As public pushes back on behalf of public lands, Trump’s sell-off plan fractures - The Nevada Independent

Selling off Colorado: Tech bros and conservatives have grand plans for federal lands

Story first appeared in: GRAND JUNCTION The always-radioactive idea of selling off federal land comes and goes from Mesa County and the environs, where 3 out of every 4 square feet of the high desert is owned by a government. Biting off a piece of forlorn pasture next to a highway exit for an apartment building may be controversial, though it has been done.  But when the proposals started flying this month for everything from selling the popula…

As public pushes back on behalf of public lands, Trump’s sell-off plan fractures - The Nevada Independent

Pushback came not just from the tree huggers, but from the meat eaters as well. As anyone who knows anything about public lands will tell you, a broad cross section of Americans enjoy access to the West’s great commons.