41.   Babbitt was driven to conserve vast tracks of public land for other reasons.

42.   Bartlett belongs to a small cadre of congressmen who want to do away with the federal public lands.

43.   Before he left office, he had issued his famous specie circular, which required that public lands be purchased with gold and silver instead of paper.

44.   Because they can do little to stop logging on private property, they have focused their attention on public lands.

45.   A cross on public land in Eugene, Ore., has already been removed after a challenge by the ACLU.

46.   A compromise plan may involve strict management of prairie dogs on public lands and something more voluntary on private lands.

47.   A House subcommittee on national parks and public land recently summoned Werbach to Washington for three hours of sharp questioning.

48.   A federal crew chasing a fire beyond the public lands will defend private homes.

49.   A few congressmen would like to steal the public lands that the BLM manages and keep the BLM from informing the public about the theft.

50.   A large chunk of the public land is already being controlled by a small minority of the livestock industry.