Charter Forests: Solution or Sellout?

In its budget proposal released earlier this month, the Bush Administration briefly mentioned a new concept for managing our national forests.

It's called charter forests.

Some environmental groups immediately attacked the idea as a give-away to logging and commercial interests.

But at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, they are willing to entertain the notion.

Charles Niebling is director of policy and land management. He spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis.