A New Approach To Public Land Management

The U.S. Government is trying a new approach to management of public lands: Denying public access. And maybe that's a good thing.

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August 26, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Uncle Sam created a 'government corporation' called the Valles Caldera Trust to manage the land and determine its future use. The trust, which took over its responsibilities from the U.S. Forest Service this month, is governed by nine presidential appointees. It must sort through an odd assortment of laudable but contradictory principles: preservation of the ecosystem, research, natural-resource husbandry, ranching, public recreational use and eventual financial self-sustainability."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Public land gets more deliberate approach

Monday, August 19, 2002 in USA Today

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