Letter: The Bureau of Land Management harms our lands

According to his interview, Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Pendley is proud to have removed hundreds of thousands of acres of old-growth pinyon-juniper woodlands in Utah. And he’s gunning for more.Pendley seems to believe that only sagebrush “greeted the pioneers.” No, a variety of native ecosystems “greeted the pioneers” and sustained indigenous peoples. Old-growth pinyon-juniper forests are among these native ecosystems. They have been here for