I think most here would agree with the original reason as to why the western lands were set aside into some "protected" status. However over the years, that focus has changed and we now have a much different approach as indicated by the link I have provided. Clearly the NFS and its component agencies embrace the agenda of the "global warming alarmists".


http://www.fs.fed.us/sustainableoperations/

it's a fact, that the new administration down in the Ocala NF, would like to see the Forest off limits to most Citizens. They are closing roads, channeling motorized activities into smaller and smaller portions of the Forest. From what I hear, the next move will be to prohibit dispersed camping year round, instead of just during hunting season.

Less work for them. Can't be having to work for your money, Ya know. miles

doing the same thing here: there are roads in the prescott national and the coconino forest that have been used for years. No more. Except if you are a FS employee. As to camping you are subject to jail time and fines if you camp more than 30feet from an approved roadway. Better for you to get choked out on dust, you see. Recently they announced they were going to start hauling unattended trailers, meaning if you were not sitting around out front, if they felt it exceded the 14day limit. The sheriff's of yavapai and coconino counties both said they would arrest and prosecute any fs persoel doing that. It all boils down to just like england the kind doesn't want the peasants messing with the king's deer.
latest hunting regs make note that the FS has stated they can close the whole forest down, not just parts of it, if they think it's too muddy during hunting season.

what kills me is this lady forest service officer was conducting burns on a very windy day. Fire got the best of them, and they had to call in air tankers. She probably got a promotion.

all that link says is that the FS personel need to cleanup their own act mentions nothing about the actual ground that they control as a laboratory . the Forests and grasslands are a renewable resource we burn a little firewood hike the trails drink in the beauty as well as a few gallons of water, in the fall and winter we harvest a few animals which feeds some birds and mammels then we clean up our campsite and let someone else enjoy our spot ,, Whats not renewable???

norm

ya I know there are some idiots that don't cleanup their camps
but if we all do a little more it helps.

Never mind the Feds, you can see the same thing happening at the State level right here in Texas