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Dedicated to news and discussion of issues that affect publicly owned lands such as grazing, mining, wildlife, hunting, recreation, water, air, logging, horses, burros, endangered species, construction, power generation, land management agencies (federal, state and local), scientific research, rehabilitation, natural disasters, soil, cultural resources, noxious weeds, transportation or other issues which relate to the multiple uses of public lands.

THIS IS YOUR LAND.

Publicly-owned lands are the collective property of the residents of a country.

The United States has over 600 million acres of public lands. Every citizen in the country has a right to know what is happening on their public lands, access them, comment on their management and challenge management decisions in court.

This subreddit is dedicated to news and discussion of issues that affect publicly owned lands such as grazing, mining, wildlife, hunting, recreation, water, air, logging, horses, burros, endangered species, construction, power generation, land management agencies, scientific research, rehabilitation, natural disasters, soil, cultural resources, noxious weeds, transportation or other issues which relate to the multiple uses of public lands.

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Interior Sec. Deb Haaland - Honoring Native American History & Gift to Biden

4 Comments
2024/12/12
13:08 UTC

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U.S. Senator Mike Lee Introduces Forest Service Accountability Act

TLDR: Mike Lee wants the Forest Chief to be a political appointee. Mike Lee would probably like the Forest Service to fail further.

https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/62636-u-s-senator-mike-lee-introduces-forest-service-accountability-act

14 Comments
2024/12/08
21:03 UTC

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Logging on public lands

I’m not against logging In any way, but what I am against is when they clear cut a section of national forest and leave the forest floor nearly impossible to traverse because of downed trees or branches that were not taken. Does anyone know the exact rules for this? Are the logging companies required to clean up or do they just get to leave it looking like shit? The way the logged area is left makes it nearly impossible for anything to grow, they take the hardwoods and replace it with rowed pines that have no value to wildlife. I know the forest service/blm are responsible for the lands because of a couple acts 60+ years ago. I guess what I’m trying to ask, are the loggers allowed to leave the logged area looking like shit or are they supposed to clean it up?

30 Comments
2024/11/29
15:37 UTC

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Environmental Library - need help

Hello Yall, I'm building a library that contains all the resources an environmental scientist / engineer may use one day in their career. It's just beginning, and many more subjects are needed. Please join to help it grow, and post your favorite resources so I can add them to the library contents

r/EnvLibrary

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2024/11/21
03:43 UTC

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Ongoing challenges with enforcing 'squatters' on Utah's public lands

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2024/11/20
13:44 UTC

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