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Visits to National Forests Are Declining, Do You Hike the Local Ones?

National Forests began in 1891 at the hands of Congress as a way to protect the land from cut-and-run logging. Today the system covers 190 million acres in 155 National Forests, but surveys are finding a decline in visits and use.

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By Zach Behrens in on December 2, 2008 9:50 AM

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