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Last year, Sen. James Risch introduced legislation that would establish a new Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Area. I support the proposed wilderness that was described in his legislation because it will help keep a beautiful part of my home in its natural state for our future generations to enjoy as we have.

My father’s family moved to northern Idaho in 1915. My mom’s family settled here in 1926. I remember my dad talking about the changes he saw in his lifetime to the forests, mountains, and waters of northern Idaho. He worked in the timber industry most of his life and he commented that he wished we had saved more of the wild places that he hunted and fished in when he was young. Sen. Risch’s legislation will help keep some of the last of our undisturbed public lands in their natural state. We currently have zero designated wilderness land here in northern Idaho. The proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness would preserve a tiny fraction of our public lands. I believe we have an obligation to our kids to leave more of their land in a natural state. We need a quiet place right here where we live that is unchanged by humans and will stay that way for our future generations to enjoy.

Please let the senator, other members of our federal and state delegations, and our county commissioners know that you, too, want to save one of the last wild places left here in northern Idaho. Vote “in favor” for our kids.

JUDY DABROWSKI

Sandpoint