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#48496 09/29/16 05:31 PM
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This probably will not affect areas where the demand far exceeds the quotas.

“We are striving toward a focus on common sense.”...right


http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/28/forest-service-cultural-shift-access-public-lands/

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RenoFrank #48499 09/30/16 05:49 AM
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All I'm getting out of this article is that they want to make the permitting process easier and do some outreach. Activities that require permits are done that way to prevent damage from overuse and to preserve some semblance of a wilderness experience.

The real story is buried deep in the article:

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Budgets for recreation, heritage and wilderness are down 15 percent in recent years. Dollars for roads are down 46 percent; funds for facilities are down 68 percent and money for deferred maintenance — such as new boat ramps and campground toilets — is down 95 percent. In the past five years, the agency has lost 30 percent of its staff.


Think about this:

The annual budget for Death Valley National Park, which is larger than Rhode Island, is less than $9 million. The Air Force just grounded the F35 for peeling insulation in the cooling lines for the fuel tanks. The F35 is a $400 billion program. That's Billion with a "B". Pennies for our national parks and forests. Unlimited bloat for defense contractors.

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RichardK #48508 09/30/16 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted By: RichardK

Think about this:

The annual budget for Death Valley National Park, which is larger than Rhode Island, is less than $9 million. The Air Force just grounded the F35 for peeling insulation in the cooling lines for the fuel tanks. The F35 is a $400 billion program. That's Billion with a "B". Pennies for our national parks and forests. Unlimited bloat for defense contractors.


If the Devil's Pupfish take up arms and declare DVNP seceded from the state of CA and the Union you better believe there will be $400B given to the NPS to put those fish b****rds in the ground.


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Snacking Bear #48509 09/30/16 02:14 PM
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Maybe that's how we get money back into public lands. Disseminate revolutionary literature to NPS wildlife hands. The rest will sort itself out.


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