Wilderness Society litters wild lands with solicitations

To the Editor:

I recently spent a glorious five days in the Cabinets with my daughter hiking into lakes, climbing peaks and enjoying the scenery and wildlife. We met only a few people on the trail. The experience was equivalent to what I had growing up in the valley.

Imagine my surprise, when arriving at the car we found a solicitation tucked under the windshield wiper by representatives of the Montana Wilderness Society telling me that the wilderness needs my help: "Please send $20, $50, or $100."

What?! I called the Kootenai National Forest supervisor's office and learned that solicitation is absolutely prohibited on the forest. Do I call this littering? Do I call this solicitation? Whatever it is called, the Montana Wilderness Society has no interest in protecting the wilds of Montana, only their pocketbook.

Edward Woods

Lafayette, Ind.

LHS Class of 1982