'No recovery from this': Grand Teton National Park advocates sound alarm bells

[G_j]

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https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/grand-teton-national-park-land-sale-alarm-bells-20383751.php

NATIONAL PARKS
'No recovery from this': Grand Teton National Park advocates sound alarm bells over possible sell-off
A GOP bill puts public lands for sale. Its effects on Grand Teton National Park could be irreversible.

By Kylie Mohr,
Big Sky Country Contributing Parks Editor
June 20, 2025

Senate Republicans recently proposed the sale of up to 3.29 million acres of public land across 11 Western states. While Grand Teton National Park and other national parks themselves aren’t on the chopping block, large swaths of national forest and Bureau of Land Management lands could potentially be sold and developed.

The Wilderness Society analyzed the reconciliation bill’s limitations and then released a map showing the more than 258 million acres eligible for sale if Senate Republicans’ proposal is included in President Donald Trump’s tax bill.

That includes much of the national forests that surround Grand Teton National Park: the Bridger-Teton National Forest on the east side of Jackson Hole and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which directly borders the western side of the Tetons.

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[UpInArms]

1. here is your link cleaned up a bit

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/grand-teton-national-park-land-sale-alarm-bells-20383751.php

editing to add more from the link:

Newcomb also noted that developing rural public lands “degrades wildlife habitat, which is a significant foundation of our local economic prosperity and quality of life.”

and:

Idaho, Pres.
4 electoral votes
GOP held
Candidate
Votes
Pct.
Donald Trump (R)
605,144
66.9%
Kamala Harris (D)
274,973
30.4%
Robert Kennedy (Ind.)
12,812
1.4%
Other candidates
11,781
1.3%

[Bread and Circuses]

13. It's a good thing that Idaho didn't vote for that Smart Lady because she would have protected National Parks. 😑

[G_j]

18. thanks!

[Karasu]

2. It's ridiculous that it's even possible/legal to fucking SELL national parks/public lands in this country.

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[DENVERPOPS]

9. Teddy Roosevelt is kicking

to get out of his grave, round up his rough riders and ride through Washington DC

Trump will deed the land to himself, then sell it off to all the UBER rich Republican Oligarchs for the highest bid, to pad his personal off-shore accounts like nothing he has done so far........

I worry about Yellowstone, becoming covered with Energy companies, tapping into the entire park area for the cheap thermal energy it could provide, not unlike the way the oil industry has raped our country and our oceans........

Quote from the Sierra Club back in the 60's on their beautiful Color Posters: BEAUTIFUL, WASN'T IT.............

[maxsolomon]

11. It's not National Parks.

It's USFS and BLM land.

I cannot fathom how this can be part of a Reconciliation Bill. Where are you, Parliamentarian?

[underpants]

28. Pic of the map. Gold is BLM. Green is Forestry land.

[maxsolomon]

31. Yes, like I said: not NPS

It's 100% unacceptable regardless.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. "No recovery" is how I feel about the whole country.

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

4. Assholes

FUCK THESE ASSHOLES AND MAY THEY ALL ROT IN FUCKING HELL

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Why doesn't he order the Armed Forces to just bomb us ...

One park at a time? It would have the same effect.

I'm so glad my Daddy isn't alive to know this. He loved the outdoors. He taught me so much about our natural resources, that I developed a deep love like he had. This would kill him if he wasn't already dead.

[NBachers]

6. I cannot state in graphic detail the images that are playing out in my mind right now.

[Doodley]

7. The dishonesty. Nobody voted for this. Trump and the GOP want to push this through without voters noticing. Democratic

lawmakers need to communicate clearly and loudly the destruction of all that is good about America.

[ffr]

8. As a one issue voter who only cares about trigger news items, FUCK the Grand Teton National Park

Auction all that land off. Who gives a hoot about public land we only see when we're getting away from it all. While I'm at it, FUCK all the wild creatures who call those places 'what's left of their homes!'

All I care about in 2024-2025 are egg prices and before than in 2016 were emails, the things repeated in the news cycle prior to those elections. Those are and were my top priority above all else!

[MadameButterfly]

10. Why are they able to put something like this in a reconciliation bill?

We essentially have given up the fillibuster because they are using reconciliation for everything. Why isn't this being raised?

Good job Manchin and Synema for saving the fillibuster!

[FakeNoose]

12. Now we know: This is why the Billionaires bought the election for Chump

.... or at least this is one of the reasons. I'm sure there are more.

[Figarosmom]

14. They've been after these lands forever

For luxury building for millionaires.Just like all the waterfront. But now waterfront is threatened by flooding from rising Oceans they want mountain property.

I remember reading where Sinclear group had a conference and called all the national forests and parks as wasted land.

[slightlv]

15. Anything the common person can enjoy

is wasted land and resources. We don't count. We're just empty eaters, ya know...

[Figarosmom]

16. That was my reaction too

Anywhere that can't be used commercially and isn't is considered wasted by a capitalist whom is greedy.

[slightlv]

17. I hate to generalize, but are ALL rich people this evil?

[Figarosmom]

20. Only the greedy ones

[AllyCat]

21. Almost all. There is no such thing as a good billionaire

[questionseverything]

26. I don't know about that

There’s dolly parton , Taylor swift and jb pritzer who all seem to be good people despite being filthy rich

[sindri]

22. What is the point of being rich...

if poor people can be happy? THAT is the point of GOP legislation - to make it so ONLY the wealthy can be happy.

[jeffreyi]

19. GDMT, GET LOUD,

Yes, I am shouting. Call your senators.

[jeffreyi]

32. The Senate vote could be as soon as Wednesday, June 25.

Call/write/contact your senators, reps. It's easy. The switchboard number is. [phone]. Donate to litigious environmental groups.

[flying_wahini]

23. The billionaires need lots of space for their compounds, too.

[calimary]

24. This makes my heart ache.

[live love laugh]

25. How about there's no recovery from the demolition of our democracy.

[Oneironaut]

27. Yes, bulldoze the national parks.

Chop all the forests down. Pollute the air. Kill all the wild animals. Throw trash everywhere. Pollute the rivers so that they turn green or brown (or, red even). Make everything that isn't where rich people live look like a fucking landfill.

If billionaires aren't making money from it, who cares? That includes people - What good are you if you aren't producing wealth?

Why would you care about National Parks anyways? Shouldn't you be working? If you can visit a national park, clearly you aren't in the grindset enough! Get back to work so that you can buy more mass-produced shit from Amazon!

[underpants]

30. "Yellowstone" is close to canon is RW world

We have 5-6 episodes left. The prequels are much better.

It’s a libertarian ideal BUT it’s also conservationist. The Duttons have have protected their valley for 100+ years. The fact that it’s not their land to have is a a regular part. The First Americans are a major component of the show.

[Hey Joe]

29. There are few things more dangerous

than those who do not know the meaning of ENOUGH.