Updated Links to help understand the complexity of the issue
Well I don’t often post here but this is indeed a crisis in America – brought on by the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, and the wholesale enactment of Project 2025, the blueprint for a revolution defunding federal lands and government entities and reversing decades of foreign and domestic policy work.
These are useful links to dive deeper into understanding the mindset of those who now control the levers of power in our federal government. I share these to encourage deeper understanding in order to help those who want to be effective in shaping policies that effect all of us – removing public lands from public hands, as well as other key public services such as national defense, healthcare and education.
Reading these informative articles will help you escape echo chamber social media spheres; if you want to stay comfortable in one-sided affirmations, you should skip this. There is information below that is contradictory and complex, like the issues themselves. I’m an environment-first voter, so my views are certainly colored by that emphasis. Still, these are not simple issues to find lasting solutions to.
I will try to update these daily as that is how fast the changes are coming.
Center For American Progress Feb. 20 – on Trump’s proposed SWF (State owned investment fund from natural resources)
Protect National Parks article Feb. 27- Federal judge finds National Park firings illegal
Outdoor Alliance Action Alert Feb. 6 – on Public Lands State Takeover Attempts
Friends Of Joshua Tree Ranger Support Fund Feb. 25- direct action to privately support fired rangers in Joshua Tree
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable endorsement Jan. 14 – of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
Please send other informative and verifiable articles to Kenji at kenji@kenjiconsults.com for inclusion in this comprehensive listing relevant to public lands management. I’ll keep it updated as much as possible.
