I just got this email from Danny Bernstein danny@hikertohiker.org from the Carolina Mountain Club.
The National Park Service has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the North Shore Road through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The road would cut a swath 8 to 33 miles along the north shore of Fontana Lake. It would cause
severe environmental damage to the largest unbroken tract of mountain forest on federal land in the East. Also, it would destroy a section of the AT, the Benton MacKaye Trail, 28 miles of the Lakeshore Trail, and many other trails. The CMC Council supports a Monetary Settlement for Swain County instead of a road.
If you live near by join CMC members at a public hearing. If you want to speak, please let Ruth Hartzler know (ruthmtn@aol.com or 251-0886) so that they can coordinate their comments. Not sure of the area code.
Let’s help the Carolina Mountain Club. They do alot of good work.
Bilko
