A small protest Monday (Feb. 3) in Tres Piedras, where the Carson National Forest is one of few employers, revealed it's isn't just fired U.S. Forest Service workers who are concerned about the overhaul of public land agencies launched by the Trump administration.

"I'm worried about when the tourists come," said Mitra Singh, who lives adjacent to the forest in Tres Piedras. "This isn't their home, so they kind of tear it up. I'm worried about fires and campers not taking care of things. How are the bathrooms getting cleaned, who's going to take the trash? Our probationary people got fired, and they're the ones who did the grunt work."

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Bonnie Raymond

Total disgust at the title of this article! Not even one wild land firefighter interviewed?? Not one!!! A part time janitor has lost a job 😮 I am sure that Plenty of Toilets need cleaning at the ski valley and all the Airbnb’s that everyone seem to complain about! Jobs are still available for any that desire to work! Unfortunately, Tres Piedras is rural so instead of a quick ride to work one would have to travel!

Ramona Gault

Article says "A convoy of identical, unmarked black Dodge Ram pickup trucks with dark tinted windows pulled out of the ranger district parking area as two or three protesters unpacked their signs in the wind. " So, citizens exercising their 1st Amendment rights are being spied on by unidentified parties? These are police state tactics, folks.

bonney medina

AMEN AMEN...WELL STATED....

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