Howdy, Cowlitz affiliate here. I too have heard the rumors surrounding the Cowlitz and turning it into a C&R native river. I think that is hilariously stupid...scary, and very real.

I cannot agree with RT anymore on his comments about the buffer this river is for the crowds of people. The only other river that comes to my mind that could handle these kinds of crowds is the Columbia River.

As far as putting an end to the rumors with an answer, I can't do that...just yet, but I'll work on it. You didn't hear it from me, but I'm a member of the FOC. As far as information goes from that group....it greatly lacks and it really aggravates me.

You can visit their website @ www.friendsofthecowlitz.com

They just revamped the website a smidget, but it's still the same sh!tty website. The pictures have been there forever with no new picks. There isn't and never has been a President's message (Don Glaser). They used to have a link on the main page that said "president's message". Of course it was always blank.

I sent a disconcerning email to whomever receives them at the office of the FOC about 2 or 3 months ago. I got no reply back and I was very courteous for a pissed off redneck. I basically asked why the website sucked ass. Asked about why the President of the organization doesn't have anything to say, why the pictures haven't been updated (when I know Donny's store has a bazillion pictures....and I contributed to that picture peg board), how does one get to be on the Board, and why the website overall just sucks to put it lightly. I even asked for the website to be turned over to me to organize and maintain.

I got no reply back via email or phone call.

Funny twist now is this; I know they received my email. "How do you know that redneck?" you say. Well other than being psychic (freak tractor accident), I received this month's issue of the FOC newsletter. Low and behold, on the bottom of the back page it asked for people to send in pics and other things that I covered in my email.

Whomever is in the office isn't going to like my phone call I will place today, just for the BB's entertainment value. I will post what I find out....especially on how to be on the board. They don't want me to run that lil bit....muh ha ha ha ha because I'll just use my quote at the bottom of this post to their dismay.