Be Very Afraid

I’ve never been concerned about the chatter for transferring federal lands to the state because I always presumed those people don’t know what they are asking for. Other than being frustrated about the modern quagmire of legal challenges and budget constraints preventing everything everyone wants to do or wants done on federal public lands, I’ve never seen a specific example of what the state could do better.

But recently during a road trip through the Midwest, I woke up one morning very afraid the proponents for transferring federal land to the states can probably make a compelling case to th...