[mikelets456]

The land does NOT belong to the federal government...give it back to the states as the citizens of said states know how to best take care or use it.

[budj]

“...give it back to the states...”

I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment - no washington bureaucrat will ever care for land like those who live there.

However, the land actually is owned by the feds. When the large western states joined the Union they had to establish titles to the land. What they didn’t want, the gummint had title to.

We’ve camped and hiked all over southern Utah; it’s ruggedly beautiful and awe-inspiring. There are many archaeological sites and petroglyphs. The BLM is considered a four-letter word.

[trebb]

Trump is doing some of what you want...."the moment Trump’s proclamation reducing the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments takes effect – private citizens and companies will be allowed to stake claims for hard rock mining in a process governed by the General Mining Law of 1872, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. "

He's methodical.