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BANNOCK1877
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Here they go again.
Just because HR 3855 didn't go thru, (public land sale to pay for Katrina)-- doesn't mean that big piggy bank of public land is safe.
It could be YOUR hunting spot for sale to the highest bidder.
This issue will not die. Perhaps a few "conservation groups" could focus their efforts on the 'macro' crisis at hand, versus the 'micro' projects and squabbling in the ranks.
President Bush's 2007 budget includes an order to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to sell off as much as 800,000 acres of national lands to generate money for public schools.
The proposal directs the agencies to raise nearly $1 billion for the federal treasury by selling more than 300,000 acres of national forest and up to 500,000 acres of BLM lands, mostly in western states.
The complete list of forest lands (http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/spd.html) shows most parcels are more than 40 acres and many are in the hundreds of acres.
The BLM has not listed the lands it will sell...
CONGRESSMEN OPPOSE PUBLIC LAND SELL
March 18, 2006
La Plata County's three congressional representatives share concerns about a Bush administration plan that would sell off 300,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands - including a possible 440 acres in the San Juan National Forest.
The proposal is intended to assist in paying for upkeep in rural school districts.
Land for sale could include nine parcels in La Plata and Archuleta counties. It also could include up to 500,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management holdings...
Just because HR 3855 didn't go thru, (public land sale to pay for Katrina)-- doesn't mean that big piggy bank of public land is safe.
It could be YOUR hunting spot for sale to the highest bidder.
This issue will not die. Perhaps a few "conservation groups" could focus their efforts on the 'macro' crisis at hand, versus the 'micro' projects and squabbling in the ranks.
President Bush's 2007 budget includes an order to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to sell off as much as 800,000 acres of national lands to generate money for public schools.
The proposal directs the agencies to raise nearly $1 billion for the federal treasury by selling more than 300,000 acres of national forest and up to 500,000 acres of BLM lands, mostly in western states.
The complete list of forest lands (http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/spd.html) shows most parcels are more than 40 acres and many are in the hundreds of acres.
The BLM has not listed the lands it will sell...
CONGRESSMEN OPPOSE PUBLIC LAND SELL
March 18, 2006
La Plata County's three congressional representatives share concerns about a Bush administration plan that would sell off 300,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands - including a possible 440 acres in the San Juan National Forest.
The proposal is intended to assist in paying for upkeep in rural school districts.
Land for sale could include nine parcels in La Plata and Archuleta counties. It also could include up to 500,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management holdings...