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Public Land Sale Senate Budget Reconciliation
Skillet:
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--- Quote from: Skillet on June 18, 2025, 11:27:13 AM ---While I'm 100% against this land sale provision in the spending bill, full stop, I think we need to keep things in perspective.
The Outdoor Alliance maps show the total of 300 million acres that could be eligible for sale - but the bill only requires up to 3.3 million acres to be sold. About 1.1% of the total land that is eligible.
If your favorite place is in that 1.1% that ends up being sold, of course it's a devastating loss. Nearly all of my favorite places up here are on the chopping block, and we don't have nearly the user base to protect it that lower 48 states do. I'm very concerned.
But I think it's important to keep things in perspective. A lot of the conversation I'm hearing/seeing on this shows the map images, and assumes it will all be sold.
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I agree that 1.1% doesn't sound like a bunch, but I think the real problem is that this sets a precedence and if they can do it once, they will do it a dozen times.
This public land is one of the things that seperates us from the majority of the countries and none of it should be sold.
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Definitely a valid concern, and I agree. If that motivates you to action, great. My point in posting was to point out the actual issue at hand was being overshadowed by the hyperbole. The land sale is unjustified and improper at only the 3.3 million acres, there is no need to exaggerate the issue to justify sporrsmen's opposition.
hunter399:
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--- Quote from: bigtex on June 18, 2025, 06:54:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ric0 on June 18, 2025, 05:55:31 PM ---Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.
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This is in the hands of Murray and Cantwell. Not your local rep.
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Thanks bigtex, email sent to Cantwell and Murray.
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Can Murray and cantwell put a bill to the Senate to make all federal lands in Washington "wilderness areas". Give each parcel cool names .
On another note .....
When it comes to colville national Forest ,I hope the tribes do purchase it. We may not be able to hunt it. But it would stay prime habitat that would still be adjacent to public . If the tribe has ever wanted it,that chance might be realistic.
I hate to say ,trump has been a huge let down.
Mike Lee from Utah is a joke.
elkboy:
Actionshooter is right- they get away with this once, they'll keep chipping away at our public lands.
I agree that our public lands can be better managed. But the solution isn't to sell it off to developers, mining interests, or wealthy adjacent landowners (do these Senators really think they're going to build affordable housing?!), the solution is to put better management in place. There is a lot we can do to improve the habitat value, resilience, and recreation potential of our public lands. And that doesn't exclude economic use like timber harvest or grazing.
MR5x5:
Not sure where I stand on this yet as I haven't seen an accounting of perceived benefits and goals. I appreciate that 3 million acres seems like a lot, but big numbers in big systems can be hard to wrap your head around. For reference over 7 million acres were, and are currently, removed from logging consideration due to spotted owl conservation. Not really sure of the relevance, but it's a piece of perspective. If I had my druthers I'd much prefer a solution that leverages economic value while maintaining access be that public or private ownership.
nwmein199:
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/this-map-shows-the-120-million-acres-of-public-land-that-could-be-sold-under
Washington will have 5,027,438 acres of USFS eligible for sale under this bill. I do not want to lose a single acre of public land in Washington.
They state the sale of these lands is for affordable housing - what I dont understand is how they are going to build affordable housing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Seems the "affordable housing" is just a ruse to sell off our public lands to the highest bidder
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