Law Burgum Seizes Control of the Interior

The Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Ankara) just purchased 2100 acres in the ND Badlands to create the Three Affiliated Tribes National Park.

The park sits east of the Teddy Roosevelt National park.

Hike the “Rugged Badlands” At This New Tribal National Park

Established last year, North Dakota’s Three Affiliated Tribes National Park blends culture with history and geographical beauty—and when it comes to hiking, its caretakers have big plans.

Last September, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation held a soft opening of the Three Affiliated Tribes National Park in North Dakota. The newly-acquired, 2,100-acre former ranch was once a part of the tribes’ original treaty lands, only to later be lost when the federal government reduced the size of their reservation. But when the land’s owners posted it for sale, the tribes saw it as an opportunity to not only reclaim their history but also share it with others.

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How about that gutting of the Endangered Species Act? That should have cool results.
 
There will be no public land sell-off. Haw-Haw. I have told you all, at least two dozen times, over the course of several months that people don't support this shit in The West.


Republican House leaders have pulled a controversial provision from the federal budget bill that would have required the sale or transfer of some 500,000 acres of federal public land in the West. Late this afternoon, leadership of the House Rules Committee removed the provision through a mechanism called a “manager’s amendment” after being pressured by maverick House Republicans.

“This was my San Juan Hill,” said Montana Republican Ryan Zinke in a press release. “I do not support the widespread sale or transfer of public lands. Once the land is sold, we will never get it back. God isn’t creating more land. Public access, sportsmanship, grazing, tourism… our entire Montanan way of life is connected to our public lands.”

The land-sale amendment to the House Natural Resources budget has inflamed conservationists and threatened to be a motivating election issue for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists. The provision was stripped after at least six Western Republicans, led by Zinke, said they wouldn’t support the budget if it contained the land-sale amendment.

The land-sale provision threatened to derail The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the mega-bill that contains President Trump’s spending priorities and a permanent tax cut. The bill is projected to increase the national deficit by up to $4 trillion while reorienting many federal agencies missions and capabilities.
 
There will be no public land sell-off. Haw-Haw. I have told you all, at least two dozen times, over the course of several months that people don't support this shit in The West.


Republican House leaders have pulled a controversial provision from the federal budget bill that would have required the sale or transfer of some 500,000 acres of federal public land in the West. Late this afternoon, leadership of the House Rules Committee removed the provision through a mechanism called a “manager’s amendment” after being pressured by maverick House Republicans.

“This was my San Juan Hill,” said Montana Republican Ryan Zinke in a press release. “I do not support the widespread sale or transfer of public lands. Once the land is sold, we will never get it back. God isn’t creating more land. Public access, sportsmanship, grazing, tourism… our entire Montanan way of life is connected to our public lands.”

The land-sale amendment to the House Natural Resources budget has inflamed conservationists and threatened to be a motivating election issue for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists. The provision was stripped after at least six Western Republicans, led by Zinke, said they wouldn’t support the budget if it contained the land-sale amendment.

The land-sale provision threatened to derail The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the mega-bill that contains President Trump’s spending priorities and a permanent tax cut. The bill is projected to increase the national deficit by up to $4 trillion while reorienting many federal agencies missions and capabilities.

They're back at it in the Senate...

Sen. Mike Lee resurrects push to sell off wide swaths of public lands in Utah and across the West

"If the legislation is included in the final reconciliation bill, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins must put millions of acres of BLM and Forest Service land up for sale."

Annnnnd...

Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

"A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked. The department said presidents can cancel monument designations if protections aren't warranted.

The finding comes as the Interior Department under Trump weighs changes to monuments across the nation as part of the administration's push to expand U.S. energy production."



Just selling off public lands to the highest bidder to pay for tax cuts. Disgusting.
 
Well you can thank Elon and Trump when most of the stuff you want to see is closed because thousands of people in the NPS have already resigned because of the direct threats from the administration, and ALL seasonal staff hiring has been stopped (including law enforcement) because of Trump's executive order.

Rainier, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone, don't function without seasonal staff. So make sure you blame the idiots actually responsible when the time comes, and not the poor people left to deal with the shit show that is definitely going to happen this summer.
Update - the parks were fully open.
 
Update - the parks were fully open.

Good to hear. You can thank them relenting on the seasonal hiring freeze and the federal judge that paused the administration's efforts to lay thousands more people off. Despite those things the NPS has lost over 1,600 employees (about 10% of the total workforce) already.
 
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