- Guaranteed to make a few Undergrounders unhappy: Alaska adopts statewide felt wading boot ban (begins 2012) http://bit.ly/cJa8xx #
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Stopping invasive species is about education and understanding, not some magic bullet that is supposed to make things all better. (It won’t) This is the environmental management version of the diet pill.
Ray(Quote)
Happy to hear it.
I agree and disagree with Ray, stopping invasive species is about education and understanding. This ban not a magic bullet for Alaska, but it should raise some awareness on the issue. It is a step forward however small.
Personally my awarness to the huge concern came only after after the Big D and the Gun Powder River where reported to have didymo. Now, I clean my waders & boots then dry all my gear after wach trip.
Todd(Quote)
I have been involved with a couple of water bills and all the meetings that seem to take place…Yea I know I must be a sadist…last week at one of these meeting the California Dept of Fish and Game had a large contingent of upper management folks present. During the noon break I was present when two of the DF&G policy makers were saying if Alaska passes this policy about (no felt soles) since they did all the research Calif. will probably just follow suit…apparently DF&G is under the impression Alaska officals know all that is to be known on this subject.
Get the wallet out.
samistopdog(Quote)
The felt sole ban wars definitely flared up (I didn’t expect it) in a prior post, and I’m writing a followup.
It’s clear that Alaska *could* start the domino effect. Legislation in Vermont has been pending for a while, and my take on all this might surprise some.
Basically, I believe felt’s doomed anyway from purely economic reasons – the new studded rubber grips as well as as felt (and much better in a lot of situations), and was probably due to replace felt pretty quickly anyway.
And yes, am I the only who’s noticed that manufacturers seem pretty willing to drive a stake through felt soles?
I get the impression they’re relatively happy to see felt go (for whatever reason – cost, ease of manufacture, warranty issues, etc).
Tom Chandler(Quote)