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SCR122.........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
MOSCOW MOUNTAIN CEDAR GROVE - Stating findings of the Legislature and
encouraging the Department of Lands to protect the irreplaceable ancient
cedar grove, and essential surrounding habitat buffer, located on a 296
acre parcel of state endowment property on Moscow Mountain in Latah County,
Idaho, from harvest, preserving the grove for future generations of
Idahoans.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122
BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING THE FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE URGING AND ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT
3 OF LANDS TO PROTECT THE IRREPLACEABLE ANCIENT CEDAR GROVE, AND ESSENTIAL
4 SURROUNDING HABITAT BUFFER, LOCATED ON A 296 ACRE PARCEL OF STATE ENDOW-
5 MENT PROPERTY ON MOSCOW MOUNTAIN IN LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, FROM HARVEST,
6 PRESERVING THE GROVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF IDAHOANS.
7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 WHEREAS, located on about 60 acres within a 296 acre parcel of state
9 endowment property situated on Moscow Mountain in Latah County, is an ancient
10 cedar grove; and
11 WHEREAS, some of the trees within the cedar grove are estimated to be
12 almost 1,000 years old; and
13 WHEREAS, Idahoans throughout time have benefitted from the beauty,
14 magnificence and history of this cedar grove; and
15 WHEREAS, the cedar grove affords the public a scenic nonmotorized recre-
16 ation area for the general welfare, use, and enjoyment of the public, opportu-
17 nities for education relating to old growth forests, and opportunities for
18 scientific research relating to old growth forests; and
19 WHEREAS, for the past decade, the Nature Conservancy has leased the 296
20 acres upon which the cedar grove is located and has protected the cedars, as
21 well as their essential surrounding habitat buffer, for both ecological and
22 recreational purposes; this lease, however, will expire in December of 2006;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, many have expressed interest in the development of a state park
25 for the area to be known as the Moscow Mountain State Park and Cathedral Cedar
26 Grove; and
27 WHEREAS, the value of the standing cedar grove is far more intrinsic than
28 any value that could be achieved through harvesting of the trees.
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
30 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
31 sentatives concurring therein, that we urge and encourage the Department of
32 Lands to protect the irreplaceable ancient cedar grove, and essential sur-
33 rounding habitat buffer, located on a 296 acre parcel of state endowment prop-
34 erty on Moscow Mountain in Latah County, Idaho, from harvest, preserving the
35 grove for future generations of Idahoans.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16060
This concurrent resolution encourages the Department of Lands to
protect the irreplaceable ancient cedar grove, and essential
surrounding habitat buffer, located on a 296 acre parcel of state
endowment property on Moscow Mountain in Latah County, Idaho, from
harvest, preserving the grove for future generations of Idahoans.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no impact on the State General Fund.
Contacts
Name: Representative Tom Trail
Phone: (208) 332-1000
Representative Shirley Ringo
Senator Gary Schroeder
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 122