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WASHINGTON The Bush administration today will unveil a proposal to sell as much as 200,000 acres of national forest land in isolated parcels ranging from a quarter of an acre to 200 acres, much of it in California
Environmentalists contend the short-term gain would be more than offset by the loss of public land.
I am outraged, and I dont think the public is going to stand for it for one minute, said Wilderness Society policy analyst Mike Anderson. Its a scheme to raise money at the expense of the national forests, the wildlife, recreation and all the other values that Americans hold dear. Its the ultimate threat to the national forest.
But Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the proposed land sales make sense.
Private property will end up in the possession of those who value it the most, Taylor said. That is an iron law of economics. .
The Forest Service owns 193 million acres of land and plans to sell about 175,000 to 200,000 acres, according to Forest Service spokeswoman Heidi Valetkevitch .
The lands in question arent environmentally sensitive wilderness or protected scenic areas, Valetkevitch said. It could be something thats in a neighborhood that people dont even know is forest land, she said.[/B]
Unfortunately the people who may value it the most, or at least the people who can buy it will be somebody who could put a development on it.
This is the tract that I am concerned about:
If it gets sold and something gets built on it it will ruin the view from Haystack Knob and the Canyon Rim.
Here is a view from Haystack Knob. The land in the back ground would be where the tract would be:
Here is a picture across the rim looking at Haystack Knob (Pointy thing in distance)
The land would be to the left.
Not sure how they came up with that the land was not scenic
Also this whole area is up for being declared wilderness since it adjoins Wilderness land already and is used a lot by hikers, backpackers and is a favorite place for deer and bear hunters.:thumbup:
I guess congress has to approve the sale and there's a period of public comment so hopefully enough people can chime in so this tract will be spared:thumbup:
WASHINGTON The Bush administration today will unveil a proposal to sell as much as 200,000 acres of national forest land in isolated parcels ranging from a quarter of an acre to 200 acres, much of it in California
Environmentalists contend the short-term gain would be more than offset by the loss of public land.
I am outraged, and I dont think the public is going to stand for it for one minute, said Wilderness Society policy analyst Mike Anderson. Its a scheme to raise money at the expense of the national forests, the wildlife, recreation and all the other values that Americans hold dear. Its the ultimate threat to the national forest.
But Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the proposed land sales make sense.
Private property will end up in the possession of those who value it the most, Taylor said. That is an iron law of economics. .
The Forest Service owns 193 million acres of land and plans to sell about 175,000 to 200,000 acres, according to Forest Service spokeswoman Heidi Valetkevitch .
The lands in question arent environmentally sensitive wilderness or protected scenic areas, Valetkevitch said. It could be something thats in a neighborhood that people dont even know is forest land, she said.[/B]
Unfortunately the people who may value it the most, or at least the people who can buy it will be somebody who could put a development on it.
This is the tract that I am concerned about:
If it gets sold and something gets built on it it will ruin the view from Haystack Knob and the Canyon Rim.
Here is a view from Haystack Knob. The land in the back ground would be where the tract would be:
Here is a picture across the rim looking at Haystack Knob (Pointy thing in distance)
The land would be to the left.
Not sure how they came up with that the land was not scenic
Also this whole area is up for being declared wilderness since it adjoins Wilderness land already and is used a lot by hikers, backpackers and is a favorite place for deer and bear hunters.:thumbup: I guess congress has to approve the sale and there's a period of public comment so hopefully enough people can chime in so this tract will be spared:thumbup:
I searched "federal" and "land" + "purchase" or "purchased" or "buy" or "bought."
WashingtonPost.Com [no less!] 02/10/06.