Any nonpoint source AFO issues should be address at the state level. It is environmentally irresponsible to waste a resource as valuable as timber. Federal agencies' arguments regarding limited funding to maintain roads should be examined by Congress within an overall audit of the Agency's budget. American Agri-Women urge Congress to protect the American public's right of access to our national forests with adequate system of maintained roads. Road are to be treated as an investment in the future of the national forest system and as a management tool that can benefit future forest health and wildlife, while still providing access for multiple activities.
Roads are the most effective way the federal agencies have to protect forest resources.
The Administration's roadless initiative and the road obliteration program are detrimental to responsible resource management. This page was last updated onSaturday, March 31,2001. Another Web Site Development of MadisonOnline . Inc. All Rights Reserved.