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February 15, 2012
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Vilsack Backs National Roadless Plan
(2009-08-11)
(KUNC) - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is praising a decision by Colorado officials to extend a public comment period on a proposed plan to manage more than four million acres of roadless national forests in the state. But during a brief visit to Denver yesterday, the secretary said his agency - which oversees the US Forest Service - still favors a national policy on roadless management. KUNC's Kirk Siegler has more. © Copyright 2012, KUNC