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National Public Lands Day trail maintenance
Please join the Athens Conservancy to restore a trail on the Baker Preserve that was heavily damaged by tree-falls during storms last spring, and to clear other trails and pick… Read More
![John Wentworth, a Mammoth Lakes Town Council Member, started a local nonprofit a few years ago to promote better access to public lands and more cooperation between local and federal agencies.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/image-from-ios-9-f3cd3b8f08933978c49e89368f991de082e6f828-e1554048806204-900x422.jpg)
On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline
By: Kirk Siegler | NPR
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Western towns surrounded by and dependent upon public lands are forced to get creative as federal recreation budgets continue a slow decline. They are boosting local efforts to maintain public access.