| Access to National Forests
Targeted
January 24, 2004
By Julie Kay Smithson propertyrights@earthlink.net http://www.PropertyRightsResearch.org
Even if you're not in Minnesota, this could happen where you live (access issues) and very likely already is. This is about access in/to National Forests. If you're an inholder, you're already aware of the intent regarding you and your private property (yep, you're viewed as a 'threat to the ecosystem'), even though you only became an inholder because of the ever-expanding federal boundaries of forests, parks, reserves, monuments and 'protected' and/or 'managed' (controlled) lands and waters. Just look at the following quote and multiply it by 155 other national forests; then consider that these federal land/resource holdings NEVER get smaller, but are always growing. Then consider all the state-owned lands and resources, and how private property is shrinking daily -- truly, private property (that not held by such non-governmental organizations as The Nature Conservancy, Trust For Public Land, and others) -- and is, like freedom and responsible resource providing, becoming REALLY endangered. "One of 155 National Forests, the Chippewa was the first National Forest established east of the Mississippi. The Forest boundary encompasses 1.6 million acres, of which over 666,325 acres are managed by the USDA Forest Service. Aspen, birch, pines, balsam fir and maples blanket the uplands. Water is abundant, with over 1300 lakes, 923 miles of rivers and streams, and 400,000 acres of wetlands." This document is lengthy, but an excellent example of language deception and how it is used to create a 'risk' that is not there -- but is created in the mind of the public. Using words like 'could,' 'may,' 'might,' etc., are triggers to make the reader think that the areas need government 'protection' and/or 'management.' Mention is made of "...studies in the Lake states," so consider that this includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, not just Minnesota. Pages 85-89 are about 'Recreation.' (Chapter Two gives "Snowmobile Trail Reroutes Alternative pages 11-14.) Pages 90-93 are 'Traditional Uses.' 'Wildlife' is important enough to get nineteen pages: 55-74. http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:72rFz4g9kv0J:www.fs.fed.us/r9/chippewa/plan/nepa/predecisional/ boyriver/Chp3_4.pdf+%22pugnose+shiners%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 The above URL/website address is just Chapter 3 (pages 36-105). For the entire document: http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:72rFz4g9kv0J:www.fs.fed.us/r9/chippewa/plan/nepa/predecisional/ The 'root' website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/chippewa/ An interesting site about Minnesota's land/mineral wealth: |