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

By Katie Hill— July 1, 2025

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— June 29, 2025

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— June 26, 2025

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— June 25, 2025

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— June 24, 2025

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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Mike Lee Says He’ll Change Plan to Sell Off Millions of Acres of Public Land

By Travis Hall— June 23, 2025

Hunting advocacy group Hunter Nation says the Utah Senator will do the right thing, but many remain unconvinced and insist that the provision must be stripped from the budget bill altogether

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Senate Bill’s Public Land Sell-Off Proposal Balloons to More Than 250 Million Eligible Acres

By Travis Hall— June 18, 2025

Recent tweaks to the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee’s plan to sell public lands could make nearly 40 percent of the nation’s federally managed public lands eligible for sell-offs to private interests

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New Map Reveals Specific Public Lands Eligible for Sale in Budget Bill

By Travis Hall— June 16, 2025

An interactive map from the Wilderness Society highlights the tracts of US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands that could go up for sale if the Senate’s version of the budget bill passes

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Senate Budget Bill Would Sell Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Land Across the West

By Travis Hall— June 12, 2025

Last month, hunters and anglers defeated a proposal in the House budget bill to sell off a half-million acres of public land. Now it’s back in the Senate version””with six times the amount of land at stake

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Utah Senator Aims to Put Public Land Sell-Offs Back in Budget Bill

By Travis Hall— June 6, 2025

Lawmakers from Utah and Montana are negotiating a compromise that could revive unpopular plans to sell off public lands

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