National Forests on the Edge

Posted in: Environmental Protection, Resources by The NACP on September 16, 2009

This report, “National Forests on the Edge: Development Pressures on America’s National Forests and Grasslands,” was recently published by the U.S. Forest Service and it takes a comprehensive approach to describing the impact of development encroachment on public lands. The report documents this phenomenon through a number of case studies. Full narrative is given to the description of various impacts and why it is important to maintain the integrity of public lands.