I may sound like a broken record, but the fact that the outdoor community came together, put aside all our supposed differences, and stopped a massive public lands sale from being included in the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" tells me that these stories are worth it. Stories about our public lands are worth expanding and showcasing what we stand to lose if we give up and let the greedy politicians win.
And luckily for us conservation-minded public land owners, a number of great groups are banding together and building out resources that show exactly which parcels of land these politicians are aiming to sell to the highest bidder. I already told you about The Wilderness Society's awesome map detailing what we could lose due to extractive leases this week, one that should worry you as it includes a lot of great public lands, and land adjacent to amazing spots that you definitely don't want to see polluted by those industries.
But the latest is one from our friends at onX and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) that outlines the 6 million acres that are on the chopping block through the Bureau of Land Management's normal sell-off process. One that's been supercharged due to the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's office.
