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profdant139
Explorer II
May 20, 2017

"Long boondockers" leave trash; forests restricted

This is upsetting -- trash from essentially homeless boondockers is causing the national forests to restrict camping: Link to article So I will once again float a very unpopular idea -- if we we...
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darsben1
Explorer
May 20, 2017
If the rangers enforced the rules already on the books then the problem would be minimized
For example the Tonto national forest and most federal lands have a stay limit.
The Bermuda flats area of the Tonto national forest has rigs that have not been moved in a long long time. Some have semi-permanent structures. If the rangers made people move out of the forest after 21 days then the problem is lessened.

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