Top Five Reasons Why Transferring Our Public Lands to State Ownership is a Bad Idea

States manage their lands to make money, not to provide opportunities for recreation. States can’t afford to manage our public lands and would be forced to either raise taxes (a nonstarter) or sell them to corporations or wealthy individuals. Public lands are good for the economy. Currently, many state lands across the country don’t allow hunting or camping…or even hiking. You already own them. As a U.S. citizen, you own our public lands. The government is just the caretaker. Once you lose ...