Which is how a humble bid for a small serving of Washington pork by a group of local civic boosters became yet another nasty skirmish in the bitter nationwide struggle between the forces of fact and fantasy.įrom her point of view, the tale of Grulkowski’s one-woman crusade is a stirring reminder of the power of political activism. It is a ban that the state has no authority to enforce. Steve Daines, to oppose the proposal and enact a state law forbidding the federal government to create any heritage area in Montana. Yet it soon became accepted as truth by enough people to persuade Montana’s leading Republican figures and conservative organizations, including the farm bureau, Gov. It would alter water rights, give tourists access to private property, create a new taxation district and prohibit new septic systems and burials on private land, she said. She told them the designation would forbid landowners to build sheds, drill wells, or use fertilizers and pesticides. She collected addresses from a list of voters and spent $1,300 sending a packet denouncing the proposed heritage area to 1,498 farmers and ranchers. Grulkowski set about blowing up that effort with everything she had. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times
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