- Each member of the industry should recommit to being a creative and good environmental citizen — individually and corporately.
- We should come to grips, as an industry, with the problems we face — we should truly understand the nature of our opposition; we should understand our rights.
- We must develop the skills and tools — research, public relations, political action, negotiation — to manage our problems and develop our opportunities.
In this connection, I am pleased to announce a series of vital background articles, starting in the September issue, by one of the country’s most knowledgeable and experienced experts in environmental law, Harris D. Sherman, a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter, and head of its Denver office. These articles will cover not only such technical disciplines as wetlands definition, stream flow/water purity and air quality, but will also lead the industry through the complexities and realities of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act and other such law; also, the roles of the various governmental agencies that are encountered by ski area operators in planning and construction.
Further down the line, work has already started on a major national conference on “Ski Developments and the Environment.”
I am very pleased to be embarking on this project. I feel it is timely and vital. I feel it will make an important contribution to the industry — perhaps the most important in our 28-year history.
I am proud that Harris Sherman and his Arnold & Porter colleagues are sharing their knowledge and experience with SAM’s readers.
