Transfer of Federal Lands to the States
I am wondering how many RVers are aware of the movement to transfer federal lands to the states? Many western states are pushing this initiative. In Wyoming (my home state) nearly 25 million acres w...
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Lets compare apples and apples here. State parks and national parks receive revenue to provide services and manage the land in the parks.
When you add management of the national forests into the equation, then you have land management that produces NO revenue. Where will the states get the money to manage that produces NO revenue (beyond hunting and fishing license) -- the states will soon find a way, whether selling it, or leasing mining or drilling, or harvesting rights ... and there goes the quality of our forests.
No way a state can raise its tax base to cover managing an entire forest eco-system ... so, something will suffer, and it won't be the human managers.
ANd that mention of the California state parks -- we lived in California for over thirty-five years, and spent many, many, many days camping and hiking in the Sierras ... We can remember when the parks were well-kept and beautiful. Our last trip out a couple years ago, we found disrepair, not service restrooms, and general degrading in many parks -- and the forest rangers kept telling us they had no money ... so, it certainly makes NO sense to add to that burden and remove federal oversight on the forest lands.
It will truly be a sad day then the feds give up that watchfulness over our forests, mountains, deserts, and waterways.
When you add management of the national forests into the equation, then you have land management that produces NO revenue. Where will the states get the money to manage that produces NO revenue (beyond hunting and fishing license) -- the states will soon find a way, whether selling it, or leasing mining or drilling, or harvesting rights ... and there goes the quality of our forests.
No way a state can raise its tax base to cover managing an entire forest eco-system ... so, something will suffer, and it won't be the human managers.
ANd that mention of the California state parks -- we lived in California for over thirty-five years, and spent many, many, many days camping and hiking in the Sierras ... We can remember when the parks were well-kept and beautiful. Our last trip out a couple years ago, we found disrepair, not service restrooms, and general degrading in many parks -- and the forest rangers kept telling us they had no money ... so, it certainly makes NO sense to add to that burden and remove federal oversight on the forest lands.
It will truly be a sad day then the feds give up that watchfulness over our forests, mountains, deserts, and waterways.
