This week we cover:
The Senate budget bill provision to sell 2–3.3 million acres of public land in 11 western states.
The broad implications of bypassing environmental review, public comment, and Tribal consultation.
New BLM oil and gas lease sales in Colorado, Wyoming, and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
A timber sale in southern Oregon raising questions about cumulative extraction impacts.
A new USGS report revealing enormous oil and gas potential under public lands — and what that means for future battles over public land use.
Trump’s revocation of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement and withdrawal from federal salmon recovery commitments in the Northwest.
A conservation win led by the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida as they expand collaborative stewardship over 18 million acres of critical habitat.
The most urgent issue this week is the proposed 3.3 million-acre public land sale in the Senate budget bill.
👉 Call your senators before July 4th and demand they oppose public land sell-offs and environmental rollbacks in the Senate’s version of the budget bill.
👉 Follow us on Instagram (@outdoor.minimalist.book) for quick news breakdowns and action alerts.
Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9)
Maps, resources, and contact tools:
Outdoor Alliance Public Land Risk Map & Blog (https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/6/16/33millionacres-publicland-selloffs-map)
Wilderness Society Analysis (https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/new-analysis-250-million-acres-eligible-sale-newly-updated-budget-rec-bill)
Senate Energy Committee Budget Bill Text (https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/DF7B7FBE-9866-4B69-8ACA-C661A4F18096)
Center for Biological Diversity Coalition Letter (https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/100-groups-urge-senate-leadership-against-public-lands-sell-off-in-budget-bill-2025-06-18/)
Oil & Gas Potential Report Release (https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-releases-major-update-oil-and-gas-potential-beneath-us-public-lands)
BLM Alaska Petroleum Reserve Plan (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/doi-moves-expand-oil-and-gas-d
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