When it comes to Forest Service or BLM land, don't forget the huge
subsidies for cattle or lumber. The lumber companies don't pay nearly
what it costs for forest roads, and SOME ranchers routinely overgraze,
or understate herds, etc. Even when done right, it's a bargain.
Then there's the off-roaders, who cause a tremendous amount of
damage--much of it already illegal--with desires to put tracks and
mudpits where they didn't exist yesterday.

It was some years ago that some dimwit wanted to have a "photography
permit" for taking pictures on public lands. Back in the James Watt
days, IIRC.