Public Lands

Thanks to Wyoming-based company 'Infinite Outdoors', private landowners in Colorado and Wyoming are now letting people cross through their property for free to access these acres.

The Department of Interior says over 500 million acres of public land is suitable for residential use. Research suggests this plan won't solve the U.S.'s housing crisis.

An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange.

Representatives in Nevada and Utah were successful in getting an amendment to sell public lands in federal budget legislation. The idea is already facing strong opposition.

Recreation-focused staff and budgets at national forests have gone down as demand has gone up. This has been resulting in lengthy delays in responses to applications.

New polling, released by the Republican polling firm New Bridge Strategies, showed most Utahns are opposed to proposals to green-light more drilling.

Interior Department officials are analyzing the boundaries of national monuments, and planning to increase energy development on public lands.

On this year's Earth Day episode we’ll take stock of conservation on Utah’s public lands and ask: What has been accomplished? How was success achieved? What happens next?

These lands have been a hot issue in Utah for most of our state’s history.

Education, water management, housing affordability, and other key issues take center stage as the 2025 General Session begins.