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Cpersons is on target on this issue.  Spirit Lake is the gem of the Monument. Its changes over time on the volcanic landscape should continue to be monitored by scientists and appreciated by visitors -- as the Monument legislation intended -- without distorting nature's work by opening the lake to fishing.  I have enjoyed hiking many times in the Spirit Lake area and on Mt. St. Helens before and since the 1980 eruption. From my angle, changing the rules now for Spirit Lake makes no sense.

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