Trump Officials, Billionaires and the Quiet Reshaping of America’s Public Lands
Key takeaways
- At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.
- For fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson, the notice marks a defeat with implications far beyond the Crazies.
- “The fate of our public lands and our rights are in jeopardy right now,” Wilson told Floodlight.
Why this matters: environmental and climate reporting with long-term consequences.
Republish Fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson stands beside a dirt road that leads to a century-old public trail that was abandoned by the U.S. Forest Service as part of a controversial land swap with the Yellowstone Club—an exclusive mountaintop retreat for the megarich. Credit: Evan Simon/Floodlight Related Trump Administration Bans a Nonprofit’s Bison From Grazing on Federal Lands, but Spares Tribes Trump Administration Kills Rule Putting Conservation of Public Lands on Equal Footing With Resource Extraction Could Changes to the U.S. Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents? Share This Article Republish Most Popular What to Expect as El Niño Approaches Wildfire Crews Race to Keep Fierce California Blaze From Former Nuclear Reactor Site As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods This story is from Floodlight, and produced in partnership with High Country News. Sign up for HCN’s newsletter here.
At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.
For fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson, the notice marks a defeat with implications far beyond the Crazies.