[at-l] The Government and The Environment, trail related

[dhughes@cas.org (Dave Hughes 3019B x2640)]

This stuff is great reading! It's a good thing we have Weary, Jim, Shane,
Terrapin et al. to get at the meat of these issues for us. I must be
pretty mixed up, though, since I seem to agree with all of them. :)
Dave Hughes
Worthington, OH
(Liberal/Conservative who voted for Nader)

> ...
> Since the Forest Service is the key agency governing forests, the Forest Service
> bureaucrats ... managed to disguise the bad news pretty
> well. But if you know the language the report is ominous.
>
> For instance, the report says "indicators of forest health suggest that Maine's
> forests are relatively healthy and on average are younger and more vigorous than
> those in neighboring states."
>
> Translated that means the forests have been overcut for decades and a giant crop
> of saplings now dominate the landscape.
> ....