Posted on February 10 2011
After the first hearing of an Oregon bill that would ban the use of felt soles, state agencies are unconvinced of the need for a such legislation, writes Ryon Kost in the Oregonian. “Curt Melcher, the deputy director of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department said the agency wouldn’t take a stance on the bill. He agreed that felt was a particularly effective carrier for invasive species. But he also said that his staff preferred felt soles to the rubber alternatives in terms of traction.”