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Posted on 10/14/2005 9:02:44 AM PDT by george76
The U.S. Forest Service has asked a federal judge to lift a ruling that the agency has cited in suspending permits for nearly 1,500 activities on national forests around the country, including a ski resort, guided hunting and fishing trips, and national guard training.
In support of a motion to stay the ruling by U.S. District Judge James K. Singleton for the Eastern District of California, Forest Service Associate Deputy Chief Gloria Manning wrote that the agency has identified 1,436 projects or activities on national forests around the country where permits were suspended due to the ruling.
They include 115 permits for guided hunting, fishing, river trips and horseback rides, 14 projects on ski areas, 98 permits for public utilities and communications sites, and National Guard training on the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana.
They also include thinning and burning to reduce wildfire danger on 20,000 acres, and 169 projects involving trail and campground maintenance.
Last month, the Forest Service said it had suspended the permit for cutting an 80-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico to serve as "The People's Holiday Tree" on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The judge wrote that the ruling should not apply to minor projects, such as cutting the lawn at ranger stations...
...the ruling was impermissibly broad, and the Forest Service will suffer irreparable harm by being prevented from doing prescribed burning and thinning projects to reduce wildfire danger.
The motion also cited the possibility a ski area could be closed and hunting guides could lose a season.
(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...
They get caught not allowing public input on their operations, since they do work for the people and the environ-weenies try to use it to attack the Bush Administration. Nice touch...
The only problem is the wacko left will submit so much rubbish to support their causes.
Is that the same as the National Christmas Tree?
Sheesh... The People's Holiday Tree? What the hell are we...Chinese? North Koreans?
YES.
Those people also hate Christmas.
A federal court ruling may keep cross-country bike racers... and people looking to cut Christmas trees out of national forests.
"The impact in terms of paperwork will be gargantuan," ...
"Look at the woodcutting permits. By the time we put these out for public comment, it'll be too late in many areas to cut wood,"...
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No longer the National Christmas Tree. Disgusting...
No longer the National Christmas Tree. Disgusting...
This is exactly what is going on in America. It's more scary than disgusting.
Remember back 9 or 10 years ago when those poor Hispanic villagers in the northern New Mexico mountains hung a bunch of enviros "in effigy" and set fire to the dummies? ROFL!
BTTT!!!!!!!
I think that this medicine (government response) might cost many innocent forest users but it could be a great illustrative tool to point out the idiocy of the Eco-tally-ban.
If the courts take away the national CHRISTMAS TREE and rename it a holiday tree I think that it will be a great publicity stunt that brings outrage against environmental and judicial activivisim.
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I thought that the nat'l Christmas tree was in the ellipse and alive. . . *thinks * I lived there. I don't recall it being dead LOL
http://usparks.about.com/cs/parkhistory/a/xmastree.htm
This is the Christmas Tree . . . not sure what exactly the holiday tree is.
From being in the ellipse at Christmas time -- there is the Christmas tree in it and the National Menorah (sponsored by Chabad Lubavich) -- there is no hiding from the holiday at all.
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