Why are there a variety of advisory groups working as Recreation RACs?
To help develop a workable committee organization to carry out the advisory duties of Recreation RACs, the Forest Service and BLM held 11 listening sessions in Idaho, Oregon, California Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and Washington, DC in June and July of 2005 to hear the points of view of key partners, organizations, and existing BLM and Forest Service Resource Advisory Council members. A consistent theme of those meeting was controlling the cost of the committees and the effective use of existing advisory committees. After these public meetings, numerous conversations with congressional staff, internal agency analysis, and legal review, the organization outlined above was established.
