ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — Although the lease of lands in the Talladega National Forest by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service has been postponed, many don’t consider the fight to be over just yet.

“We’re still concerned about the potential lease sale and obviously don’t want the agencies to re-offer those parcels,” said Sarah Francisco, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. Francisco was part of a team that filed a formal letter of protest with the federal agencies regarding the sale on behalf of Wild South and the National Resources Defense Council.