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Preserve Cayuse Creek

The public should be very concerned about the Forest Service’s proposal to commercially log in the Cayuse Creek drainage on the Clearwater National Forest. The East Saddle Integrated Restoration Project would further develop the Toboggan Ridge Road and Cayuse Creek Landing Area deep within the quiet backcountry. Cayuse Creek is a prized blue-ribbon fishery for anglers from across the region and country. These cold, clean waters feed Kelly Creek and offer excellent habitat for cutthroat, as well as threatened Bull trout.

The logging and associated road construction would destroy the aesthetics and primitive nature of the area. The Toboggan Ridge Road currently bisects the Weitas Creek and Kelly Creek Roadless Areas on the forest, and development would further compromise the future of this area being recommended for wilderness. If the Forest Service were truly interested in restoration, the agency would instead decommission the road, which is highly prone to landslides and washouts. Repairing the road also comes at a high cost to taxpayers.

The Forest Service is quietly trying to slip this project through during the forest revision process. Please submit a comment today. The deadline is March 16. Email your comments to Amy Boykin at comments-northern-clearwater-north-fork@usda.gov.

Brett Haverstick

Moscow

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