Jay Watson Quotes

The Wilderness Society recognizes climbing as a long-standing tradition in wilderness, yet we recognize that climbing can have, like many recreational uses, an impact. - Jay Watson

It's very nice. Whenever its available, we can play. - Jay Watson

It's clear that there will always be roads in national forests. But it is a welcome change that the forest service has put the brakes on what has been a massive road-building system. Any new road building will have to meet rigorous testing and that's a positive change. - Jay Watson

I really think the plan finds an elegant balance between park protection and visitor use and enjoyment. - Jay Watson

Anywhere you have an active level of climbing, you're going to see fixed anchors... There are different kinds of fixed anchors, from a bolt drilled into a rock or an old-time piton hammered into a crack. It's everything from the actual hardware to nylon webbing wrapped around an outcrop. They provide protection for climbers and are particularly useful when you're coming down or rappelling. - Jay Watson

Any new road has to be beneficial to the forest ecosystem rather than providing access to a stand of forest to be cut... The other values of the forest must balance against the quest to log all areas. - Jay Watson

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