Trees cut in national forest to make illegal ski trails

Posted by on Nov 1, 2015 @ 9:07 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: November 1, 2015

Numerous primitive runs for skiing or snowboarding have been illegally cut in a national forest in northern New Mexico, including part of a wilderness area, with a federal investigator estimating that those responsible cut down approximately 1,000 trees. The Forest Service is trying to find those responsible for the cutting spotted this fall by hikers in a high-altitude...

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