#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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Channel Islands National Park (Santa Cruz Island). Learn more about the park at https://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/upload/Santa-Cruz-Island-Interpretive-Guide-2024-ADA.pdf and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #santacruz Image credit Angersbach / Westernlabs #waves #tide #geology #kelp #shore #summer #island #channelislands #travel
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Red and evergreen huckleberry, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/shrub/vacova/all.html and https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/cs_vapa.pdf and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #flowers #berries #phenology #plants Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #huckleberry
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Beyond the Map: Surveying Then and Now | Ordnance Survey [UK]
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https://youtu.be/RkOkapW66OU?si=1jLLwWqT1MATSQd9 <-- shared video
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H/T @Ordnance Survey
“Britain's map has changed a lot over the years - and so has the way it's made.
Meet Brian and Will, OS Surveyors from different generations, sharing how surveying has evolved and what it means to help map Great Britain. Here's part one of their story.
From long days in the field with paper maps and handwritten notes to modern GPS and digital technology, surveying has come a long way. But one thing hasn't changed: the people behind the map…”
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“Will's grandfather Brian helped map Britain. Today, Will does the same job with very different technology.
Together, they reflect on their careers as Ordnance Survey surveyors, sharing stories from different eras of surveying.
From paper field books to GPS and digital mapping, discover how surveying has evolved, how maps are made, and the technology behind the data millions rely on every day.
Whether you're interested in mapping, surveying, geography, cartography, or the history of Ordnance Survey, this is a fascinating insight into the people and processes that help put Britain on the map…”
#UK #OS #survey #history #GIS #spatial #mapping #Britian #surveyors #GreatBritian #family #technology #oldschool #cartography #geography #careers #publicservice #publicgood #publiclands #civilservice #UK
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Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here:
#WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHiking #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #Backpacking #PublicLands #hiking
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Yosemite 1855 and Yosemite National Park today. For more information https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-acquires-early-yosemite-drawing-and-rare-1855-lithograph/s/3ff9d95c-fd4c-4570-bc8e-5196289c64cb and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) Thomas Almond Ayres / Library of Congress and (2) Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service #yosemite #cawx #winter #trees #california #yosemitefalls #sun #nationalpark #geology #nature #waterfall #history #loc #library #libraryofcongress #drawing #lithograph #art
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Yosemite 1855 and Yosemite National Park today. For more information https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-acquires-early-yosemite-drawing-and-rare-1855-lithograph/s/3ff9d95c-fd4c-4570-bc8e-5196289c64cb and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) Thomas Almond Ayres / Library of Congress and (2) Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service #yosemite #cawx #winter #trees #california #yosemitefalls #sun #nationalpark #geology #nature #waterfall #history #loc #library #libraryofcongress #drawing #lithograph #art
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Yosemite 1855 and Yosemite National Park today. For more information https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-acquires-early-yosemite-drawing-and-rare-1855-lithograph/s/3ff9d95c-fd4c-4570-bc8e-5196289c64cb and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) Thomas Almond Ayres / Library of Congress and (2) Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service #yosemite #cawx #winter #trees #california #yosemitefalls #sun #nationalpark #geology #nature #waterfall #history #loc #library #libraryofcongress #drawing #lithograph #art
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Yosemite 1855 and Yosemite National Park today. For more information https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-acquires-early-yosemite-drawing-and-rare-1855-lithograph/s/3ff9d95c-fd4c-4570-bc8e-5196289c64cb and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) Thomas Almond Ayres / Library of Congress and (2) Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service #yosemite #cawx #winter #trees #california #yosemitefalls #sun #nationalpark #geology #nature #waterfall #history #loc #library #libraryofcongress #drawing #lithograph #art
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Yosemite 1855 and Yosemite National Park today. For more information https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-acquires-early-yosemite-drawing-and-rare-1855-lithograph/s/3ff9d95c-fd4c-4570-bc8e-5196289c64cb and https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm and https://yosemite.org/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit (1) Thomas Almond Ayres / Library of Congress and (2) Yosemite Conservancy and National Park Service #yosemite #cawx #winter #trees #california #yosemitefalls #sun #nationalpark #geology #nature #waterfall #history #loc #library #libraryofcongress #drawing #lithograph #art
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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
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Red Huckleberry, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National and State Parks. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/places/lady-bird-johnson-nature-trail-welcome.htm and https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=8201 and https://www.calflora.org/app/ipl?vrid=svy1453&bloom=t and https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=vapa and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #flowers #berries #phenology Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #color #cawx #redwoods #ocean #summer #huckleberry
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Evergreen huckleberry and Douglas’ iris from Trinidad Head today. The California Coastal National Monument is the backdrop for these views. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=botany_jps and #publiclands #photography #phenology #nationalmonuments #ocean #flowers #huckleberry #iris #coast #california Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs
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Glacier National Park today (View from park headquarters). For more information https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm and #glacier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #montana Image credit National Park Service #mtwx #snow #picnictable
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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
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Huckleberry, Redwood National and State Parks (Image from yesterday in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park). Learn more at https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=415 and https://www.nps.gov/redw/learn/nature/about-the-trees.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #flowers #phenology #plants #huckleberry Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs
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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