Earlier this month, One Voice and USA representatives participated in two meetings with national US Forest Service leadership addressing their efforts responding to historic shortfalls in local staffing. These discussions were welcomed as a lack of staff is one of the largest barriers we are encountering in providing access to public lands. Forest Service representatives outlined the huge scale … [Read more...]
Motorized Recreational Perspective on the Leasing of Public Lands
Recently there has been significant interest in the development of third-party for-profit conservation companies that would undertake conservation efforts on public lands. As part of these efforts these companies would be awarded saleable credits that can be used to fund or create profits from their efforts. This invites a motorized recreational perspective on the leasing of public … [Read more...]