Re: [RC] selling off national forest lands - Sky Ranch
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It is actually quite deceptive, though. Some of these "small parcels"
(like 100 acres) can be very, very valuable and beautiful land that is traded
for next to nothing, for so-called "convenience," or alleged
cost-cutting. I said so-called and alleged, because what exactly was being
done to "maintain" this raw land, to begin with?
There have been some rather notorious public land trades in Colorado,
and it is usually to wealthy landowners who have purchased a tract of land that
they are willing to "trade" to the USFS or BLM. Then, with their newly
acquired "former public land," they can close off
public access to established trails, because they now "own" the
trailhead. It has definitely happened in Colorado, I don't know about
other places.
BTW, I think this is endurance related, because many rides are
held on public lands, and many of us (including me) use public lands to
condition and to ride for pleasure. Access is slowly being taken
away. Sometimes in big chunks, sometimes in small parcels.
Subject: RE: [RC] selling off national
forest lands
Rather than looking at the aggregate
amount of acreage to be sold, look at the size of the parcels. Many of them
are small isolated pieces of land that are very difficult and expensive to
manage. Also look at the blocks of land the USFS is anticipating acquiring in
addition to the sales. More to be acquired than to be eliminated. Find
all the facts not just one side of the equation.
Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID
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off national forest lands
Looks like 21,572 acres are proposed to be sold off in Colorado, if I
am reading the chart correctly. This link shows the proposed sell off,
by state.
