Public Lands

Lawmakers are divided along party lines

The Roadless Rule has been in place for decades. Lawmakers are divided.

Veterans, and research, say getting outdoors helps their physical and mental health. A new report aims to find ways to expand these opportunities.

Relaxed gun restrictions on public lands worries conservation groups about safety to public and wildlife

A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.

The Interior Department’s secretarial order directs federal land managers to find places with unnecessary barriers to hunting and fishing and expand public access to outdoor recreation.

The Trump administration spent much of the year rolling back environmental regulations, stripping protections for public lands, and working to limit the development of green energy while bolstering fossil fuels.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.

The Great Outdoors Fund helps to fill funding gaps for public lands projects by leveraging private investment.

A potential government shutdown could impact services at national parks and other public lands—and more layoffs could be coming to land management agencies.