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Together we stopped one land sell-off plan. Now, we need to keep
pushing.

Hi John,

Thanks to pressure from public lands advocates like you, House leaders
yesterday removed a harmful provision from the federal budget bill
that would have greenlit the sale or transfer of hundreds of thousands
of acres of federal public land in the West. 

That's no small thing. Your action-alongside thousands of
others-sent a clear message to lawmakers: our public lands are
not for sale.

This is a reminder of what we can achieve together. As our CEO and
President Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser shared, "This decision
affirms what we know to be true: public lands must remain protected,
accessible, and available for all-now and for future
generations." 

But the fight isn't over. While the land sale provision was
removed, the federal budget bill still includes concerning measures
that rescind promised funding for critical conservation programs. And
despite strong public support for safeguarding public lands, new
threats continue to emerge. We must keep up the pressure to ensure
public lands remain protected. 

This is an unpredictable moment, and we don't know what
challenges will come out of Washington next. We're not out of
the woods yet. But one thing is clear: we must all step up to be good
stewards of the parks and public lands we cherish. With your support,
we can safeguard these irreplaceable landscapes for future
generations. And right now, every donation will
be matched to help defend public lands. That means your support will
go twice as far to power this fight and defend these cherished
landscapes.

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Thank you for being part of this movement-and for everything you
do to protect the places we love for future generations.

Yours in conservation,
Kate Kelly
VP, Government Relations and Policy
Trust for Public Land

P.S. Can we count on you to make a gift to protect public lands right
now? Your donation will double in impact thanks to a generous public
lands protector.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Statement from Trust for Public Land CEO on U.S. House passage of the
Budget Reconciliation Bill

Denver, CO - The U.S. House passed the One Big Beautiful
Bill Act (H.R.1) on Thursday by a narrow and mostly party-line vote of
215214. The bill would rescind billions of dollars dedicated to
conservation and climate resilience-including funding for land
protection, the creation of parks and trails, schoolyard improvements,
and efforts to help communities become more resilient to wildfire and
extreme weather, including heat waves, drought and flooding. It would
also direct and expand resource extraction activities on federal
public lands, while reducing opportunities for public input, tribal
engagement, and environmental review of potentially damaging projects.
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Trust for Public Land CEO and President Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser
issued the following statement:

"Americans love their public lands, national parks, and local
parks. Few issues enjoy such broad, bipartisan support across age
groups, income levels, and geographic regions as access to nature and
the outdoors, including the protection of our national parks and
public lands. Proposals to sell, transfer, or reduce investments in
parks and public lands run counter to objective data and the will of
the American people-with nearly 3 out of 4 Americans
opposing the sale or closure of national public lands, and 9 out
of 10 reporting they visited a local park at least once in the
past year.

As a result, we commend the House for listening to the American people
and removing the misguided provision to sell off public lands in the
West. This decision affirms what we know to be true: public lands must
remain protected, accessible, and available for all-now and for
future generations.

We remain concerned about provisions in the bill, including those that
rescind promised funding and cancel projects already under contract
for many key conservation programs that could improve the lives of
millions of Americans. This funding-including resources
designated to conserve land, build parks, enhance community
schoolyards, and advance trail projects-will help connect more
people to the great outdoors. 

As the Senate now considers this bill, we urge Congress to maintain,
at a minimum, these critical investments that contribute to healthy
communities and the growing outdoor recreation economies that supports
jobs and local economies in both rural and urban communities."

A previous version of the bill had included provisions that would have
sold off potentially more than 500 thousand acres of federal public
land in Nevada and Utah. The legislation would revoke previously
enacted funding under the Inflation Reduction Act, including: the U.S.
Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program; the Environmental
Protection Agency's Environmental and Climate Justice Block
Grants; the Department of Transportation's Neighborhood Access
and Equity Grants; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate
Resilience initiative. The bill now moves to the Senate for
consideration.

 
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