Number: 1976-18
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been asked to convert approximately 1700 acres of land presently leased to the State of South Carolina for wildlife purposes into a privately-developed recreational complex known as the Little River Development Plan on Clark Hill Reservoir at McCormick, S.C.; and
WHEREAS, the proposed site provides excellent habitat for several species of wildlife, particularly wild turkey used in a statewide restocking program; and
WHEREAS, the proposal to lease individual homesites on publicly-owned lands would establish a national precedent which could lead to the loss of other valuable public wildlife lands throughout the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, available alternative sites would be far less destructive to natural resources and not involve publicly-owned lands;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 19-21, 1976, in Louisville, Ky., hereby recommends that the application for a permit for the Little River Development Plan be denied.