Ron Keagle Wrote:
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“Jacob Licht, assistant U.S.
> attorney, wrote in an email June 25 that the 416
> Fire lawsuit had to be delayed “due to the
> railroad’s recent trespass activities whereby
> the railroad clear-cut significant portions of the
> San Juan National Forest without a permit or other
> permission.””
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> I believe I also read about this in another
> Durango Herald article. Although no mention has
> been made as to the amount of clear-cutting being
> referenced, it does seem obvious that they are not
> referring to the disputed clear cutting within the
> D&S corridor. Instead, they seem to be referring
> to D&S clear cutting within the actual National
> Forest, outside of the D&S rail corridor.
>
> Does anyone have any information about this
> matter?
I agree that the lawyer’s trespass statement adds another dimension. But is it literally trespass outside the property boundary, or just legalese for “trespass” in the sense of an activity without a permit. Answers about jurisdiction are missing from the article but according to the lawyer’s quote, I’m interpreting it that they feel a permit was required whether on D&S land or not. Where I live, our county has a tree cutting by-law. So you of course own the trees on your property, but you still need a permit to cut them.
Thanks for keeping us posted on this,
Ralph
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/2020 03:54PM by tgbcvr.