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There have been hundreds of people supported by ten of thousands more working for more than 7 years toward this preservation effort. I represent the Cooper Spur Wild and Free Coalition that has worked on a small 3000 acre parcel on the north side of Mt Hood (www.cooperspur.org). We were throughly involved in the land swap process and believe it is best for the Mountain and the taxpayers. The senate bill has been crafted and redesigned for more than 4 years now. We have argued over rivers mile by mile and forest acre by acre and finally come to a compromise. It represents a minimum that we can do to preserve a small portion of our forests and rivers for future generations.
I am also a biker and this legislation would NOT EXCLUDE me from any trail. I will gladly leave my bike at home and hit the Wilderness trails on boots, skis or snowshoes.
Russ Pascoe

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