USFS gets a billion. Blue states get majority

[GunTroll]

My mother in-law is a high official within the USFS(deputy regional forrest supervisor). Without having any links or hard evidence to provide to you, she has told me and I believe her because she is conservative and doesn't have a mixed agenda with her job tells me that the USFS has been given a billion something dollars to fight fire through fuel management. The USFS has in return given the money or a majority of it to the states already. She isn't high enough up in the USFS to get to decide who gets the money but is to know who is getting it and when. She tells me that the states that went blue are getting the money and the ones who went red are getting none or very little. Example...CA is getting $250 million. Makes since they have lots of fires. OR is getting almost as much. WA as well. MA is getting a lot. On the flip side UT got zero. WY got zero. I'm not sure where CO is on the list but the money is coming here and good we need it but it seems like some type of payoff for votes to me. MA??? Do they even get forrest fires? Can't be big ones if at all. WY my home state is always in need for fire mitigation. Yellowstone area where I'm from is going to go up again. WY has always gone red. UT has always gone red and both got zero dollars. Seems unfair and a payoff to me. This is where and what our tax dollars are going for. LAME! I'm sure this is happening with the rest of the stimulus as well.

[Marlin]

Of course it is,,, What We have here is the beginnings of the most corrupt administration ever.. And, I do believe History will bear that statement out...

[theGinsue]

Of course it is,,, What We have here is the beginnings of the most corrupt administration ever.. And, I do believe History will bear that statement out...

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[Zcsdkr]

+1 for marlin ... Can't say it any better

[RRD3]

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On another note... GunTroll can your Mom get me a job with the FS up by Yellowstone?

[GunTroll]

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On another note... GunTroll can your Mom get me a job with the FS up by Yellowstone?

Mother IN-LAW!!! And she's down in NM. You been in the Teton national forrest. Best hunting around! Thats where I'm from. I miss it soo. I tried to get a job in the USFS after the ARMY but changed my mind. I'd guess your on your own.

[RRD3]

Mother IN-LAW!!! And she's down in NM. You been in the Teton national forrest. Best hunting around! Thats where I'm from. I miss it soo. I tried to get a job in the USFS after the ARMY but changed my mind. I'd guess your on your own.

Boooo!

Sorry about the Mother IN-LAW thingy


I try and get up there at least 2 times a year. No better place in the US if you ask me. I would love to work as a park ranger year round at Yellowstone or Teton's but I hear the waiting list is like 7 years after you put in for it.

[GunTroll]

Boooo!

Sorry about the Mother IN-LAW thingy


I try and get up there at least 2 times a year. No better place in the US if you ask me. I would love to work as a park ranger year round at Yellowstone or Teton's but I hear the waiting list is like 7 years after you put in for it.

I bet on the wait. It was hard to move away from. Damn ARMY! Jackson kind of sucks but if you don't get wrapped up in the town the valley is awesome! I think Laramie and Jackson are the only two liberal towns in WY. When you going up again?

[RRD3]

Well.... this Memorial Day a few friends are headed up to the far reaches of Medicine Bow to camp out and shoot for about 4 days.

My next planed trip to the Tetons and the Yellowstone area will be towards the end of September. All the tourist are gone, wildlife on the move and busy, less traffic and great weather.

[GunTroll]

September is great. Great time to go indeed. I'm heading up in July for a wedding and whatever activities I can crame in while I'm there. The Bows are cool too.