tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post3010655023151223568..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Washington State Laying Off Nearly Half of its Park RangersBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-82279566126342564712011-12-25T06:42:36.222-05:002011-12-25T06:42:36.222-05:00The UK government tried to sell off what was left ...The UK government tried to sell off what was left of the public's forests earlier this year but there was an bit of an outcry and they have backed off. For now. Until they get a better offer most likely.<br />6500 hectares have already been sold though<br /> - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-the-true-scale-of-britains-woodland-selloff-6278861.htmlPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-58177103049964450932011-12-24T18:29:10.381-05:002011-12-24T18:29:10.381-05:00In the future, will there ever be the political wi...In the future, will there ever be the political will to stop the sale of the commons?<br /><br />I can't see how, but don't rule out the possibility.John Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222958547864356881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-27248506105427353352011-12-24T13:30:20.574-05:002011-12-24T13:30:20.574-05:00I used to live within minutes of Battle Ground par...I used to live within minutes of Battle Ground park, there in your picture...it has a real pretty little lake in it stocked with fish, horse trails and camping under the fir trees. <br /><br />All they have to do is lower the daily fee for camping, allow RVs to park for unlimited periods of time, advertise to all the almost-homeless people, and they'd have full campgrounds and a steady income stream. Instead, they want people to come for the day or a few nights at most and elsewhere, the ugly parking lot-style RV parks are chock full.signalfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318361590633535352noreply@blogger.com