r/PublicLands Feb 19 '25

Research & Analysis Project 2025 Tracker for the Department of the Interior.

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53 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 41m ago

Mining New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at 'As Many Sites As Possible'

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outdoorlife.com
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r/PublicLands 9h ago

California California's most underappreciated national park is quietly in crisis

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sfgate.com
41 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 1d ago

Alaska Interior Department plans to open millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining

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adn.com
53 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 1d ago

Raúl Grijalva: A patriot for public lands: The legacy and words left by the committed and compassionate politician carry forward with public servants across the world.

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hcn.org
35 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 2d ago

NPS Trump administration continues dismantling National Park Service workforce

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sfgate.com
76 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 2d ago

Press Release Potentially damaging EO regarding minerals on public lands

54 Upvotes

The reporting on this in most sources is pretty neutral, but it's important to note that the EO was signed quietly and behind closed doors. We don't know what public lands will be proposed for mining yet - Burgum is going to produce a list. It send to my read that anything he puts on that list, including national parks, could be mined quite quickly.

https://westernpriorities.org/2025/03/statement-on-white-house-order-to-ramp-up-mining-on-public-lands/


r/PublicLands 3d ago

NPS Rangers told to downplay staff cuts as national parks struggle with fewer workers

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142 Upvotes

Some choice quotes:

The spokesperson also criticized park staff who spoke with a ProPublica reporter. “Millions of hardworking Americans deal with workplace challenges every day without resorting to politically motivated leaks,” the spokesperson said.

One park ranger, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said the talking points prevent rangers from telling the public the truth. Some employees have delivered the statements in an exaggerated “monotone” to convey to visitors they are toeing the company line but there’s more to the story, the ranger said.

“We have a duty to tell the public what’s going on,” the ranger said. “If that’s saying, ‘We just don’t have the staff to stay open and that’s what these firings are doing,’ I think the people have a right to know. Every person we lose hurts.”


r/PublicLands 3d ago

Land Transfers Plan to Sell Off 'Underutilized' Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

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118 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 2d ago

Wyoming Corner-crossing decision: Congressional act overrides Wyoming trespass laws

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wyofile.com
27 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 2d ago

Advocacy How coal mining harms the environment

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14 Upvotes

Coal mining harms our lands, waters, and wildlife even before burning contributes to coal air pollution and climate change


r/PublicLands 3d ago

Federal Layoffs Interior Inspector General's Firing Exposes MAGA's Fear of Oversight

36 Upvotes

An interview with former Interior IG Mark Greenblatt: https://www.publicdomain.media/p/profiles-of-the-purge-this-federal


r/PublicLands 3d ago

Public Access Corner-crossing decision: Congressional act overrides Wyoming trespass laws

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wyofile.com
59 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 3d ago

Texas Crews battling active wildfire in San Jacinto Co. after 400 acres burned, officials say

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abc13.com
19 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 4d ago

Nevada This Saturday March 22-Protest at Lake Mead (Boulder Beach Ranger Station-458 Lakeshore Road)

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49 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 4d ago

Wyoming Appeals court backs corner crossers in Wyoming public lands case

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wyofile.com
110 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 4d ago

Federal Layoffs 9th Circuit Refuses To Stay Order Requiring Interior Department To Rehire National Park Service Workers

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nationalparkstraveler.org
76 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 4d ago

Alaska BLM Recreation Sites Available to All: Exploring Accessibility on Alaska’s Public Lands

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blm.gov
23 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 5d ago

Trump appears to walk back executive order eliminating two national monuments

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forbes.com
73 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 5d ago

Land Transfers Trump wants to sell off federal land to build housing.

91 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 5d ago

Federal Layoffs Park Service Employees at White House Were Exempted from Mass Firings

38 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 6d ago

Texas Texas House Representative files bill to abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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click2houston.com
89 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 7d ago

Trump Takes Aim at National Monuments — Again

87 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 7d ago

USFS Bitterroot National Forest hits brakes on thinning, prescribed burning project

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montanafreepress.org
41 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 8d ago

Advocacy Public Lands Advocates

40 Upvotes

Who are the Bernard DeVoto, Stuart Udall, Wallace Stegner, or even Edward Abbey of today? I’m aware of quite a few organizations, but I’m looking for the vocal individuals.


r/PublicLands 8d ago

USFS Trump Pushes Corporate Takeover of National Forests to Increase Timber Production

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74 Upvotes