Trump administration considering deal to give part of Yosemite to private developer: Report
The plan would give Kingsbarn Realty Capital a road link to its 83-acre property, opening rare access near Yosemite’s ancient sequoia groves.
- Reports reveal the Trump administration has spent over a year exploring a land-exchange deal with real estate firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital regarding Yosemite National Park.
- The proposed arrangement involves ceding a roughly quarter-mile strip of parkland—or granting an access easement—to the developer in exchange for a parcel of equal financial value elsewhere in California.
- The developer seeks to build a private road through the parkland to link an 83-acre property outside Yosemite directly to a primary park thoroughfare, bypassing an existing indirect route.
- The Department of the Interior stated that no final decisions have been made and denied claims of improper political pressure, promising full public and environmental reviews if any formal plan advances.
- Environmental advocacy groups, former National Park Service officials, and California lawmakers strongly criticized the proposal, noting that similar private road requests were repeatedly rejected by federal officials and courts over the past two decades.
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In 2024, a developer paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite; two years later the US is considering a land swap for a private access road through the park
A Nevada-based developer that bought 83 acres outside Yosemite for $4 million in 2024 is seeking a land exchange with the US government. The proposal could give the private property a direct road through a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite National Park. The same access plan was rejected in earlier legal battles, but the Trump administration is now considering it.
Los Angeles (USA), Aug 29 (EFE).- President Donald Trump's administration evaluates an agreement that would yield a portion of Yosemite National Park in California to a real estate developer to connect a private commercial project with a key park route, which has sparked a wave of protests. Trump government officials have been [...] The Trump government entry evaluates yielding Yosemite land to a private company and triggers protests was first p…
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