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Hi John,
In case you haven’t already seen the news, the Reconciliation Bill,—a.k.a. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”— that passed last week, did not contain the horrific proposal to put 250 million acres of public lands across 11 western states up for sale. The whole reason that proposal was removed was due to public pressure. However, while we may have won this battle, the fight is not over yet. While we’ve seen this major victory for public lands and should take a moment to celebrate it, the work must continue because our public lands are still being attacked.
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Trump’s Department of Justice recently reversed a 1938 opinion [[link removed]] , ruling that presidents can undo established national monuments. That means even more of Oregon’s cherished public lands, like Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the John Day Fossil Beds, are now at risk of being sold off. This is on top of the cuts to National Forest Service and National Parks Service workers that are already having impacts on federally owned public lands and everyone who enjoys them, and the fact that Trump opened up over half of National Forest lands to logging back in April.
Our public lands are the most widely popular thing in our nation [[link removed]] , so I know you don’t need me to tell you how special our national public lands are. We all have a connection to them, whether it’s a place that’s on our bucket list or a memory that we have there, our public lands are vital for our environment, ecosystems, and us.
Most of my favorite memories involve hiking, camping, or backpacking through our public lands with my family and friends. My favorite place in Oregon is the Willamette National Forest—a public land that was recently on the sell off list. Without this national forest, I wouldn’t have memories of camping along the Blue River with friends, and accidentally falling asleep on the forest floor on a hike with my dad. I have so many memories of that public land alone, as well as so many others.
That’s why I’m asking you to join me in sharing your public lands story. [[link removed]] Your story can be about anything that highlights national public lands, and there are no limits to how short or long it is. These stories on why our public lands matter so much will add fuel to this fight for protecting them.
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The work that we are doing matters, and we have real results to show for it. Not all hope for our federally owned public lands is lost, so please help us keep this fight up by sharing your story! [[link removed]]
Sincerely,
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Sarah Kline (she/they)
OLCV Communications & Membership Coordinator
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