I was puzzled when I found the 'explanation" that these lands were to be sold in order to provide housing. In my home county the ONLY public lands that were NOT proposed for sale were the Forest Service properties surrounding the only town of any substance in the county which is desperately in need of affordable housing for the workers that serve the owners of multi million dollar vacation homes.
Maybe I wasn't talking to the "right" people, but here around Taos, the threat to selling off lots of national forest in our Sangre de Cristo and Tusas ranges wasn't making anyone happy. Not at all. And yeah, I don't see how it was going to contribute to affordable housing. Can't live easily on the land Mike Lee, et al. wanted to sell.
How I love Great Basin! Probably my favorite National Park for the warmest months.... Seems to be as a NP was originally intended: no major infrastructure, not piles of tourist trinket shops, and so remote. I'm envious! Been many years now since I've been blessed to be there.
Yes, did get the public lands giveaway off the final bill. That's something good! And not a moment too soon: the big ugly sellout of America and its people has passed. And those staunch moderate Republicans who would not ever be moved have caved to their leader's desire. Now it heads to the Dicktator in Chief's desk where it'll surely be signed before the air even settles around it. Hopefully a flurry of lawsuits will now hold it up (forever??!) from being implemented.
Thank you, Morgan, for your informative and inspiring writing!
I was puzzled when I found the 'explanation" that these lands were to be sold in order to provide housing. In my home county the ONLY public lands that were NOT proposed for sale were the Forest Service properties surrounding the only town of any substance in the county which is desperately in need of affordable housing for the workers that serve the owners of multi million dollar vacation homes.
It doesn’t add up does it?
Maybe I wasn't talking to the "right" people, but here around Taos, the threat to selling off lots of national forest in our Sangre de Cristo and Tusas ranges wasn't making anyone happy. Not at all. And yeah, I don't see how it was going to contribute to affordable housing. Can't live easily on the land Mike Lee, et al. wanted to sell.
How I love Great Basin! Probably my favorite National Park for the warmest months.... Seems to be as a NP was originally intended: no major infrastructure, not piles of tourist trinket shops, and so remote. I'm envious! Been many years now since I've been blessed to be there.
Yes, did get the public lands giveaway off the final bill. That's something good! And not a moment too soon: the big ugly sellout of America and its people has passed. And those staunch moderate Republicans who would not ever be moved have caved to their leader's desire. Now it heads to the Dicktator in Chief's desk where it'll surely be signed before the air even settles around it. Hopefully a flurry of lawsuits will now hold it up (forever??!) from being implemented.
Thank you, Morgan, for your informative and inspiring writing!
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