Factoid of the Day
From the Daily Herald of central Utah:
A 2004 survey by the U.S. Forest Service showed that 92.7 percent of those who visited national forests over a three-year period were white, even though the country's ethnic and racial makeup includes growing numbers of Hispanics, Asians and blacks.
(Hat tip: Fedsmith)
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If the Forest Service would like to see more minorities visit, they should consider advertising in their market.
wendy Posted Thursday, September 6, 2007 11:12 AMThis is quite possibly the dumbest statistic I have ever read. When the answer is obvious...build more parks in the inner-cities and at the southern border!!!
B Wildered Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 9:36 PM