Instead, the Forest Service needs completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS). The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative.
Rotenone should not be used because it will poison and kill aquatic life indiscriminately and its broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Even if the nonnative fish in the upstream wilderness areas are eradicated they will still pose a threat to bull trout in downstream areas.
The use of motorboats and gas pumps are prohibited by the Wilderness Act.
Rather than degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison, it would be far better to just let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. Any efforts to remove the fish must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area. If the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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TaurogI am against the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project that affects the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
It is incumbent upon the Forest Service to complete a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement that demonstrates Wilderness Act compliance, analyzes impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explores alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
The utilization of rotenone is not clearly beneficial and will not necessarily stop the trout as hoped, anyway.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison.
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Williams/individualPoisoning the large area will kill more than just those intended. This is dangerous to all life! It must be stopped.
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NelsonI am writing in opposition of the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service is required to manage this by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency. In all due respect to your organization, you do not have wilderness management experience or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS should show Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and explore alternatives to this project as currently planned, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
The plan as currently designed includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
Please do not move forward with this proposal. The appropriate response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you.
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DrakeDo not poison this beautiful area! You will kill other aquatic life and we do not know the full ramifications of what this potential project will do to the surrounding environment.
- UMB2424 2877 -
ThayerPoison does not belong in a wilderness.
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guteliuswe know that we can but the answer to should we is a definite NO
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GreenHigh Lake and Lake Creek are rich aquatic ecosystems.Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life,and rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood.Rotenone poisoning poses risks to downstream bull trout habitat.
- UMB2424 2892 -
GoodmanPoisoning a lake is TOO drastic!!! Kills too many other desired species!!!
- UMB2424 2895 -
BoycePlease stop damaging our environment
- UMB2424 2902 -
ArmijoIt is vital for our survival and enjoyment of the outdoors to protect our land and the creatures that inhabit it.
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Morgan I oppose the UMB Trout Removal Project. The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens. f efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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HerlihyI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Process. It would damage the environment of the Strawberry Mountain area.
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EdmisonI oppose the use of poisons in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness or in any wilderness. Destroying a species is an egregious form of "management", and it risks lasting damage to other species in the area. While no one wants to see non-native species invading a territory at the expense of native species, there must be safer ways to address the situation that do not risk indiscriminately poisoning native and non-native species alike. Any such action is strictly forbidden by the Wilderness Act.
I urge you to cease and desist in any planned action that would involve the use of poisons or piscicides.
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dragifpoison is no place around animals
- UMB2424 2913 -
LeightonPlease don't use rotenone—a pesticide, insecticide, and piscicide into the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This poison will not only affect the targeted fish, but other wildlife, including those that are potentially endangered. I understand the necessity of removing invasive fish, but you must investigate a less harmful way of accomplishing that.
Thank you for your attention
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Page/NoneWe need to quit poisoning our wild places and wild companions on this planet. Leave poison out of our waters. Especially in wilderness areas.
Think the circle of life ... not convenience.
- UMB2424 2920 -
HansenThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness lakes and streams need protection, not poison!
- UMB2424 2922 -
CotnerA gas station. On the lake. Contravening the Wilderness Act! What are you - nuts? There's no way I could take my family back to Strawberry until this thing gets resolved!
- UMB2424 2935 -
SchenckI understand the need to protect the native bull trout. But the poison you're going to use won't just effect the trout you're trying to kill off.
There are so many other factors . Vegetation, frogs, so many different animals are drinking from this lake and it will !!! Make its way down stream to the trout you want to save. This is a Wilderness Area to be protected.
Please not leave this job to a company that has no idea about saving our environment.
Thank you,
Darlene Schenck
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Pash/InnovaScriptI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation and demonstrate compliance while exploring alternatives.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal. Let nature take its course. Thank you for recognizing the importance and while considering my comments.
- UMB2424 2941 -
McRaeleave the fish ALONE !!!!!
- UMB2424 2947 -
StorkPlease, please, stop with the poison. Don't you think the planet is struggling enough. Humans are NOT the only life that matters.
- UMB2424 2948 -
JohnsonAny use of pesticide poisons water and other natural resources, threatening wildlife (including Endangered Species) and humans alike. While the reconsideration of the use of helicopters is appreciated, there are still options available that do not involve pesticides, and these need to be given serious consideration.
- UMB2424 2950 -
FarrellPlease abandon this project!
I am appalled that you would even consider poisoning a lake and stream in designated Wilderness. This is completely against the
Wildeness Act, which says leave the area "untrammeled" - that is not manipulated by humans!
- UMB2424 2954 -
CampPutting poison into the watershed area is detrimental to the water supply, the wildlife, and to us humans. Using a pesticide is not an acceptable way to erradicate an invasive.
- UMB2424 2958 -
LehmanPlease, it’s very harmful to use rotenone. Wilderness means wild not controlled by man. These wilderness areas were created to remain pristine. Introducing chemicals is not in harmony with nature.
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Miller/CitizenI urge you to eliminate this proposal. It seems to me that it is another inroad into attacking wilderness areas to support developers, vendors, and visitors who support wilderness as long as it is air-conditioned. Nature is sometimes inconvenient and messy, but using poison to eliminate unwanted aspects should not be allowed.
Thank you.
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AlexisIt is a wilderness which it will not be as poisons and humans intervene.
Certainly there must be other solutions, if indeed a solution is even needed, the proposed project will kill more than heal.
Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life, including possibly tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. And rotenone’s broader impacts on the environment are not fully understood. Further, the section to be poisoned is above bull trout habitat, and the lower reaches also contain nonnative fish.
Additionally, it is unclear from the latest proposal whether the naturally fishless waters will be will be restocked with fish as originally called for.
- UMB2424 2987 -
ackleyTrout should NOT be removed.
Cordially
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Brizio-SkovNo more killing of animals, no more poison, no more eroding of the animal habitat, we are killing the planet and ourselves!
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StraleyContrary to the opinions of many wilderness advocates, I would support this proposal IF the intent was to return these water bodies to their naturally "fishless" condition and native ecosystem. I cannot and do not support this proposal for the purposes of replacing one non-native fishery with another. While it may be a biological improvement, it does nothing to protect wilderness values and, in fact, allows and requires continued degradation of wilderness character.
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BPABPA has received more than 1,000 form letters related to this project. In lieu of posting multiple identical comments, BPA has posted one representative comment for each form letter here. We appreciate your engagement on this important topic.
View Attachment
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GroveI am against the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project.
We have to work in such a way as to protect the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
It is time for an EIS from the USFS so we can adequately explore better and safer alternatives to rotenone poisoning. And of course any and all actions MUST comply with Wilderness Act rules.
Please notice the use of the word "we" in the previous statement: The Public must be informed of every process and have final say in any decisions put forth.
Thank you,
- UMB2424 2997 -
Thaw/General PublicNo poison used in wilderness area in Oregon. No manipulation of fish in order to meet public or commercial demand. No use of motorized boats or helicopters to spread toxic materials.
These goals ( to supplant one fish species with another) through the application of toxins and pesticides, may cause unintended harm against other species that rely on rivers and streams as their primary water source.
Clean water, unspoiled habitat and wildlife native to Oregon need to be protected in any wilderness region.
This should be the primary mission of any oversight government agency.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
- UMB2424 2998 -
SenaI STRONGLY oppose The Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project! Rotenone will poison and kill other aquatic life in the water. This proposal must NOT be allowed to go forward.
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GrandeI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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BarrowsOur remaining watersheds need to be protected for both the fish and wildlife as well as for future generations.
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ModerackiHow do you justify poisoning a lake and downstream river waters during our actively building climate crisis?
Purposely poisoning any of our fresh water systems weakens this country. We need Decision Makers who have knowledge of the global crisis and can foresee its impacts, which are easily obtained by reading news from around the world. Rivers are drying up due to receding ice pacts. Water is precious. How would you replace a toxic lake?
Wilderness and lakes are not here as playgrounds for people. They are important elements of a working planet which humans need to survive.
I strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
You are here for a reason. Your decisions will have consequences in the future. Will they be positive or negative? This is your legacy.
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ColemanI am not totally opposed to the use of poison in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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ColemanI am not totally opposed to the use of poison in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
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williams/artistI was first in the strawberry Wilderness many years prior to the Wilderness designation, 1955
Please do not employ toxins here.
Michael T Williams
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RobinsonThe Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project must not go forward unless through standard procedure. Due to impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness there must be an Enviromental Impact Statement. This EIS must be evaluated by the Forest Service to maintain the Project will be in compliance with the Wilderness Act. This duty cannot be passed off to the third party Bonneville Power Administration. The Fotest Service must ensure the protection and continuation if this Wilderness region takes precedence over this commercial Project. Thank you.
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HoldenI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. It impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act. Please don't allow the degradation of this wild area.
- UMB2424 3036 -
SiglerProtect and respect the natural ecosystem of Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Human interference in nature is not the answer to healthy ecosystems.
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HaywardI wish to oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project. It will significantly negatively impact the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service has an obligation to produce and release a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS).
Instead, it has passed the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration. Why? The BPA has no Wilderness expertise, and therefore cannot know what may negatively impact its protection and preservation. Unlike the Forest Service, it is also not publicly accountable in regard to any decisions made.
An EIS is produced to make sure that the Wilderness Act is adhered to, and that all steps are taken to ensure that impacts are assessed accordingly across the entire aquatic ecosystem. Crucially, alternatives to ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plans (including the no-action alternative), must be viewed from the perspective of the Wilderness Act; maintaining its intrinsic value.
Any weakening of the Wilderness Act via an unaccountable third party puts at risk High Lake and Lake Creek. This is deeply concerning due to the sheer amount of aquatic life found within these ecosystems.
Rotenone will poison and kill indiscriminately, including the tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, who are in such a state of decline that they are on the verge of Endangered Species Act listing. There is also a severe lack of knowledge on the wider impacts of Rotenone on the environment.
Even if it is successfully used to kill non-native fish upstream, this poison will undoubtedly contaminate downstream non-target bull trout habitat; whilst still having to compete with non-native fish in their immediate habitat.
The Wilderness Act would immediately prohibit this plan. Just the application of the poison alone; using a motorboat and gas pump, is a violation, whilst the use of Rotenone, or any other deliberately administered poison, is absolutely indefensible for any amount of time; especially 1 to 3 years!
Bonneville Power and the Forest Service, please say NO to poisoning and intruding on the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The solution to non-native fish, as directed by the Wilderness Act for the last 100 years, is to let nature take its course. Any method of fish removal must be as natural as possible. NO motors and NO poison, with no fish relocated to fish-free areas. Public disclosure must be made if this is being considered.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Mahowald/Franciscan SistersDo not mess with the Trout.
Please allow the fish to have access as neeeded to thrive.
Thanks for your attention to this important issue.
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Garrison I STRONGLY OPPOSE the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. POISON HAS NO PLACE IN WILDERNESS AREAS!
The Forest Service needs to fulfill its obligation to properly administer this Wilderness by completing a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plan, including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens. Thank you, Kima Garrison
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WilsonIt is the responsibility of the USFS to manage all aspects of a Wilderness and not pass it on to a utility.
Wilderness designation excludes any motors, including motor boats. The use of toxic chemicals and management that is intensive are not permitted in Wilderness that is meant to preserve characteristics that are untrammeled by man.
Shift the responsibility to where it belongs- the USFS- and use the process designed to evaluate the actions based on NEPA.
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MaragonThe Forest Service needs to fulfill its' obligation to properly administer the Wilderness by completing a wilderness specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration: an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. The EIS must demonstrate Wilderness Act compliance, analyze impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, or rigorously explore alternatives to this ecosystem manipulation and motorized use plans, INCLUDING a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with its frogs and other aquatic life is no place for poisons or motorboats. That is why the Wilderness Act was created in the first place: to rein in the propensity of managers to want to control nature.
Poisons like rotenone remain in the environment days, weeks, years. It treats the symptoms of an underlying issue rather than solving it and is very environmentally costly to the recipients.
Thank you for your attention to this very serious issue!
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Hamel/Heart 2 Heart ConsultingI have visited the Bonneville Dam area with my family.
We enjoyed the beauty and education at the aquarium.
I am not a fringe leaning person. I am, however, a stickler when it comes to rational, well researched protocols.
Certified EPA report with alternative mitigations is mandatory for the well being of All.
Do Not Short Shrift this process!
Thanks for the opportunity to comment.
Chef G
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Scott/Wilderness WatchPlease do not remove the trout with pesticides. The pesticides will cause more harm to the area than the trout would. Please do not harm this area with something so toxic.
Sincerely,--
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SavageOne planet = one chance
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JohnsonI urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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snawadzkiI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout removal project. The forest service needs to complete it's own environmental impact statement. The Bonneville Power Administration has no mandate to preserve Wilderness and should not be involved in the process at all. Poison should not be used in wilderness areas for any reason period full stop. If fish are to be removed poisons and motorboats should not be used to do this.
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kindelI oppose the Upper masher brook Trout removal project that would impact the Strawberry Mountain wilderness
Destroying native species and damaging ecosystems is no way to protect trout. It also contradicts the Forest service mandate to protect wilderness.
the Forest service should let nature take its course. No poisons or motors in wilderness!
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fademThis proposal would do terrible harm to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. This is a fishes Lake and no new fish should be introduced Nature should just take its course and no poisons or motorboats should be introduced. They are a violation of the Wilderness Act.
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LefeverGreetings, Please consider disallowing the poisoning of Our wilderness. Ignoring prior agreements regarding motorboats and repopulating fish-free- lakes and rivers is Goverment overreach.
Thank You and good luck,
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Proescholdt
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ScatenaI just wanted to say the following:
I am against poisoning a lake to eradicate one species to replace it with another specie. The poison indiscriminately affects other species not just the focused species. I have fished for years, caught many brook trout who were challenging, fun to catch and good to eat.
I say save your $ and find a more notable project on which to spend it.
---member of California Sportfishing Alliance, Cal Trout, Ca. Striped Bass Assoc., Golden State Salmon Assoc., Sierra Cub!!!
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winklerstop the use of pesticides! it's effects are global! humans are the most invasive species. we're killing everything.
- UMB2424 3088 -
BrannanFind a better way than spraying poison.
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HickeyI strongly urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to the proposed Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which would degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. The appropriate wilderness response to the presence of fish that were introduced a century ago is to let nature takes its course as the Wilderness Act prescribes. If efforts are made to remove the fish, they must be done without motors and poisons. Under no conditions should other fish be placed in this historically fishless area, and if the agencies know this is being considered, it must be disclosed to the public.
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MacRaithThank you for the opportunity to speak up for the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness in eastern Oregon.
I do oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project that impacts Strawberry Mountain Wilderness! Where is the EIS? Please do not pass this job onto the Bonneville Power. They do not have wilderness expertise.
Nature is now in a time of decline please try to support the Wilderness without using extremes like rotenone, it is pretty drastic in a Wilderness setting, habitat to many native species!
Thank you,
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CelliI strongly oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project, which directly impacts the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. A wilderness-specific environmental impact statement needs to be completed by the Forest Service itself not the Bonneville Power Administration which has no wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness. Parts of the proposed plan are in violation of the Wilderness Act. I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal.
Thank you.
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evenson/Wilderness watchThe Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is a designated Wilderness area since 1964. Now there are plans to poison it. The USFS has passed this project on to Bonneville Power Administration, an agency with zero expertise in wilderness matters. A motorboat with a gas pump (both prohibited by the Wilderness Act) would spray rotenone, a pesticide, to poison High Lake in a misguided attempt to kill brook trout. But rotenone is indiscriminate and would kill other aquatic life. Also, it's not understood the long term effects of this pesticide. Why do government agencies continue to manipulate species and their habitat without knowing what will truly happen down the road without further studies?! Leave Mother Nature be. This is not how wilderness should be managed. Adding more pollutants to our environment is not the answer. Please stop this horrible project before it begins. Thank you.
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ReynoldsAs an amateur environmentalist, I implore you to NOT remove the fish (trout) from the Upper Malheur Brook.
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PurchaseStrawberry Mountain Wilderness is one of the original 54 Wilderness areas designated by the 1964 Wilderness Act.
The Wilderness Act prohibits actions the Forest Service plans to use to poison a lake and a few miles of streams with rotenone using a motorboat. The Wilderness Act bars motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats within wilderness areas.
The central premise Wilderness Act is “preserving the wilderness character” of Wilderness areas.
Using rotenone to kill aquatic life in High Lake and Lake Creek, and then restocking the naturally fishless waterways is the antithesis of “preserving the wilderness character.”
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to STOP this proposal. Do not use poisons. Do not restock with “better” fish. Let nature take its course.
Thank you
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RagerThe Forest Service should not turn over the responsibility of protecting our environment, to an entity who's primary interests does not entail protecting our natural resources, and wild life. Please do the right thing for current an future generations, and accept the duties of protecting this wilderness yourselves, and set standards which minimize our impact on this planet.
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FitzGeraldDear Forest Service people,
I have been in eastern Oregon and thought it more beautiful than the forested western area.
I do not approve of this plan. Sometimes it is best to leave things as they are even though the cause for their being that way is man made. It will only make things worse to use Rotenone in any form.
It is hard for me to even believe that anyone would consider doing this.
I heartily disapprove of this action. I do not think I need to give you a long analysis, as I am sure you are getting plenty of those.
Please do other work that is needed and do not poison a whole area. It would really be a case of, "I have to kill you to save you."
I know that if you do not do this, you will still have a job.
Thank you,
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- UMB2424 3115 -
Russo/Climate Reality ProjectI oppose the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project because of the impact to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service has an obligation to to complete a wilderness-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration. The EIS must comply by analyzing the impacts to the entire aquatic ecosystem, and explore alternatives to this ecosystem change including a no-action alternative reviewed through a Wilderness Act lens.
High Lake and Lake Creek are ecosystems filled with life. Rotenone will poison aquatic life including tadpoles of Columbian spotted frogs, a candidate species for Endangered Species Act listing. Rotenone risks poisoning downstream bull trout habitat.
The plan includes activities prohibited by the Wilderness Act, including a motorboat and a gas pump for poisoning the lake.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to degrade the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with motorboats and poison. Thank you.
- UMB2424 3121 -
WoodsI am against the Upper Malheur Brook Trout Removal Project affecting the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.
The Forest Service needs to complete a wilderness-specific EIS rather than passing the decision to the Bonneville Power Administration—an agency without wilderness expertise or a statutory mandate to preserve wilderness.
I urge Bonneville Power and the Forest Service to say NO to this proposal to allow motorboats and poison.
Thank you for considering my comments.
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Brown
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RudolphI oppose this project. The poisoning of a lake and streams to kill off a long ago planted non-native species is ludicrous. The deliberate poisoning of a lake in wilderness is against ALL wilderness rules ands the very spirit wilderness. The whole premise of man manipulating wilderness is also unsupportable in wilderness. Using motorboats to insert the poison is also against Wilderness regulations. Deliberate poisoning of a lake will also destroy all other life in the lake which can be devastating to the ecosystem and the very conditions that support native species in the lake and it's downstream tributaries. Please do not approve nor continue to implement this ludicrous project.
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