On February 10, the forest service unveiled its proposed Forest Planning Rule. Their site mentions the importance of public involvement and transparency to develop a collaborative rule that benefits all.
"The proposed rule was developed using an open, collaborative process," the Web site says. "The proposed rule was informed by 26,000 comments to the Notice of Intent, a science forum, regional and national roundtables held in 35 locations with over 3,000 people in attendance, national and regional tribal roundtables, 16 Tribal consultation meetings, Forest Service employee feedback, and over 300 comments posted to the Planning Rule blog."
What isn't mentioned is the lobbiests from the logging, mining, and otherwise developing industries.
The planning rule that has been in place since 1982 emphasizes sustainability, reports getoutdoors.com.
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