Well, he warned us. For more than 50 years, since the 1970s, we have been trying to steal the most precious resources of orthodox Americans, called federal land, we have shared ownership, but in fact there are public lands, the land owned by you and me. Starting with the so -called Sagebrush Rebellion, he has attacked the ownership of federal land from all angles. Now, with Donald Trump as President, it appears that the government is at least, open to private owners to sell public land. I say “appears” because no one in the administration has clearly suggested dumping land, but they are definitely pointing to it, and many public land workers who have been approached are nervous trump, Trump will remove parts of the commons on a pitcher.
Last week in an essay published on the website of Time (
“Trump should not sell our public land”), Patagonia CEO Ryan Geltart wrote, “These Congress and Trump administration are trying to lease or sell 640 million acres of public land, including America’s most reputable landscapes, and can return our backs in indigenous and local groups for their safety. The journey can return.
This issue becomes very fast very fast, but I can do it best. States have long tried to take federal land without any success. During his confirmation, the new internal secretary Dag Bergam talked to the government to behave like a business and withdraw value from American property. “Some of those areas will have to protect us completely for their valuables, but in the rest of it, this is the US balance sheet,” he said. “If we restrict access, we do not cut a tree, we do not use them for entertainment, and then we do not develop minerals continuously and smartly, then we get a super lower return for American people.”
Land Town, Co-Chairman of American Hunters and Anglers Action Network,
Said“Given our public land as part of a balance sheet? It’s nonsense that has never been loudly spoken before.”
Quick reminder: Governments are not for profit businesses, and the value of land is much higher, much higher than its extract or selling price.
Two other tricks indicate the administration’s intentions. First, Trump wants to create a huge kitty of American funds for investment, a sovereign wealth fund, called a sovereign wealth fund. With America
$ 36 trillion In debt,
The easiest and fastest way to fuel the fund is by selling landSecond, in January, the Republican -led Congress passed a rule, making it easy to move, sell, donate or exchange land.
Re -outdoor alliance: “This budgetary maneuver is designed to show that nothing will cost to remove or sell public lands. In fact, public land provides valuable ecosystem like water and water, providing services, a great source of government revenue, $ 1.2 trillions are the foundations of outdoor entertainment economy, and are helpful for the welfare of local communities across the country.”
Let’s be clear. The US government has the right and responsibility to transact land on behalf of all Americans. It is not what we are talking about here. This looks like a wholesale attack by those who have been trying to eliminate our national treasury for decades. In the first month of the Trump administration, we have seen almost elastic attacks on institutions such as the National Park Service and Forest Service, who have very few relationships for those who have to run them or affect the land that they manage. Even if you believe that the government should be small, then Trump, Kasturi and the company have brought chaos and
Potential illegality For the process. Looking at their records so far, there is nothing to suggest that they will reach public land with sensitivity, nuances or understanding. Absolutely opposite.
Let us also clarify that the American American of political spectrum cherish public land and oppose the selling them. This is a bilateral issue. Indeed, traditionally, conservative hunting and angling community is ahead of the human-managed entertainment community on warning of attacks on public land and is fighting to preserve the access. Finally, the argument in favor of continuing federal ownership can be clearly economically inserted. As mentioned above, outdoor entertainment produces $ 1.2 trillion in economic growth and is responsible for 5 million American jobs. The outdoor REC economy is 3.5 times larger than the airline or auto manufacturing industries, doubles the size of agriculture and forestry, and oil and gas growth and mining size 1.5 times.
So, how do you take action? Listen to your voice.
There is a form on this page Where you can quickly send an email to your representatives. If you want to call or email them directly,
You can find their information hereYou should also give your support
Public land in public handsA bipartisan house bill is introduced by Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) And Rape Gab Waskes (DNM), which blocks the sale or transfer of large parcels (300 acres or more) managed by the Department of Interior and US Forest Services.
Finally, keep an eye on this place. I am closely following this issue and will continue to report on it.
Stephen Casimiro
Founder + Editor
Photo: In March, in support of National Parks, Joshua Tree, California, March 1, 2025, by Stephen Qasimiro
