Last week, the Senate released text of a major spending package, which included a proposal to sell off about 3 million acres of public land. Outdoor Alliance released a map showing that nearly 300 million acres of public lands could be open for these proposed sales, an area that includes nearly 100,000 miles of trails, more than 45,000 climbing routes and boulder problems, and 3,405 river miles across the West.
As written, the Senate’s bill would require the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to sell at least 3.3 million acres of all National Forest and BLM lands. And unlike past proposals, which largely limited sales to lands already identified for disposal, the Senate’s bill puts virtually any multiple-use Forest Service or BLM land on the table, including places vital for outdoor recreation. While Wilderness, National Parks, and other protective designations (as well as areas with existing rights like mining claims) are excluded from potential sales, there are virtually no other safeguards on what land can be sold or for what purpose.
Outdoor Alliance’s GIS Lab produced a map that shows the area that could be opened up for sale.
Click here to see the interactive MAP.
The map shows recreation assets at risk all across the West, including much of the Teton National Forest and the Absaroka range in Wyoming; Mount Hood’s 44 Trails network; the headwaters of the Little White Salmon; the Sandy Ridge trail system; the South Fork Payette River; the South Salmon and huge swaths of the Sawtooths in Idaho; the Trinity Alps and the Stanislaus National Forest in California; the Juniper Mountains in Arizona; Lunch Loops outside Grand Junction, Colorado; and Hartman Rocks outside Gunnison, Colorado; as well as many more.
The bill is moving quickly through Congress and it is vital that the outdoor recreation community speaks up now to stop public lands sales from being included. Save Public Lands:
As written, the Senate’s bill would require the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to sell at least 3.3 million acres of all National Forest and BLM lands. And unlike past proposals, which largely limited sales to lands already identified for disposal, the Senate’s bill puts virtually any multiple-use Forest Service or BLM land on the table, including places vital for outdoor recreation. While Wilderness, National Parks, and other protective designations (as well as areas with existing rights like mining claims) are excluded from potential sales, there are virtually no other safeguards on what land can be sold or for what purpose.
Outdoor Alliance’s GIS Lab produced a map that shows the area that could be opened up for sale.
Click here to see the interactive MAP.
The map shows recreation assets at risk all across the West, including much of the Teton National Forest and the Absaroka range in Wyoming; Mount Hood’s 44 Trails network; the headwaters of the Little White Salmon; the Sandy Ridge trail system; the South Fork Payette River; the South Salmon and huge swaths of the Sawtooths in Idaho; the Trinity Alps and the Stanislaus National Forest in California; the Juniper Mountains in Arizona; Lunch Loops outside Grand Junction, Colorado; and Hartman Rocks outside Gunnison, Colorado; as well as many more.
The bill is moving quickly through Congress and it is vital that the outdoor recreation community speaks up now to stop public lands sales from being included. Save Public Lands:
Take Action: Stop the Senate’s Plan to Sell Off Public Lands
The Senate just released its version of a massive spending bill—and it includes a proposal to sell off more than 3 million acres of public lands. The bill also prioritizes drilling and logging, slashes environmental safeguards, and lets developers bypass public input.
Just a few weeks ago, the outdoor community helped remove 500,000 acres of land sales from the House version of this bill. Now the Senate is back with an even more extreme version—and we need your voice to stop it. Here are the maps of the nearly 300,000,000 acres of lands that could be open for these proposed sales.
You can use the easy-action form below to write your Senators about how this package will affect the outdoors. Lawmakers need to hear that public lands should be managed for people and the future, not sold off for tax cuts or given away to developers.
Help protect the public lands you love. Send a message to your Senators today. Go here:
https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/6/16/33millionacres-publicland-selloffs-map
The Senate just released its version of a massive spending bill—and it includes a proposal to sell off more than 3 million acres of public lands. The bill also prioritizes drilling and logging, slashes environmental safeguards, and lets developers bypass public input.
Just a few weeks ago, the outdoor community helped remove 500,000 acres of land sales from the House version of this bill. Now the Senate is back with an even more extreme version—and we need your voice to stop it. Here are the maps of the nearly 300,000,000 acres of lands that could be open for these proposed sales.
You can use the easy-action form below to write your Senators about how this package will affect the outdoors. Lawmakers need to hear that public lands should be managed for people and the future, not sold off for tax cuts or given away to developers.
Help protect the public lands you love. Send a message to your Senators today. Go here:
https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/6/16/33millionacres-publicland-selloffs-map
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