Around the Campfire - The Gila Wilderness Area - Resourcism vs. Conservation

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“In the last few issues of “Around the Campfire,” I’ve contrasted the values and policies of resourcism and conservation. Some scholars and agency representatives think I make overmuch of these differences and that I do not give adequate credit to the resourcist movement and resource agencies like the United States Forest Service for America’s conservation legacy, including such things as the National Wilderness Preservation System.

I believe that the best way to buck up my side of the catfight is to look at what the Forest Service has done in a specific case.”

Read more of this issue of Dave Foreman’s Around The Campfire “The Gila Wilderness Area - Resourcism vs. Conservation” Adobe PDF

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