Just 18 percent of national forest land is permanently protected wilderness, and much of that is thin soil over rock where trees rarely grow. (discovermagazine.com)
With only enough money to maintain 15 - 20 % of these roads, road removal is a necessity, not an option on national forest lands. (wildearthguardians.org)
Two sides of the building open to draw in the adjacent national forest land and allow views to the lake. (treehugger.com)