UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
:24-25th Street
Ogden, Utah 84401
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Honorable Frack Church
United States Senate
ashington, D. C. 20510
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Dear Frank:
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On January 3, 1971:, you ;.Tote to Chief John R. McGuire concerning
a request :from J,!zo. Keith F.eynolds, Chairman o:r the Gem County
Comissioners, to relocate a portion of the High Valley Road across
the Boise National Forest. Mr. f.i. R. Howlett, for Chief McGaire,
asked us to lok into this matter and write you fUrther.
On January 7, 1974, Jim Rathbun, Emett District Ranger, and
Clifford Stephenson, District Engineer, met with the Gem County
Comissioners to discuss problems of the existing High Valley Road.
Several possible alternative solutions were suggested. It as
agreed by everyone present that the County Comissioners and the
Forest Service should jointly revievr the f)Ossible alternatives on
the ground before any final conclusions can be reached. A meeting
will be scheduled in hay for the joint review.
We hope this information will aid you in replying to Mr. Reynolds'
letter. If we can be of any further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely,
P. l REES
for VERN HAMRE
Regional Forester
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WILLIAM L ORIOL. STAFP' DIRECTOR
DAVID A. A..PTELDT, CHJEJI' COUNSEL
JOHN GUY Nl u..l:lt o Nl.N)IUTY rAFY DIUC'T'Oit
Philip R. Medley
313 Broad
Boise, Idaho 83706
Dear Mr. Medley:
SPECIAL. COMMITEE ON AGING
CPulSUAHT TO S. ltD, U7, liD CONOitUs)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
June 5, 1974
Mrs. Holt, in my Boise office, has told me of your phone
call suggesting the use of the Forest Service buildings and
facilities at Deer Park and Graham Guard stations for youth
camps.
I certainly agree with you that it is most beneficial
for city youngsters to be given the Qpportunity to participate
in outdoor activities such as could be available to them at
the sites you suggest.
It is conceivable that the Forest Service might be willing
to make use permits available for this purpose for the facilities
and I would certainly be happy to take the suggestion
up with them should some local organization wish to sponsor
such a project.
I don't know of any Federal program which would offer
funding to sponsor such camps, but the county or state governments
might have funds available through their youth progra.
You may want to talk with the County Comissioners and with
officials in the Idaho State Department of Environmental and
Comunity Services about that possibility.
With best wishes,
Frank Church
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
324 25th Street
Ogden, Utah 84401 OCT 119
• 0TOR FRANK CHU
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Honorable Frank C,'hurch
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510 e
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Dear Frank:
Tbis is in further response to your letter of August 29 concerning
fioat boat operations of Mr. Randy Derry and Ur. John Pehrson on
the North Fork ot the Snake River.
We referred your letter to Darrol Fluckir, Acting Forcnt Supervisor
on the Targhee National orest. He advised us that Hr. Berry applied
1"or and vas issued a special-use penti t to use national Forest lo.nd
along the North Fork or the Snake River in conjunction vi th corcial
noat boat operations. He also stated that he was unaware or any
actionn or Forest SerTice personnel to discourage J.fr. Bery trom
using the National Forest lancls authorized in his per.tit.
l-:tr. Berry and other comercial o ut:ti tters have been unine: a boatlaunching
site imediately below IslA.lld Park Reservoir Dam which
is now restricted to public use. This site is on National Forest
land vi thin a Bureau ot Reclamation adminietrati ve site w1 th drawal.
The Dureo.u or Reclamation round it necesso.ry to cloe t1e access
road tor administrative purposes . To provide an al terno.te access
route, the Bureau ot ReclNaation o.nd the Forest Service cooperatively
constructed an access road and parking lot on the weot side of the
river for float boating purposes.
The Acting Forest Supervisor also stated that the Targbee National
Forest has not issued any restrictions on the use of Rogue River
voden boats, nor is there o. boat dock being built on the vest Ride
ot Box Canyon. Construction of a boat dock has been considered
in conjunction w1 th the new access road and parking lot, but this
project is deterred until use and capacity ntudies, nov underway,
are completed.
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With increasing popularity ot boating on the North Fork of the Snake
River by commercial outfitters as well as the general public, it
may be neceasar:r to limit use in the future. This will largely
be determined through studies being me.de by the Idaho Fish and Gee
Department, the Idaho Outfitting Board, and the Forest Service.
On the basis of these studies, tentative management plans will be
developed and presented to the public f'or their review and recomendations.
Ater public interaction is obtaine d, a final me.nfl.gement
plo.n will be prepared. People, such as l4essrs. Berry and Pehrson,
Who are interested in river agement practices, should participate
in the public involvement meetings . In the meantil"le, Targhee National
Forest personnel would be pleased to discuss the management and use
of facilities 'tt Island Park tJnd along the North Fork of the Snake
River with Messrs. Berry and Pehrson.
Sincerely,
.l, M.
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VEnN HAMRE
Regional Forester
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CECIL D, ANDRUS
Gove:RNOII
The Honorable Earl Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
STATE OF IDAI-!0
OFI"ICE 0,.. THE GOVENPR
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RECEIVED
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April 22, 1974
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I understand that the U. S. Porest Service plans to resume a study
on the merits of consolidating the Jarbidge Ranger District presently
headquartered in Buhl, Idaho, and the north part of the Wells Ranger
District with the consolidated headquarters in Wells, Nevada.
I wish to point out the necessity of the office at Buhl, Idaho and
its convenient location for many South Idaho sheep and cattlemen in
using the range land and securing permits in that area known as the
Jarbidge District. It is estimated that 80 percent of the cattle
on the district are owned by Idaho permittees and 50 percent of the
sheep on the district are from Idaho.
I strongly urge favorable consideration that the Buhl, Idaho, office
remain open in the interest of service to the people and the elimination
of extra travel and inconvenience in traveling many extra
miles for those many users in Idaho who would be required to journey
to Wells, Nevada, and return in order to transact business with the
District Ranger.
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The Honorable
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The Honorable
Frank Church
James McClure
Orval Hansen
Steve Symms
Sincerely,
CECIL D. ANDRUS
GOVERNOR
''TRI;)UT CAPITOL
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d?>.u.hl Chamben a! Commence
Post Office Box 28 Phone 543-5587
lalLhf, !ldo.ha 83316
April 15, 1974
Senator Prank Church
204 Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Sir:
We have been advised that study has been resumed. on
the feasibility of combining the Jarbidge ranger district,
now headquartered in Buhl, and the north part of the Wells
ranger district with the consolidated headquarters in
Wells, Nevada.
Aside from the obvious fact that the Buhl Chamber of Commerce
would regret losing any office presently located in
Buhl, we are on record as most definitelycpposed to the
move on the basis of economic and environmental impracticality.
It i s obvious, on studying a contour map of the region
under study, that access is much cheaper, easier on a yearround
basis for the livestock men concerned, and more
e fficient and easier for the rangers in their duties in
wildlife work and patrol duties - all from the north rather
than from the more mountainous south approach.
We would refer you to correspondence on this matter which
we directed to you in May of 1973. Also we refer you to
the attached news clipping from the April 4, 1974, issue of
the Buhl Herald which explains in detail the problem.
Any action you can take to support our stand on this issue
would be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
BUHL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Dan Mebe, President
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UNITED STATES DEPARTME;NT OF AGRICULTURE;'
FOREST SERVICE
Caribou National Forest
P. 0. Box 4189
Pocatello, Idaho 83201
The Honorable Frank Church
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
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Dear Senator Church:
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June 19,
I am writing to notify you that sometime after July 1, 1974, a contract
will be awarded to a qualified professional real estate appraiser to
determine the fair market value of three organization camps on the
Caribou National Forest. The fair market value will be used to establish
fees for these sites. These organization camps are as follows:
1. Camp Wilderness located on the Cache National Forest. This camp is
under the direction of the Cache Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America.
2. Tendoy Girl Camp located near Scout Mountain south of Pocatello.
This camp is under the direction of the Tendoy Girl Camp Director and is
primarily used by the Camp Fire Girls.
3. Camp Ta-Man-A-Wis located in Long Gulch, which is northwest of
Palisades Reservoir. This camp is operated by the Silver Sage Girl
Scout Council .
The fair market value will be determined for the land for use as an
organization site. The improvements built or installed by the sponsors
will not be appraised or be used in establishing the fees or market
value.
The fee for these sites is determined by taking two percent of the fair
market value or $50, whichever is greater. The fee rate for comercial
or private use of National Forest land has been established at five
percent of the fair market value of the land. Because these sites
provide a recreation experience of a public or semipublic nature and
there is no profit motive the fees are discounted 60 percent or two
percent of the fair market value.
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The fair market value and the indicated fees will be announced to the
permittees by February 1, 1975. I will notify you of the fair market
and indicated fees at this time also.
If you have further questions, please let me know.
Sincerely,
for 9JJL9Jt
D. A. SCHULTZ
F orest Supervisor
