Professor Nelson's Recent Articles (2): Our Languishing Public Lands

Our Languishing Public Lands discusses the disintegration of federally-owned lands in the U.S., focusing on the national forest system. He explores what has led to the Forest Service, or the organization of park rangers who are in charge of the maintenance of the forest, to increase their budget, discussing a study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the costs of livestock grazing on public lands, how a recovery plan for the endangered spotted owl affected timber revenue in the Pacific Northwest, and firefighting efforts by the Forest Service. He then proposes a plan for cutting spending on public lands to reduce government costs.

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