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Proposed Federal data tracking plan on public lands raises red flags for some
Federal natural resource agencies are accepting public comment on a proposal to increase public land user data tracking in 40 different pilot locations across the U.S. But members of the outdoors community find some of the proposed tactics for data collection concerning.
Section 133 of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experience (EXPLORE) Act, which President Biden signed into law on Jan. 4, 2025, mandates leaders of the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase data collection on how the public uses some of its federal lands and waters.
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Proposed Federal data tracking plan on public lands raises red flags for some
Federal natural resource agencies are accepting public comment on a proposal to increase public land user data tracking in 40 different pilot locations across the U.S. But members of the outdoors community find some of the proposed tactics for data collection concerning.
Section 133 of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experience (EXPLORE) Act, which President Biden signed into law on Jan. 4, 2025, mandates leaders of the
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