"The management of public lands in the West is a matter of long-standing and oft-contentious debates. The government must balance the interests of a variety of

How it is that the United States—the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than any other in the world—has chosen to set aside nearly on

The little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation's land primarily for recreation and conservation.

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