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Volume 8, Issue 5

However, preserving public lands is not only the concern of environmentalists or the envi-
ronmentally conscious. According to an ar cle in the Star Tribune, a majority of Wyoming ci zens
oppose public land seizure as well. The Wyoming Wildlife Federa on and sportsmen organiza ons
across the West have successfully opposed bills promo ng state takeover of na onal public lands,
killing twenty-one of the proposals in six state legislatures. They o en cite the aesthe c and recrea-
onal values of public lands, saying that they are part of the American iden ty.
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Milman, O. (2016, February 24). House Republicans seek to open up national forests to mining and logging. Retrieved
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(Source: Peacock, G. Pariah Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs, UT-AZ [Photograph found in Flikr]. Retrieved March 6, 2016, from http://
wilderness.org/keep-americas-public-lands-public-hands)
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