06/17/2007

Help Save Lost Horse Crag from County Quarry Proposal, MT

6/18/2007

The Lost Horse Crag in Montanas Bitterroot National Forest could face demolition if the US Forest Service agrees to a countys proposed quarry. Last mined in the 60s or 70s, the Lost Horse Quarry has since turned into one of Montanas premier multi-pitch climbing areas. See www.ravallirepublic.com/articles/2007/06/07/.... The proposed plan would expand the old quarry at Lost Horse, install gates, restrict access, and impose season closures from October through April annually for 10 years.

Send your comments on the proposal by July 9, 2007
to Chuck Oliver, District Ranger at Darby Ranger District P.O. Box 388, Darby, MT 59829. For more information, contact the Bitterroot Climbers' Coalitions Steve Porcella at [email protected], or Elizabeth Ballard, Stevensville Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest, at (406) 777-7421.