Despite state and federal governmental talking points and press releases, public land is every US citizen's land. It's not there for Republicans or Democrats to sell off, auction, or lease to private corporations, though both do so on the regular. Public land is a trust designed for everyone, and it's our job to be good stewards and conserve that land as best we can.
But that's not how the world works and those public lands are under constant threat from those political parties and governments of doing away with vast swaths. Thankfully, grassroots organizations like Tread Lightly!, the Blue Ribbon Coalition, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and countless others are fighting to keep our lands accessible.
