I sure agree with you on this.
Every time we turn around out here, the federal gov. is declaring more land as theirs.
I’ll never forget Bubba going to the Grand Canyon and declaring the Escalante Staircase in UT as federally protected.
MY daughter and her husband, who live in southern Utah, have been fighting the federal gov. for years as they grab up more land around them.
This business that the federal gov. from DC can better take care of our lands out west is just BS.
They have an agenda driven by the treehugger lobbiests and wacko environmentalists that is behind all this as we all very well know.
The regulations have been so anti-forest and business.
And don’t forget that adorable little red squirrel of AZ that has logging and business.
Wasn’t there some toad in TX or AZ that the Government said was endangered species. I’ve read that the spotted owl is not longer endangered, but hasn’t been taken off the list. That regulation screwed the logging industry in NW WA royally. I know Trump admin has a lot on its various plates, but I hope that at some point, someone in the admin does a new review of the endangered species list and removes those that are no longer endangered. And, removes some of the land designated as Fed lands - give them back to the states to do with as they will or sell them to private companies to make money that will help drive down the budget.
A bit off topic on this, I remember seeing a report on FNC a few years back (might have been on Greta’s show) that showed many, many buildings that are owned by the Fed Gov and are sitting empty, some for years. IMHO those should be sold and maybe the buyers can do something with them like Trump and family did with the old PO in DC.
Slowly stepping off my soapbox now ;-)