#publiclands — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publiclands, aggregated by home.social.
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Rio Grande and Bristol Head
Rio Grande National Forest, CO -
:boost_ok: Hey All! Remember my former posts on Roadless Rule? Yeah, well, after almost two years of fighting to keep it, it's now been recommended to rescind it and there are 16 days left to comment on it! We succeeded before and the US government has kept it this long, and WE CAN AGAIN!
(Warning: this will take some time as comments must be unique to count, BUT it will be a 3-for-1, so well worth it! Please keep reading for details!)
WHAT IT IS: it is a rule to prevent building of roads in wild spaces, protecting millions of acres from development. "They" want to rescind it to "make it easier to fight wildfires by developing road access". This is dumb because most wildfires in public lands start (r)*near roads* because of human involvement in the creation. Why do they *actually* want to get rid of this rule? Because then public lands can be developed for easy road access, which means mining, logging, and more can occur.
HOW TO WRITE A COMMENT: https://roadless.org/ is an *excellent* resource. Please see it. It will probably take 30 minutes to an hour of your time to research what you want to say, write and submit a comment. They also have a "comment workspace" option along top bar, which lets you input things important to you, and helps you write your comment. A good option if you lack spoons.
If you know what to say, here is the direct submission option: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869Over 92,000 comments have been made, let's push it over 100,000!
IN ADDITION! Your same comment can be easily edited to send to congress to ask them to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Beating the rescission on the record is the immediate fight — the lasting effect runs through Congress. The Act (H.R. 3930 / S. 2042) would write the rule into federal law, beyond any single administration's reach to repeal it by regulation again.
You can also send your comment to your senators and congressfolk so they know your stance.
Thus, one write up, one use of your time, can help us, help the world on *three* different fronts!
(r) this is an open access study about wildfire on public lands in the US, finding wilderness and roadless areas are the least likely to experience wildfire: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
#nature #conservation #science #ecology #biology #research #forest #forests #PublicLands #wildlife #hiking #explore #waterfall
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:boost_ok: Hey All! Remember my former posts on Roadless Rule? Yeah, well, after almost two years of fighting to keep it, it's now been recommended to rescind it and there are 16 days left to comment on it! We succeeded before and the US government has kept it this long, and WE CAN AGAIN!
(Warning: this will take some time as comments must be unique to count, BUT it will be a 3-for-1, so well worth it! Please keep reading for details!)
WHAT IT IS: it is a rule to prevent building of roads in wild spaces, protecting millions of acres from development. "They" want to rescind it to "make it easier to fight wildfires by developing road access". This is dumb because most wildfires in public lands start (r)*near roads* because of human involvement in the creation. Why do they *actually* want to get rid of this rule? Because then public lands can be developed for easy road access, which means mining, logging, and more can occur.
HOW TO WRITE A COMMENT: https://roadless.org/ is an *excellent* resource. Please see it. It will probably take 30 minutes to an hour of your time to research what you want to say, write and submit a comment. They also have a "comment workspace" option along top bar, which lets you input things important to you, and helps you write your comment. A good option if you lack spoons.
If you know what to say, here is the direct submission option: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869Over 92,000 comments have been made, let's push it over 100,000!
IN ADDITION! Your same comment can be easily edited to send to congress to ask them to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Beating the rescission on the record is the immediate fight — the lasting effect runs through Congress. The Act (H.R. 3930 / S. 2042) would write the rule into federal law, beyond any single administration's reach to repeal it by regulation again.
You can also send your comment to your senators and congressfolk so they know your stance.
Thus, one write up, one use of your time, can help us, help the world on *three* different fronts!
(r) this is an open access study about wildfire on public lands in the US, finding wilderness and roadless areas are the least likely to experience wildfire: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
#nature #conservation #science #ecology #biology #research #forest #forests #PublicLands #wildlife #hiking #explore #waterfall
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:boost_ok: Hey All! Remember my former posts on Roadless Rule? Yeah, well, after almost two years of fighting to keep it, it's now been recommended to rescind it and there are 16 days left to comment on it! We succeeded before and the US government has kept it this long, and WE CAN AGAIN!
(Warning: this will take some time as comments must be unique to count, BUT it will be a 3-for-1, so well worth it! Please keep reading for details!)
WHAT IT IS: it is a rule to prevent building of roads in wild spaces, protecting millions of acres from development. "They" want to rescind it to "make it easier to fight wildfires by developing road access". This is dumb because most wildfires in public lands start (r)*near roads* because of human involvement in the creation. Why do they *actually* want to get rid of this rule? Because then public lands can be developed for easy road access, which means mining, logging, and more can occur.
HOW TO WRITE A COMMENT: https://roadless.org/ is an *excellent* resource. Please see it. It will probably take 30 minutes to an hour of your time to research what you want to say, write and submit a comment. They also have a "comment workspace" option along top bar, which lets you input things important to you, and helps you write your comment. A good option if you lack spoons.
If you know what to say, here is the direct submission option: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869Over 92,000 comments have been made, let's push it over 100,000!
IN ADDITION! Your same comment can be easily edited to send to congress to ask them to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Beating the rescission on the record is the immediate fight — the lasting effect runs through Congress. The Act (H.R. 3930 / S. 2042) would write the rule into federal law, beyond any single administration's reach to repeal it by regulation again.
You can also send your comment to your senators and congressfolk so they know your stance.
Thus, one write up, one use of your time, can help us, help the world on *three* different fronts!
(r) this is an open access study about wildfire on public lands in the US, finding wilderness and roadless areas are the least likely to experience wildfire: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
#nature #conservation #science #ecology #biology #research #forest #forests #PublicLands #wildlife #hiking #explore #waterfall
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:boost_ok: Hey All! Remember my former posts on Roadless Rule? Yeah, well, after almost two years of fighting to keep it, it's now been recommended to rescind it and there are 16 days left to comment on it! We succeeded before and the US government has kept it this long, and WE CAN AGAIN!
(Warning: this will take some time as comments must be unique to count, BUT it will be a 3-for-1, so well worth it! Please keep reading for details!)
WHAT IT IS: it is a rule to prevent building of roads in wild spaces, protecting millions of acres from development. "They" want to rescind it to "make it easier to fight wildfires by developing road access". This is dumb because most wildfires in public lands start (r)*near roads* because of human involvement in the creation. Why do they *actually* want to get rid of this rule? Because then public lands can be developed for easy road access, which means mining, logging, and more can occur.
HOW TO WRITE A COMMENT: https://roadless.org/ is an *excellent* resource. Please see it. It will probably take 30 minutes to an hour of your time to research what you want to say, write and submit a comment. They also have a "comment workspace" option along top bar, which lets you input things important to you, and helps you write your comment. A good option if you lack spoons.
If you know what to say, here is the direct submission option: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869Over 92,000 comments have been made, let's push it over 100,000!
IN ADDITION! Your same comment can be easily edited to send to congress to ask them to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Beating the rescission on the record is the immediate fight — the lasting effect runs through Congress. The Act (H.R. 3930 / S. 2042) would write the rule into federal law, beyond any single administration's reach to repeal it by regulation again.
You can also send your comment to your senators and congressfolk so they know your stance.
Thus, one write up, one use of your time, can help us, help the world on *three* different fronts!
(r) this is an open access study about wildfire on public lands in the US, finding wilderness and roadless areas are the least likely to experience wildfire: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00450-2
#nature #conservation #science #ecology #biology #research #forest #forests #PublicLands #wildlife #hiking #explore #waterfall
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Green Mountain
Gunnison National Forest, COI don't think they were being ironic. There are volumes of green clay on those barren slopes. Many abandoned mines down through the valley.
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Green Mountain
Gunnison National Forest, COI don't think they were being ironic. There are volumes of green clay on those barren slopes. Many abandoned mines down through the valley.
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Green Mountain
Gunnison National Forest, COI don't think they were being ironic. There are volumes of green clay on those barren slopes. Many abandoned mines down through the valley.
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Green Mountain
Gunnison National Forest, COI don't think they were being ironic. There are volumes of green clay on those barren slopes. Many abandoned mines down through the valley.
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Green Mountain
Gunnison National Forest, COI don't think they were being ironic. There are volumes of green clay on those barren slopes. Many abandoned mines down through the valley.
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Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon. For more information https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-district.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #hawaii #clouds #summer #sacred #color #crater #island #trail
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Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon. For more information https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-district.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #hawaii #clouds #summer #sacred #color #crater #island #trail
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Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon. For more information https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-district.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #hawaii #clouds #summer #sacred #color #crater #island #trail
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Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon. For more information https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-district.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #hawaii #clouds #summer #sacred #color #crater #island #trail
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Haleakala National Park yesterday afternoon. For more information https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-district.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #hawaii #clouds #summer #sacred #color #crater #island #trail
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Olympic National Park today. Park information at https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/tidal-life.htm Image credit National Park Service and Kalaloch Lodge/Delaware North. For more information #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #photography #publiclands #landscapephotography #washington #ocean #coast #driftwood #tide #creek #olympicnationalpark #travel #trees #forest #clouds
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Twenty-Five Dollars and a Signature
The mark is called a freeze brand. Liquid nitrogen chills an iron until the cold kills the color in the hair, and the government writes a registration code in white along the left side of the neck of every wild horse it removes from the range. The brand exists so that a mustang can be identified as a protected animal of the United States for the rest of its life, at any distance, in any light. In August of 2026, the place where you can read those white characters most clearly is the dirt lot of a livestock auction yard, on horses standing quietly beside the trucks that run south. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/08/24/twenty-five-dollars-and-a-signature/
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At least some of the aircraft were DIVERTED from efforts to contain #wildfires elsewhere in the state‼️‼️, according to 2 agency officials & the Post analysis of the flight paths.
Communications reviewed by The Washington Post sent during the response to the blaze corroborate that Boren personally directed #USFS staff to address the Cabin Creek Fire.
#law #AbuseOfPower #billionaires #Trump #RichWhiteMalePrivilege #NationalForest #PublicLands #ClimateChange
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In total, about 9 aircraft, including helicopters, air tankers & tactical planes, responded to the fire ‼️ on July 12, acc/to an analysis of flight paths, part of an effort that lasted a few hours & cost nearly $115,000 in federal money [ #TaxpayersMoney ] ‼️. The analysis found that these assets traveled from across the West to Idaho’s Alturas Lake, near where the Cabin Creek Fire was burning.
#law #AbuseOfPower #billionaires #Trump #RichWhiteMalePrivilege #NationalForest #PublicLands #wildfires
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In those calls, according to the #USFS official with knowledge of the situation, Boren pushed for more aircraft to fight the fire even though “it was easily accessible by ground,” the official said.
He “was on the phone calling people that day asking why there weren’t more resources on the fire & when there was going to be more,” the official said.#law #AbuseOfPower #billionaires #Trump #RichWhiteMalePrivilege #NationalForest #PublicLands #wildfires #ClimateChange
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Two other agency officials said he called those offices, including at least once in the middle of the night. [must be nice to have government resources at your personal disposal for your private property]
Six current & former #USFS officials said the response was far greater than what is typical for a fire of that scale that did not pose a significant threat to life or property.
#law #AbuseOfPower #billionaires #Trump #NationalForest #PublicLands #wildfires #ClimateChange
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Boren, a #tech #billionaire & #Trump appointee, oversees about 200 million acres of #NationalForest & #PublicLands. He also owns thousands of acres in #Idaho, including the 480-acre Hell Roaring Ranch situated within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. And before his current role, Boren had clashed with the #USFS numerous times over the years.
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Of course he did.
Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment [ #USDA #NRE ] Michael Boren, who oversees the US Forest Service [ #USFS ], asked agency staff last month to escalate the amount of aircraft at a small 7-acre #wildfire that had started near his mega-ranch in #Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, acc/to 2 Forest Service ofcls familiar with the matter.
#law #AbuseOfPower #billionaires #Trump #NationalForest #PublicLands #ClimateChange
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/08/14/top-trump-official-asked-more-resources-fight-small-fire-near-his-idaho-ranch/ -
Sunrise Lodge, Mount Rainier National Park (from the archives). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/historyculture/historic-sunrise-area.htm and https://catalog.archives.gov/medialz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_WA/91000175.pdf and #mountrainier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #washington Image credit National Park Service / Mount Rainier National Park Archives #wawx #trees #mountain #clouds #people #history #sunrise #building #archive #nrhp #automobile #trail #fire #wildfire
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King Range National Conservation Area (and the Punta Gorda lighthouse) on the last day of spring. Learn more at https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/king-range-national-conservation-area and https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Land/All/Article/1982579/punta-gorda-lighthouse/ and https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-welcomes-hikers-visit-newly-restored-historic-punta-gorda-light-station and #kingrange #nca #conservation #publiclands #photography #spring #summer Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #seals #elephantseals #california #lostcoast #colors #landscapephotography #travel #coast #ocean #research #beach #geology #tides #cawx #sand #waves #oilhouse #lighthouse #history #restoration #uscg #coastguard
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A bit of fall color, a pretty little waterfall, a small lake, and a few ridges and hills out in Patapsco Valley State Park's McKeldin and Woodstock areas.
For more details, check the link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/mckeldin-falls-and-old-quarry-lake.html
#Maryland #PatapscoValleyStatePark #McKeldin #Woodstock
#hiking #nature #landscape #travel #hike #outside #dayhike #fallColors #PatapscoRiver #publicLands -
We headed out for a bunch of little hikes among the peaks of the Lassics, which tend to feature in the minds of the outdoorsy locals because they can be seen from so many places.
Many more details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/hiking-lassics.html#California #SixRiversNationalForest #MountLassicWilderness #HumboldtCounty #TrinityCounty
#publicLands #NationalForest #nature #landscape #hiking #dayhike #travel #hike #outside blogpost -
There were hints that it might be a grand time to view Rhododendrons, so Rhododendrons were viewed. Other flowers were about, too.
The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/06/rhododendrons-on-rhododendron-trail.html
#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodNationalAndStateParks #PrairieCreekRedwoodsStatePark
#hiking #nature #hikingAdventures #hikeCalifornia #CalParks #landscape #travel #outside #hike #dayhike #forest #publiclands #flowers #wildflowers
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Next, the hike:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/05/black-rock-mountain-lookout.html
which visited the old Guard Station location and then climbed to the fire lookout location. Only one is still standing and none were entered.#California #TrinityCounty #TehamaCounty #ShastaTrinityNationalForest #YollaBollyMiddleEelWilderness
#hiking #dayhike #ShastaTrinityNF #TrinityNF #YollaBolly #fireLookout #nature #wilderness #publicLands #TrinityNationalForest #landscape #hike #travel #outside #peakbagger #peakbagging
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Two Towers
Valley of the Gods, UT -
Two Towers
Valley of the Gods, UT#TwoForTuesday #photo #landscape #PublicLands #Utah #AerialView