Letter To U.S.D.A Forest Service Chief John McGuire

Letter To U.S.D.A Forest Service Chief John McGuire

This document is a letter written to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service concerning a public meeting that was taking testimony on the Blue Creek Chimney Rock Area without a recording device or extensive notes. This documents is an effort to have the oral history within the testimony available for future reference.

John Amodio

Humboldt State Special Collections

Northcoast Environmental Center

04/25/1975

See Also: Written Testimony

21.59cm x 27.94cm

English

1 Page

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Gasquet Orleans Road Compostie

"Initially, and primarily, there was no recording device utilized during the session. From personal observation, I know that the four Forest Service officials comprising the decision making was not taking extensive notes. Most, if not all, of the testimony will thus not be available for future reference for both same decision makers, future ones, and including Congress.
This is particularly disturbing in light of the fact that several medicine men from Indian Nations whose sacred High Country spirit lands are within the Eight-Mile Blue Creek Area gave statements."

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