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Forest Service Road Management
Policy
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Trying to beat the clock on the close of
the Clinton-Gore Administration, the Forest Service has
proposed yet another policy affecting the management of
our national forests. As the fifth such regulatory
proposal in as many months, this road management policy
would serve only to exacerbate the worst health crisis
in the history of our National Forest System and further
prohibit access for recreational activities such as
camping, bicycling and use of RVs.
In 1999, six
million acres of national forests burned to the ground.
Turning a blind eye to the additional 66 million acres
of national forests at high risk to catastrophic
wildfire, insect infestation and disease, the Forest
Service is looking to virtually prohibit the
construction of all new roads – roads which are
necessary for fire suppression, thinning, harvesting and
planting. The Clinton-Gore policy of “Rot & Burn”
obviously is concerned more with political gain than
forest health.
In short, this Administration is
again attempting to manage from Washington, DC what
should be managed at the local level. If you want to
preserve your national forests for future generations
and hope to maintain access to your public lands, then
click here to send the attached postcard to Forest
Service Chief Mike Dombeck. This is your chance to have
your opinion heard, because this Administration is not
going to be asking for
it.
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