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The 2020 elections will determine which voices dominate public land debates

  • Written by James R. Skillen, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Calvin University
imageUtah's Cottonwood Canyon is a popular hiking destination on federal land.BLM

Presidential elections are anxious times for federal land agencies and the people they serve. The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service manage more than a quarter of the nation’s land, which means...

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