Action Alert: Fight For Public Lands Moves to Senate
Stop the Senate’s Plan to Sell Off Public Lands
UPDATED: June 17, 2025
Just weeks after you fought to remove the sale of public lands from the House spending bill, the Senate has unveiled its own version—and it is worse. The new bill proposes selling approximately 3 million acres of public lands, or six times the amount proposed in the House bill. The bill also prioritizes drilling and logging, guts crucial environmental protections, and allows developers to bypass public input.
Last week, our national advocacy partner, Outdoor Alliance, released a map highlighting all of the land that would be eligible for sale. This area includes nearly 100,000 miles of trails, more than 45,000 climbing routes and boulder problems, and 3,405 river miles across the West.
As written, the Senate’s bill would require the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sell off at least 0.5%—and up to 0.75%—of all National Forest and BLM lands, totaling up to 3.3 million acres. And unlike past proposals, which largely limited sales to lands already identified for disposal, the Senate’s bill puts virtually any multiple-use Forest Service or BLM land on the table, including places vital for outdoor recreation. While Wilderness, National Parks, and other protective designations (as well as areas with existing rights like mining claims) are excluded from potential sales, there are virtually no other safeguards on what land can be sold or for what purpose.
The 11 states that could be affected by the proposal are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. We successfully pushed back against land sales before, and now we must fight for public lands in the Senate.
Senate to Vote by July 4
The Senate is slated to vote on the bill by July 4. Send your message now to ensure your voice counts. Use the easy-action form below to tell Senator Padilla, Senator Schiff, and your congressperson that our public lands should not be sold for tax cuts or given away to developers.
