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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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NY Voters Narrowly Approve Prop 1 to Protect Land and Make Amends in the Adirondacks
November 05, 2025
The ballot measure addresses a violation that occurred years ago at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid.
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Multiple-use Muddle: Federal Shutdown Leaves Collaborative Projects in Lurch
October 17, 2025
With Congress still at impasse, funding deadlines and work details get missed as winter closes in.
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Trombley Landing Trail: An easy trek to the Raquette River
October 09, 2025
This is part of a series of “low peak” hiking options in Franklin County.
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Photo Essay: Kalaupapa National Historical Park Reopens
September 22, 2025
Kalaupapa Saints Tour brings visitors back to Molokaʻi’s top tourist attraction.
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USDA Starts Rolling Up Landmark ‘Roadless Rule’
August 29, 2025
Critics say Trump administration’s attempt at ‘commonsense management of our national forests’ jeopardizes 58 million acres of public lands.
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Bison eradication stripped western grasslands of nutrients, Yellowstone research shows
August 28, 2025
The remarkable seasonal flow of thousands of bison into and out of Yellowstone National Park is both a relic of an earlier, pre-settlement era and a source of great debate.
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Public Lands in Shasta County Not at Risk of Being Sold in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — For Now
June 26, 2025
A proposal to sell public land, including millions of acres in California, was ruled out of the Senate’s megabill — but some say a revised version could still pose risks to northern California.
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As Wyoming protests, public land sell-off ‘just getting started’
June 25, 2025
Utah senator trims plans, calling targeted BLM land ‘unused,’ ‘mismanaged’ and ‘only appropriate for housing.’
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Yurok Tribe Celebrates Largest Land Back Deal in California History
June 16, 2025
The over 47,000 acres of ancestral lands double Yurok’s land holdings and includes the Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary.
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What the public lands fight means for Maine
June 13, 2025
Public lands, waters and wildlife are part of our birthright as American citizens, a public domain that we all collectively own, regardless of our proximity.
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Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land
June 11, 2025
The sales could have a significant impact on tribal nations, who could lose access and rights to cultural sites and ancestral lands.
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These Tribes Want a Key Piece of Oklahoma Land Returned
May 19, 2025
The governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes spoke with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in early May about transferring nearly 10,000 acres.
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Trump Budget Proposal Portends Deep Cuts to Public Lands
May 05, 2025
Recommendations include new consolidated wildfire service, more tasks in state hands, less science.
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Slammed by northern Michigan ice storm, foresters wonder what’s next
April 15, 2025
In the aftermath, people across the region are still figuring out what the wreckage means for the forest itself and for those who rely on it.
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Kaua’i Billionaire Wants To Sell Prime Ag Land. The State Might Buy It
April 14, 2025
Buying the land could keep it out of developers’ hands forever but some say the $39 million price tag may be too hefty for Hawaiʻi.
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