Background President Bush has proposed selling the land, arguing it is in isolated parcels, that they are not vital for wildlife or recreation, and are expensive to manage. Bush hopes the sales would raise $800 million over five years to pay for rural schools and roads that traditionally had been funded by money from timber cutting in national forests.
About a quarter of the land is in California. About 80 acres in the Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin are on the list, as are more than 5,000 acres in Michigan, more than 2,500 in Minnesota and a couple hundred acres in Illinois.
The Los Angeles Times reported last week that land for sale in California includes "mountain property with dramatic views, the headwaters of salmon streams, tall timber and rugged backcountry, even a cave or two."
On the Internet
A list of the proposed land for sale can be viewed at www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/spd.html.
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