You can read more daily public lands stories at www.wilderness-sportsman.com (news section)
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060313/opinion/603130308/1030"Like an army attacking from all sides, the Bush administration continues to wage war on national forests.
The administration appears unwilling to let public opinion impede the assault, so it's up to Congress to fight back on behalf of the American people and their natural heritage.
It would be a popular effort. About 1.7 million Americans responded during a public-comment period in which they urged the administration to retain the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protected wilderness areas from logging and drilling."
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