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Source: BLM 



The trends are quite disturbing as the number of acres accomplished for tree 

 planting, maintenance, PCT/release, and fertilization are declining from FY 

 90. Some of the decline can be attributable to the northern spotted owl 

 court injunction (such as site prep and planting), but other categories such as 

 thinning and fertilization are also showing steep declines which are not 

 directly related to the Endangered Species Act. 



Congress appropriated $30.6 million for BLM forest 

 development/reforestation line item for FY '93. That appropriation 

 represented an $8 million decrease from the previous year and was 

 insufficient to address all of the proposed work plan activities. 



As discussed in our Investing in America report, the BLM has been spending 

 excessive amounts of the forest development/reforestation budget on 



