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Forest Service must remember recreation when planning

Each year an estimated 180 million visitors recreate on national forests and grasslands. In order to serve the needs of these millions of people, the Forest Service manages an existing investment of approximately $4.1 billion in outdoor recreation infrastructure. Recreation is also a key economic driver, representing an estimated 60% of the national forest service’s total contribution to the United States gross domestic product (GDP) — significantly more than logging and other resource extraction activities combined. Read more

Forests in our children’s generation; Our 21st Century vision

Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont. Courtesy ForestWatch.

Feb. 16 was one of the proudest days in my 25 years working for The Wilderness  Society. That was the day we completed and sent to the U.S. Forest Service a 95-page comment letter that represents our best thinking about how our country’s 193 million-acre National Forest System should be managed to meet the challenges and demands of the 21st Century. Read more