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Public comments at first hearing
The Division of Forest Resources held its first public hearing on DuPont State Forest Rules on July 9th at the Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard. Issues discussed included vehicle access to the waterfalls and dogs on leashes. About 20 people attended the hearing. See Hendersonville Times News article and editorial.
Earlier this year, Forest management adopted temporary rules. The public hearing and written comment period will be used in generating permanent rules for the Forest, which will go into effect in 2003.
Written comments may be sent to John Pearson by July 30 (see contact info).

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If you visit the website, you'll find links in the above paragraph to the Hendersonville Times News article, editorial and temporary rules. Some of the suggestions made at the public hearings concerned me - specifically, allowing motor vehicles into the Forest for access to the falls!!! Can you imagine?! Another suggestion was to lift the rules for keeping dogs on leases (I guess that includes Great Danes, Rich!). Let's hope that the "powers that be" will make their decisions for the greater good and that they will preserve the pristine beauty of this area and these magnificent waterfalls for generations to come.

By the way, I also read that Friends of DuPont Forest has been awarded non-profit status.

It will be interesting to monitor what happens to this beautiful part of Mohicanland!

Rattlesnake Woman