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Follow Field & Stream’s coverage of public lands and waters issues affecting outdoor recreation access. Our editors report on national forest management, BLM lands, wilderness designations, and threats to public access for hunting, fishing, and camping. Stay informed on land transfers, access closures, conservation easements, and advocacy efforts to protect America’s public outdoor heritage.

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Boundary Waters at Risk Again As Trump Administration Declares Support for Copper Mine 

By Travis Hall

In a series of tweets, high-level officials at USDA and Interior said they’re working to renew leases for a previously banned mining project on the edge of America’s most popular wilderness area

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New Map Highlights 6 Million Acres of Public Land At Risk of Disposal

By Katie Hill

onXMaps and TRCP have joined forces in the past. This time, they’re spotlighting millions of acres of Bureau of Land Management lands slated for potential sale or transfer

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Feds Look to Divert Funds Used for Purchasing New Public Lands

By Travis Hall

Hundreds of millions of dollars in the Land and Water Conservation Fund that are earmarked for acquiring new public lands could soon be redirected for maintenance projects

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Conservationists Purchase $60 Million Property to Save Okefenokee Swamp from Strip Mine

By Sage Marshall

Opponents of a proposed strip mine next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge say the project would have drained the famous wetlands, damaging sport fish and big game habitat

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Budget Bill Still Mandates Drilling in Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Travis Hall

A provision in the federal budget includes mandatory oil and gas drilling projects for up to 1.6 million acres of public hunting and fishing grounds in Alaska

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Trump Administration Moves to Revoke Roadless Rule Protections on Millions of Acres of Public Land

By Katie Hill

Large swaths of protected National Forest lands prized for hunting and fishing could soon be open to road building and other development activities

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Mike Lee’s Land Grab Dies in the Senate

By Travis Hall

The Utah senator’s wildly unpopular proposal would have forced the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land in 11 western states

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Mike Lee’s Revised Land Grab Still Mandates the Sale of Up to 1.2 Million Acres of Public Land 

By Travis Hall

After telling outraged hunters that he was listening to their concerns, the Utah senator is doubling down on plans to sell off a large amount of federally managed public land in the West

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10 Ways You Can Help Kill Mike Lee’s Land Grab

By Travis Hall

Utah Senator Mike Lee has introduced an amended version of his public-land sell-off plan. But it still mandates the sale more than 1 million acres of public land—Here’s what you can do about it

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Mike Lee’s Public Land Sell-Off Plan Stripped from Senate Budget Bill

By Travis Hall

The Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the lawmaker’s proposal to sell 2 to 3 million acres of public land is invalid. Lee, however, is vowing to reintroduce a modified version

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