Editorial: Does it matter whether California's San Gabriel Mountains stay under USFS control, or be transferred to USNPS?
The Angeles National Forest is poised to get the ax. There are a lot of hands gripping that particular handle, too.
The National Park Service (NPS) is eager to swing into action, laying claim to a large chunk of the 655,387-acre forest now managed by the U.S. Forest Service, with the avowed goal of turning these lands into a National Recreation Area.