Letter: BLM doesn’t protect public lands

Typical of Americans who embrace their public lands, my wife and I frequent beautiful Utah destinations. We’re in awe of our state’s public lands and spectacular vistas, often covered with sagebrush, pinyon pines and juniper trees. However, when we encounter thousands of acres denuded of vegetation as a result of Bureau of Land Management-approved “vegetation treatment projects” we, like most, are of the mind that Utah is not better for it. The agency is now fast-tracking