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This land is your land

| May 15, 2025 12:00 AM

Do you value what you own? I do.

One thing of great value, that every American citizen owns, is public lands. National parks and monuments, Forest Service lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, rivers. They are where we hike, sightsee, fish, hunt and camp. They have value to us as exceptional places to hold dear and pass on to our children.

They also generate a lot of financial value to surrounding communities. For example, the National Park Service generates $15 from every $1 of its budget.

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