Thoughts? Americans have unrivaled opportunities to hike, hunt, fish, and camp on millions of acres of public lands. In total, more than one-third of the nation is open to many or all of these uses through federal and state land ownership. The public’s ability to access these lands represents an important component of the American model of conservation. But America’s portfolio of public land assets is at risk. Increasingly large numbers of outdoor recreationists are becoming “free riders” that bear little or no cost for public land management. As a result, traditional sources of funding are falling behind the needs of public land agencies to continue providing outdoor recreation opportunities. perc.org/articles/paying-play-great-outdoors
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:06:02 +0000
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