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the Supervisor correctly followed the process; 



outfitter-guide services are needed; 



the Supervisor chose a fair allocation system; 



"prohibiting the cutting or burning of live or dead vegetation"; 



"implementing a chainsaw closure"; 



"establishing user etiquette education"; 



"limiting party size for noncommercial users"; 



"limiting maximum private float craft per party"; 



"establishing campsite stay limits"; 



"the establishment of a "no-wake" zone at administrative and 

 developed recreation sites"; 



"prohibiting personal motorized watercraft"; 

 Among those items "affirmed with direction": 



setting of commercial capacity based on the highest 2 out of 5 

 years (1988-1992), modified by the 5 year average. He went on to 

 require a review of actual use records for those years and to verify 

 or refine the estimate of the cap; 



• he supported the carrying capacities established in the plan, but 

 delayed limitations beyond those currently in effect until a permit- 

 by-permit analysis for commercial uses is completed. 



He reversed the following: 



• the Supervisor must further analyze specific effects of allocation 

 and operational limitations on individual permits; 



• the Supervisor must conduct further analysis of private land 

 access; 



• aircraft access restrictions, including seaplanes; 



• the direction to eliminate drop camps and establish hours of 

 operation. 



One environmental group and seven commercial floaters sued the Forest 

 Service, challenging the issuance of the stay for the 1995 control season, 

 attempting to force implementation by June 20, 1995. The environmental group 

 opposes power boats in the canyon; its Executive Director was one of the two 

 LAC dissenters and has consistently refused any accommodation with power 

 boaters. The seven float outfitters were big financial winners in the latest Forest 

 Service plan, gaining exclusive commercial access to the heart of Hells Canyon 

 for 41% of the peak use season. Their request for an injunction against the stay 

 was denied. 



In September, 1995 the Wallowa-Whitman released a'hewsletter with a 

 schedule of implementation and action schedule for their response to the appeal 

 decision. The exclusion and limits on power boating were not scheduled for 



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