Fish Lodge Dispute

Sun., Dec. 21, 1997

Associated Press

Henrys Fork

A fishing lodge built on the banks of the Idaho’s Henry’s Fork River may be violating federal environmental laws designed to protect fragile, streamside land.

The unfinished Anglers Lodge was built earlier this year near Last Chance with part of the structure in wetlands, even though the developer had not sought required federal permission, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers records.

David Eby, the Ashton man who owns the property, said he did not know the wetlands were there or that he had to get a federal permit for the small amount of work he was doing. He has delayed completion of the project until the Corps of Engineers can approve the construction and a parking lot on additional wetlands.

But a local conservation group opposes the permit, contending Eby should move the two-story log building to a less sensitive spot nearby.

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