[Talk-us] Tagging National Forests

[Charlotte Wolter]

Russ,

         I think you have come closest to a good 
general description of something with multiple 
uses. Yes, above all, U.S. national forests are protected.
         So, does that mean that tagging is 
boundary=protected_area and landuse=conservation, 
along with, of course, tagging of individual 
features/uses, such as campground, fishing, archaeological site, etc.?

Charlotte


At 05:07 AM 5/11/2016, you wrote:

>Hi Greg and all,
>Sorry, I either need a refund on that Forestry 
>degree or have to call this out as incorrect:
>Perhaps the problem here is the multiple roles 
>that the the US Forest Service plays. Note that 
>that name is from the olden days. Now the 
>service is know as the National Park Service.
>The National Park Service and National Forest 
>Service are too very different things (i.e. 
>branches of government, US Department of 
>Interior versus Department of Agriculture respectively).
>I think we need to return to that "basic 
>question" – what is the main "service"/function 
>of these services – Protection! The only reason 
>we have National Forests, Parks, etc. is to 
>protect them, not use – although yes, usage is 
>allowed under the various rules/regulations of the particular unit.
>=Russ
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