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Forest Service warns of staffing, budget shortfalls; Snow College to pick up trail work
Summary
Forest Service staff told the committee that regional budget shortfalls and lost seasonal staff will leave next season with skeleton crews; Snow College will perform some trail work under grants and in-house funding while priorities shift to signage and campground maintenance.
Forest Service staff informed the committee that next season will see reduced capacity for trail and campground work because many seasonal employees and Youth Conservation Corps members are leaving; several positions will not be refilled.
"Our region is $22,000,000 in the red," said a Forest Service staff speaker (Unidentified Speaker S9), describing large regional budget pressures that will force the agency to prioritize time-sensitive signage and campground/toilet maintenance over broader trail projects.
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