Protecting Our Forests?
Read an interesting articlerecently, from the US Forest Service, titled "Protecting Our Forests". What was peculiar about the article, in which they listed four main "threats to the forest". The first was "Fire and fuel" which dealt with housing encroachment on forests adding more potential fuel to forest fires, Second was "unwanted invasive species" such as the Asian longhorn beetle and the gypsy moth, Third was "loss of open space", specifically land developement, and Fourth, "unmanaged outdoor recreation", specifically too many off-road vehicles which erode soil, pollute water, and destroy habitats.
I didn't see "too many deer" on the list, nor in the article.