Sad state of national parks and public lands.

[Yosemite_Sam1]

On our way to Lassen Volcanic National Park.

On a national forest rest stop and vista point, wifey went to the rest room.

But it was posted "Closed due to lack of funding."

And down on these national forest roads are trucks barreling down with full loads of logged timbers on the national forest.

It's not hard to do the math that one of those trucks can. pay for the maintenance of that entire rest stop and the rest rooms.

Bigly sad!

[Yosemite_Sam1]

2oldman wrote:

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
it's the Congress that controls the purse. Call them and complain.

Seek outside counsel.

Partly true, but Executive proposes and Congress disposes.

In fact, national budget is the blueprint of the present administration's budgetary and economic priorities.

[Yosemite_Sam1]

A repost of a zapped story because it quote what might be a very slightly political post.

Talked to a few rangers including from our camping last year. When asked everyone confirmed the dearth of funds and lack of support "up there" while I point out unmaintained and deteriorating conditions and facilities.

When I was in the national forest last week, one ranger said that they have to tip toe over for-profit private contractors using and harvesting from public national forest resources.

In fact, I noticed a huge tree recently cut near the road. Obviously, it is not shading any other small tree for it to be part of the thinning and there are no signs of bark beetle infestations for it to be felled for reasons of disease. I asked a ranger and told him my observations. He did not answer and just shrugged his shoulders with facial expressions of despair.

[2oldman]

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
it's the Congress that controls the purse. Call them and complain.

Seek outside counsel.

[wanderingaimles]

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Hmmm.. who's not appropriating the funds? Or did they mix up the Funding and the Covid signs?

I'm sure it's not Covid related as the entire national forest has been open since Memorial Day.

But if I understand federal budgeting correctly, all revenues goes to federal treasury, then funds goes down to agencies.

And in this country, it's the Congress that controls the purse. Call them and complain.

[Yosemite_Sam1]

2oldman wrote:
Hmmm.. who's not appropriating the funds? Or did they mix up the Funding and the Covid signs?

I'm sure it's not Covid related as the entire national forest has been open since Memorial Day.

But if I understand federal budgeting correctly, all revenues goes to federal treasury, then funds goes down to agencies.

[2oldman]

Hmmm.. who's not appropriating the funds? Or did they mix up the Funding and the Covid signs?