Front Porch Blog

April 4, 2006

Forest Service Extends Comment Period for National Forest Sale

JW Randolph

Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Rey has announced that the we have another month to comment on a list of forest lands that would be available for sale in a proposal to provide funding to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (SRS).

Comments may be…
1. E-mailed to SRS_Land_Sales@fs.fed.us.
2. Written and sent to: USDA Forest Service, SRS Comments, Lands 4S, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 1124, Washington, D.C., 20250-0003.
3. Faxed to (202) 205-1604

We also covered the landsale here, here, and an alternative plan here

(Thanks to the Tryon Daily Bulletin.)

JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.

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