Public Land Sale Senate Budget Reconciliation

[MADMAX]

So the same senators that are ruining our state we now expect to save our lands for hunting and access?They are not going to advocate for gun carrying hunters.

That’s what they’re counting on is people just saying “oh well”.
Don’t go down without a fight

[nwmein199]

Map showing all the public lands that this bill would make eligible for sale: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=821970f0212d46d7aa854718aac42310

Call/email your representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

https://www.hcn.org/articles/senate-republicans-want-to-sell-3-million-acres-of-public-land/

[Ric0]

Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.

[bigtex]

Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.

This is in the hands of Murray and Cantwell. Not your local rep.

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[Ric0]

Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.

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.

[baldopepper]

If you have relatives or friends in other states urge them to contact their reps..Doesn't mean much when a voter from Washington emails a senator in another state.  Many states, particularly east of the rockies, could care less about land grabs in the west. Gotta get to some of the red states as all the Ds are already uniformly opposed to it

[actionshooter]

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.

 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.

[MADMAX]

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.

 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.

I’m glad the hiking community also gets involved like the Sierra club

https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2025/06/don-t-buy-administration-s-plans-public-lands

[baldopepper]

Sure wish I could pick and choose 3.3 million acres off that map.  Few hundred or thousand acres here and there could close off access to thousands more. Few thousand here and there could lock up prime hunting/fishing ground, or block off popular hiking trails. They throw out that number like it's no big deal, but that's still an incredible amount of land especially if divided up in in little prime pieces here and there

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Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)

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[Skillet]

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.

 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.

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]

Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.

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.

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.