Real changes must be made at the top

Kudos to Curtis Friede and his petition to remove the current Ranger of the Seeley Lake Ranger District and hopefully any others in the National Forest Service responsible for recent decisions made by the United State Forest Service. However, anyone who has had any recent dealings with this agency knows that this Ranger and at least her next two supervisors are mere puppets. They are indeed team players who cannot or will not think and/or act outside the box. An example is Seeley Ranger supervisor Ranger Garcia and his defense of the Seeley Ranger. Well, you know what they say, “if you don’t have the facts and can’t create the emotions to win public opinion, then dazzle them with never ending redirect.”

I also read Mr. Bruce Rieman’s response to this petition in the Aug. 23 Pathfinder Opinion page. There is no doubt, sir, that given your years of service and your opinion letter that right, wrong or indifferent you are indeed a team player all the way.

It is time for our citizens to wake up to the fact that the fires, the road closures, permits for firewood [which should be free], and the total attitude of this Government Agency is about CONTROL. This is not conducive to a free society.

Real changes must be made at the top and all correspondence should be addressed to our representatives in Washington D.C., Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and President Trump. The USFS is indeed part of the swamp that needs immediate attention.

I am sure we can expect more editorials from the USFS informing us how well off we are because of their efforts, while they continue to deny your rights. Also, beware of any USFS surveys or assessments, as the outcome will almost certainly represent their agenda.

cc; all those representatives etc. listed above