good questions about why washington trout would oppose a private partnership to restore salmon habitat when they have had many such partnerships themselves to restore habitat. unfortunetely, i have only been able to read short tidbits of this story and have not made up my mind one way or the other, but a few things trouble me about this (not about the project). beezer, as a chapter president of TU i think you should watch the way you present your arguments. calling people "jerks" and saying their arguments are "bulls***" are not effective ways to deal with issues. i've had the opportunity to meet kurt beardslee, and i can say with all certainty he is not a jerk. to resort to name-calling over what is a difference in opinion over the best way to spend salmon recovery dollars is counter-productive. to me, i would have been much more receptive to your post without the name-calling and personal attacks. unfortunetely, fishery issues tend to bring out strong emotions on all sides of the issues involved. even though many of us have different ideas about recovery and what is necessary to restore abundant wild fish populations, i hope we can treat each other with the dignity and respect even though we disagree passionately over the specific issues. we are indeed all working towards the same goal, and hearing opposing viewpoints to our own firmly held beliefs is imo a good thing.

good fishing beezer, and thanks for the work and dedication you have towards restoring salmon and steelhead stocks.

c.