Video: Privatizing Bagby Hot Springs without public input
The Forest Service has recently begun deconstructing the scenic and historic Bagby Hot Springs and will soon privatize its management without seeking public comment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUVEbuqB1Hk
Speaking to this issue during the November Bark hike to the proposed crossing of the Palomar pipe line site, hike leader Amy Harwood provides background and contact information for viewers to both weigh in on the privatization and request a public comment period.
Speaking to this issue during the November Bark hike to the proposed crossing of the Palomar pipe line site, hike leader Amy Harwood provides background and contact information for viewers to both weigh in on the privatization and request a public comment period.
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