CORRECTION to Action: contact Risch, Crapo, Fulcher

stop the sale of public lands in Idaho

Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could result in the sell-off 7,684,424 acres of pubic land in Idaho. CORRECTION: Bill mandates between 108,429 acres (0.5%) - 162,622 acres (0.75%).

Excerpts From Excerpt from Wilderness Society:

• likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country.

• process dictates nomination of tracts within 30 days, then every 60 days until the arbitrary multi-million-acre goal is met, all without hearings, debate or public input.

• sets up relatively under-resourced state and local governments to lose open bidding wars to well-heeled commercial interests; fails to give sovereign Tribal Nations the right of first refusal to bid on lands, even for areas that are a part of their traditional homelands or contain sacred sites.

• claims that sell-off is a way to provide more housing, but it lacks safeguards to ensure land is used for that purpose, and lands could be sold or resold for non-housing uses after just 10 years. Research suggests that very little of the land managed by the BLM and USFS is actually suitable for housing.

The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (SENR) budget reconciliation bill text was released June 11.
Link to: Top-Line Summary & Analysis of SENR Reconciliation Bill Text from Wilderness Society

Link to: full interactive map showing USFS and BLM lands for sale. CORRECTION: map showing USFS and BLM lands which could potentially be for sale

CONTACT ASAP

• Sen. Mike Crapo
  Contact Form

• Sen. Jim Risch
  Contact Form

• Rep. Russ Fulcher — Contact Form

• District 2 (eastern Idaho): Rep. Mike Simpson (he’s not our representative, but he opposes sell-off, and might like the input) - Contact Form

Suggested script:

Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [City, State, ZIP].

I’m calling to strongly urge [Senator/Representative Name] to oppose any legislation or provision that would sell off, transfer, or privatize our public lands.

These lands belong to all Americans. They are vital for conservation, wildlife, outdoor recreation, and future generations. Selling them off would be a permanent loss for our country and for our communities—especially in places like [your region, e.g., Idaho or the West], where public lands are a way of life.

Please ask [Senator/Representative Name] to protect our public lands and vote NO on any bill that threatens them.

Thank you for your time.