#publiclands — Public Fediverse posts

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Redwood National Park added a mile of trail under old growth California coastal redwoods, so I had to go and see these new trees. Bonus getting to look around 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway.
Find all the details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/08/crooked-trail-to-lady-bird-johnson-grove.html

#California #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodStateAndNationalParks #RedwoodNationalPark #hiking #redwoods #trees #nature #publicLands #dayhike #landscape #hike #outside

Redwood National and State Parks (current conditions along the coast). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/wildlife-viewing.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #forest #trees Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #bird #birds #interpretation #whale #osprey #seal #waves

Redwood National and State Parks (current conditions along the coast). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/wildlife-viewing.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #forest #trees Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #bird #birds #interpretation #whale #osprey #seal #waves

Redwood National and State Parks (current conditions along the coast). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/wildlife-viewing.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #forest #trees Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #bird #birds #interpretation #whale #osprey #seal #waves

Redwood National and State Parks (current conditions along the coast). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/wildlife-viewing.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #forest #trees Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #bird #birds #interpretation #whale #osprey #seal #waves

Redwood National and State Parks (current conditions along the coast). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/wildlife-viewing.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #forest #trees Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #bird #birds #interpretation #whale #osprey #seal #waves

Every day, this administration comes up with new ways to destroy the environment. Now the US Forest Service is allowing motorized vehicles on all trails, and off trail, if, you know, you need to. Think of the wildfires from stray sparks, disruption to plants and wildlife, and disruption to the peaceful enjoyment of nature. These guys are the epitome of evil.

#USFirestService #PublicLands #EnemiesOfNature #Wildfires #WindigoMentalityinDC

Every day, this administration comes up with new ways to destroy the environment. Now the US Forest Service is allowing motorized vehicles on all trails, and off trail, if, you know, you need to. Think of the wildfires from stray sparks, disruption to plants and wildlife, and disruption to the peaceful enjoyment of nature. These guys are the epitome of evil.

#USFirestService #PublicLands #EnemiesOfNature #Wildfires #WindigoMentalityinDC

Navajo Lake Trail
San Juan National Forest, CO

#MountainMonday #photo #landscape #PublicLands #Colorado

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

Sunshine and smoke, Lyons Ranch area, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/41.1344/-123.5736 and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #interpretation #cawx #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #summer #lookout #watershed #prairie #grassland #oak #woodland #fire #smoke #airquality

Sunshine and smoke, Lyons Ranch area, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/41.1344/-123.5736 and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #interpretation #cawx #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #summer #lookout #watershed #prairie #grassland #oak #woodland #fire #smoke #airquality

Sunshine and smoke, Lyons Ranch area, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/41.1344/-123.5736 and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #interpretation #cawx #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #summer #lookout #watershed #prairie #grassland #oak #woodland #fire #smoke #airquality

Sunshine and smoke, Lyons Ranch area, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/41.1344/-123.5736 and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #interpretation #cawx #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #summer #lookout #watershed #prairie #grassland #oak #woodland #fire #smoke #airquality

Sunshine and smoke, Lyons Ranch area, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/41.1344/-123.5736 and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood #interpretation #cawx #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #summer #lookout #watershed #prairie #grassland #oak #woodland #fire #smoke #airquality

Boston National Historical Park, Bunker Hill Monument (NPS Urban Parks and Programs). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/urban/parks-programs-partnerships.htm and https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/visit-bunker-hill.htm and #boston #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #monument #skyline Image credit National Park Service #architecture #color #water #summer #massachusetts #history #urban #urbanparks #bunkerhill #river #clouds

Golden hike in the Weminuche Wilderness. This is the time of year when silence and colours settle into a daily routine. When loneliness becomes a quiet luxury.

Check the whole story:
https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #FallColors #AspenForest #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #PublicLands #hiking

Golden hike in the Weminuche Wilderness. This is the time of year when silence and colours settle into a daily routine. When loneliness becomes a quiet luxury.

Check the whole story:
https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #FallColors #AspenForest #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #PublicLands #hiking

Golden hike in the Weminuche Wilderness. This is the time of year when silence and colours settle into a daily routine. When loneliness becomes a quiet luxury.

Check the whole story:
https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #FallColors #AspenForest #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #PublicLands #hiking

Golden hike in the Weminuche Wilderness. This is the time of year when silence and colours settle into a daily routine. When loneliness becomes a quiet luxury.

Check the whole story:
https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #FallColors #AspenForest #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #PublicLands #hiking

Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHiking #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #Backpacking #PublicLands #hiking

Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHiking #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #Backpacking #PublicLands #hiking

Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHiking #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #Backpacking #PublicLands #hiking

Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHiking #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #Backpacking #PublicLands #hiking

Fall transforming the beautiful Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Photo taken during a hike in 2013. Read the full story here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#AnimasRiver #Colorado #Durango #FallColors #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #WeminucheWilderness #PublicLands #hiking

Fall transforming the beautiful Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Photo taken during a hike in 2013. Read the full story here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#AnimasRiver #Colorado #Durango #FallColors #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #WeminucheWilderness #PublicLands #hiking

Fall transforming the beautiful Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Photo taken during a hike in 2013. Read the full story here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#AnimasRiver #Colorado #Durango #FallColors #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #WeminucheWilderness #PublicLands #hiking

Fall transforming the beautiful Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Photo taken during a hike in 2013. Read the full story here:

https://osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/15/souvenirs-part-5-october-2013-weminuche-wilderness-area-co-usa/

#AnimasRiver #Colorado #Durango #FallColors #AutumnPhotography #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #WeminucheWilderness #PublicLands #hiking

Redwood National and State Parks - beautiful conditions from Orick to Requa. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #sun #summer Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #california #redwood #colors #landscapephotography #travel #coast #ocean #research #beach #geology #tides #cawx #sand #waves #wind #river #creek #clouds #driftwood

Comment today to Protect the Mojave Desert from Industrial Mining!

#PublicLands #ProtectOurParks #MojaveDesert #CastleMountain #Mining
https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/national?actionid=ar0619965&id=70131000001iOuIAAU

The Case for Returning U.S. #PublicLands to #IndigenousPeople

by Joe Whittle, Mar 6, 2025

"Since the start of Trump’s second term, his administration has fired thousands of federal workers across multiple public lands agencies, including the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The effects of this are vast: It’s going to have a profoundly negative impact on the environment and the way millions of Americans enjoy public lands, cause immeasurable harm to America’s wildest places, and devastate the economies built around them.

"After serving 12 years as a backcountry wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, I'm convinced there is an alternative: the U.S. needs to return its public lands to Native Americans. In fact, I believe that might be the only way to save our parks and forests from corporate privatization and destruction, as well as preserve public access to them. If the U.S. won’t properly care for its public lands, why not return them to their original caretakers?

"This isn’t a new idea. #NativeAmericans argued that treaty law required
'abandoned' federal land to be returned to tribes during the occupation of #Alcatraz Island by the #AmericanIndianMovement in the 1960s. In more recent years, the #LandbackMovement has given rise to increased calls for the return of territorial land to #IndigenousNations, and the return of land management based in #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge—expertise gathered from thousands of years of having deep relationships with specific environments. There’s a strong legal argument that land return is constitutionally required as damages due for hundreds of treaty violations. However, there’s also a lot of data showing Indigenous land management is more ecologically sound than government or industrially managed land. For instance, #ProjectDrawdown, a global leader in science-based #ClimateChange solutions, estimates that returning 1,000 million hectares of land to Indigenous tenureship by 2050 would sequester over 12 gigatons of carbon dioxide."

Read more:
https://time.com/7262838/us-public-lands-return-indigenous-people/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/QnF32

#LandBack #AIM #StolenLand #StolenLands #NationalParks #TEK #ClimateCrisis #ClimateSolutions #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesMonth #GiveItBack #Stewardship #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #AlcatrazIsland #Resistance #USPol #TrumpSucks #RespectTheTreaties

So, took the plunge on a new used little camper! Had a first successful trip out on the backroads and heading out again soon. Can still get out and away from everything and have a bit of an adventure. Recalibrating the packing once again for a new phase of outdoor experience. Not to mention learning how to back up...🤣🤣 that's definitely ongoing.

#PublicLands #BackCountryRoads #NewMexico

Toyon from Trinidad Head with the California Coastal National Monument as the backdrop. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=28072 and https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=4140 and #publiclands #photography #phenology #nationalmonuments #ocean #flowers #toyon Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

🔁#Colorado #CD8 #Election2024 -Nov-5

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View from Trinidad Head with the California Coastal National Monument as backdrop. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and #publiclands #photography #coast #nationalmonuments #ocean Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #toyon #plants

None of my pics are fancy, but I think this one really shows the depth and distance of one of my favorite landscapes. #NewMexico #BackCountryRoads #PublicLands

Photo of the Rio Grande river and gorge taken near Ute mountain. #NewMexico #PublicLands #BackCountryRoads
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@bosquebill My version... Not nearly as good as yours but it looks like it was taken from nearly the same spot! #CapitalReef #PublicLands #Utah #BackCountryRoads

Backcountry traffic. Inspired by post yesterday from @wanderinghermit

One of many pics I have of US Forest Service #USFS roads and hiking trails with some variation of this scene. This one is in Carson National Forest in northern #NewMexico

#BackCountryRoads #PublicLands #4Runner #hiking #backpacking

Dreaming of this today.

#NewMexico #ValleVidal #PublicLands #BackCountryRoads #Backpacking

#SilentSunday #PublicLands #BackCountryRoads

In case anyone is interested, here are a couple pictures of the road out to the ranch house. If you zoom in you can just see it. The hiking trail is about half way up along the ridge in the background. #BackCountryRoads #PublicLands #NPS #GUMO #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

Williams Ranch House, Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. #GUMO

Accessible by rough backcountry road, and also by about a 9 mile hike to a backcountry campsite. Have done it both ways. #BackCountryRoads #PublicLands #Backpacking