To the People of the Salmon River Mountains from the People of Black Bear Ranch

To the People of the Salmon River Mountains from the People of Black Bear Ranch

Environmentalism

A letter opposing the clear-cut logging of land in Idaho by a California commune, the Black Bear Ranch. According to the historian Timothy Miller, the community bought the property for $22,500 using money from a variety of sources including from supporters in the entertainment industry, as well as "one large unexpected angelic gift" and the "proceeds from a major LSD deal." The commune had a variety of contacts with radical groups.

the People of Black Bear Ranch

Roz Payne

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

ca. late-1960s or early-1970s

mimeograph

leaflet

paper