With outdoor recreation tourism booming, towns pick up the tab for squeezed US Forest Service The visitor boom — while great for the local economy — is putting a strain on the public lands that are, ultimately, the reason people vacation, day-trip and retire to the Vail Valley. The cash-strapped U.S. Forest Service isn’t equipped to handle the more than 12 million people who now come to the 2.3 million-acre White River National Forest each year. Read more … Matthew GrayOctober 29, 2018 Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest0 0 Likes