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sybylla

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18. Yes, I knew that.

Reply to KPN (Reply #15)

Mon May 15, 2023, 08:31 PM

May 2023

And I'm sad that we are in a position to have to spend dollars protecting things that are priceless if lost.

OTOH, the idea of supporting a non-profit buying away all the leases for cow pasture and returning that land to the buffalo? Yes, please.

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Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land much as drillers and ranchers do [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2023 OP

Ooh, I like it. Freethinker65 May 2023 #1

Brilliant! sybylla May 2023 #2

BLM is actually the only profit-making agency in the federal KPN May 2023 #15

Yes, I knew that. sybylla May 2023 #18

That is slick. Torchlight May 2023 #3

Hell Yeah! montanacowboy May 2023 #4

Would conservationists get to lease it for pennies, Bayard May 2023 #5

I only know about offshore leases dclarston13 May 2023 #6

You might recall the drilling leases in Alaska BumRushDaShow May 2023 #7

I love it...... I bet some right wing brains are gonna' be bursting. groundloop May 2023 #8

Yeah, what insane reasons will they invent... WestMichRad May 2023 #10

Makes perfect sense dlk May 2023 #9

Makes too much sense for fascists to go along with housecat May 2023 #11

That's the truth. Duppers May 2023 #13

I like it! calimary May 2023 #12

Maybe Nature Conservancy can take most of it Evolve Dammit May 2023 #14

I suspect they'll continue to focus on conservation easements KPN May 2023 #16

great organization Evolve Dammit May 2023 #19

Sounds really good! 👍 nt Raine May 2023 #17