CA residents object to sale of forest land

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"According to regional Forest Service spokesman Matt Mathes, the state's list of parcels was drawn up by the agency's California office and derived from computer data that looked primarily at the size of the tracts and whether they were separated from the main body of the forest — not whether they played a role in wildlife, recreation or other forest uses."

Nor what roles they play in water, which as you may know is a huge issue out west. It would also seem that people that have property close to the forests would be concerned as removing them could lower value.