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John Hansen: If people would take the time to study it, they would see there is more recreation in the Bureau of Reclamation, there…

On the recordJune 19, 1996
If people would take the time to study it, they would see there is more recreation in the Bureau of Reclamation, there is more recreation in BLM and there is more recreation in the Forest Service than there is in parks, and now we are taking away from where people go and spend their time.
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John Hansen
Iowa

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Discussing the importance of recreation in various federal land management agencies.

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