EP 65 THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC LANDS
Holly Fretwell
Aside from significant financial constraints, America’s public lands have many challenges. Wildfires burn millions of acres every year, costing billions of dollars. We see armed standoffs over grazing rights and conflict over national-monument designations. Given that the federal government owns nearly one-third of the expanse of our country, our political differences are spilling over into these pristine preserves. In Ken Burns’ series on the national parks, he considered them to be America’s best idea. But in these times of turmoil, will the Interior Department be bringing different ideas to their care and management? Is it likely the government will sell them off or work with private interests to maintain them? We’ll discuss the future of these national treasures with Holly Fretwell of the Property and Environment Research organization. They write extensively on these issues at perc.org
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