Mt. Naomi Wilderness predator control file, 1986-1988.

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Mt. Naomi Wilderness predator control file, 1986-1988.

Small collection of items from 1986-1988, pertaining to complaints brought against the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, for its decision to use helicopters for coyote hunting in Mt. Naomi Wilderness Area. Includes an Environmental assessment for predator control within Mt. Naomi Wilderness (Jan. 1987), public information documents and news releases issued by the U.S. Forest Service of Wasatch-Cache National Forest, newspaper clippings of articles, letters, and editorials from Salt Lake City and Cache Valley newspapers, and newsletters from local wilderness and environmental groups.

1 file (ca. 30 items) ; 38 cm. or smaller.

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