John Tubbs

Growing up in Montana I was able to cross our neighbors’ ranches with a promise of closing any gate you opened. Many of these ranches are now closed to the public and marked by orange fence posts and “No Trespass” signs. This era of open access is gone and it’s not coming back. Once lost, gone forever.

Access to and protection of Montana’s great outdoors is again under threat. Across the West, calls for massive federal land transfer are being litigated and legislated by the far-right. Often promoted under the guise of the “State will do it better” don’t be misled, the goal is to privatize our public lands. Once lost, gone forever. And at what cost?

Proposals to transfer federal lands to state control isn’t just bad policy - it’s a financial time bomb. We delved into the resea

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