In the shadow of Mt. Whitney, local officials frustrated by U.S. Forest Service budget cuts want to take charge of recreation facilities in the Eastern Sierra. Some conservationists are wary.
“Putting a price tag on the Eastern Sierra may sound crass,” he said of the grant, which comes from Proposition 68 funds that the state Sierra Nevada Conservancy recently awarded to Mammoth Lakes. “But it’s an important step toward developing well-managed, sustainable recreation and tourism opportunities.”
At the same time, Congress has been reducing the agency’s resources. The 2019 Forest Service budget is $4.77 billion, a decrease of $486 million from the fiscal year 2018 amount. It includes $1.72 billion for the management of national forest lands and $2.5 billion for wildland fire management, according to federal documents.
With their knobby tires, mountain bikes can carve ruts into trails, trample vegetation, widen paths and accelerate erosion, especially after rains. Their downhill speeds can also startle other trail users. No stranger to controversy, he helped lead a campaign in Mammoth Lakes in 2015 to let more homeowners transform their homes into lucrative nightly rentals.
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