Hunting and fishing get treated like relics some years and political footballs in others. What they actually are is one of the oldest working relationships between people and land still standing.
Eighty-two million Americans hunt or fish, according to the Forest Service, and most of them didn’t come to it as a hobby – they came to it as a family tradition, a way to put food on the table, or both. Whatever the reason, hunters and anglers end up paying closer attention to the health of the land and water than almost anyone else, because their success depends on it.
2020 was a difficult year for travelers, wanderers, adventurers, and explorers here in California. I did get out – sometimes with groups, sometimes furtively by myself – and was rewarded with solitude, silence, and freedom within the great cathedrals of nature that California offers from the deserts to the beaches, to the mountains and deep forests.
The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it is expanding its very successful 
In a show of gratitude to the brave men and women who selflessly served our country in uniform, the United States Forest Service announced today that it will offer U.S. military veterans and Gold Star Families fee-free access to the national forests and grasslands that they manage.
It’s coming up THIS SATURDAY!