IN LETTER TO U.S. FOREST SERVICE CHIEF SCHULTZ, HEINRICH DEMANDS FAIR, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS PERMITS ON RECREATION.GOV WEBSITE

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Schultz demanding that the agency take action to address issues on the Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/) permit and reservation system that threaten equitable access to public lands. Addressing these issues is particularly important as families across the country plan summer vacations and holiday trips to our nation's public lands.

In the letter, Heinrich raises concern over reports (https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-built-a-site-to-ensure-fair-access-to-public-lands-then-everyt...