A Utah legislator reportedly said this regarding Utah’s National Forests, that they are, “a dynamite factory run by chain-smoking chimpanzees.”
This language was from state Rep. Ken Ivory, presumably a community leader. I ask you, Mr. Ivory, is this the kind of language that you want our children to use? Would you use this language in a place of worship? Further, have you personally talked to any of the people that you insulted?
I lived in Big Cottonwood Canyon for many years, and I served on the Big Cottonwood Community Council for several terms. I had many opportunities to interface with Forest Service people.