Environmentalists Move to Stop Footrace Along Swan Crest - Flathead Beacon
A local environmental group is opposing a planned 100-mile footrace along the crest of the Swan Mountain range scheduled for the end of July, saying the event could harm grizzly bears. Last week, Keith Hammer, chairman of the Swan View Coalition, urged the U.S. Forest Service to relocate the run somewhere less fragile and filed a notice of intent to sue the Forest Service under the Endangered Species Act should the race proceed as planned.
"In the present location and the date that is planned for, we intend to litigate if we have to, but we would rather see it moved," Hammer said. "That's a last resort."
"When the Forest Service fails to do its job, sometimes the public has to pick up the ball," he added.
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This article published on May 31, 2010 • [Permalink]
