[Don Andersen]

Super G,

An effort was made by fishermen to reduce damage by paying for and installing bridges and signage. The motorized bunch took offence. Both signs and bridges are gone - some through flooding and some through vandalism.

The logging company has made efforts to reduce access. The quads just bypass the gate.

Falls Creek has been recognized for many years as critical spawning habitat to the North Sask. River.

There have been several things done:

1) closure to fishing for bull trout.

2) followed by closure to fishing for anything

3) access closures during very wet periods.

And Lannie, it appears that fishermen have done more than any others to deal with the issue that they didn't create or endorce. When are those responsible going to do their part? This multi-user crap just plain doesn't work.
Until Govt requires OHV's to pay to play c/w enforcement, nothing will get done.

And just to illustrate, west of Rocky, the number of tickets handed out to "recreational users" for various illegal activities was over 900 since the first of the year.

OH, the joys of living along the eastern slopes.


Don