Bush offers up plan to sell off national forests, BLM land
 

Which of course would result in serious loss of access for fly
fishermen. I don't know about you folks, but I like being able to
access my favorite trout stream without worrying about private property
and fees.


http://www.wilderness-sportsman.com/ (news section)


"Bush calls for sell-off of Western public land
By Mike Soraghan
Denver Post Staff Writer


Washington - President Bush wants to sell more public land across the
West to raise money for schools, conservation and deficit reduction.

Bush's proposed 2007 federal budget, sent to Congress on Monday, calls
for granting the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management
new authority to sell off land. Those agencies together control
hundreds of millions of acres in Western states. "

Bush offers up plan to sell off national forests, BLM land