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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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DiskDoctr
Explorer
May 23, 2017
profdant139 wrote:
...I have been very impressed with virtually every ranger I have met, and I have met a lot of them. They try their best to be helpful and to enforce the rules fairly.


Agreed. And guess whose livelihood is threatened every time there is a budget issue? Hint: It's not the top tier ;)

The Primary purpose of the BLM is to do the work of the BLM. Country club memberships and DC lifestyle are NOT part of the primary mission.

Time to get back to basics.

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