Local groups unite over concern for forests’ future - Aspen Journalism

Local groups unite over concern for forests’ future - Aspen Journalism

Amid ongoing budget and staffing shortages in the U.S. Forest Service, Roaring Fork Valley governments and nonprofits are stepping up to protect public lands in the short term, while also weighing how to ensure that the public understands the causes and consequences of the push to downsize the federal government.  Kevin Warner, district ranger of the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District of the White River National Forest, laid out the stark realities of…