They are critical to the American landscape, culture and identity.
Anchorage, AK
They are a not meant to sell to private corporations to be exploited for money
Anchorage, AK
Public lands belong to me and every other citizen. I don’t need permission from anyone to enter.
Cooper Landing, AK
as an outdoorsman (camping, fishing, hunting, hiking) , I treasure having access to public lands. I strongly believe it is in our national interest to keep our public lands.
Anchor Point, AK
they are truly what make America special. Public lands and rivers put fresh, healthy food on our table, provide unending hours of family enjoyment fishing, hiking and playing, and are something that, if well cared for, be a legacy we can be proud to hand down to generations of American’s to come.
Anchorage, AK
It keeps our land from turning into commercial residential or tarmac and gives people a place to escape society.
Anchorage, AK
I’m part of the public!!
Craig, AK
We the people have an inborn right to have access to unsquandered lands that are just maybe the one good thing through and through that politicians have done for common citizens.
Sitka, AK
Of my children
Fairbanks, AK
They belong to all of us, not just the wealthy and the fortunate. It is not in our best interest to leave the protection of our most cherished resources up to individual states. Public land has always been Federal, purchased with tax payer money, and it should stay that way.
Anchorage, AK
I use them, they are a key part of living the good life. I’m not rich, but my use of public lands makes me rich. Do not sell or transfer our Federal public lands.
Anchorage, AK
they belong to all of us, not just an elite few. Everyone has access, not just the wealthy. They support wild populations of native fish, wildlife, and plants. Public lands provide recreation and resources for all.
Anchorage, AK
We need public lands for all Americans who love to camp, hunt, fish, hike… and to just get away from other people from time to time.
Chignik Lake, AK
They are my source of food, income and recreation.
Kenai, AK
As a taxpayer, I am part owner
Fairbanks, AK
I wouldn’t be able to afford to hunt, fish, and recreate with my friend and family without it .
Anchorage, AK
Open space with clean air and water are vital for this and future generations
Homer, AK
I love fishing and hunting and couldn’t imagine where I would be if we didn’t have public lands to be able to do these things
Eagle River, AK
To protect our wildlife… nature is my church and it is being raped by humans. Public lands allow humans to be one with nature. We do not need to change it, nature is perfect! Please protect our public lands!
Hope, AK
They are owned by all Americans and unite us in our ability to explore the last remaining wild places. Public lands provide jobs that help fuel economies and give us the oppourtunity to refresh, recharge, and be inspired by nature.
Anchorage, AK
our Public Lands belong to us, the Citizens of this Country, and are to be preserved & maintained for our use and enjoyment-not to be developed for profit
Ketchikan, AK
I am a hunter and a fisherman and the land is where my family and I spend our free time. It’s a vital reason why we live in Alaska.
Anchorage, AK
Public lands are no of the very best things about America. Land for all Americans
Bethel, AK
I use these lands for recreation almost everyday. They are here for the public to be able to go out and be with nature. These public lands should not be given or sold away to large corporations to be mined, drilled, fracked or farmed for cows. Please protect our recreational areas for all Americans.
Elfin Cove, AK
It is my birthright. I hunt, fish, and hike and have profoundly love those open spaces open to all. They are not a resource to be squandered and sold to the rich. Americans love their public lands, sell them so at your peril!
Eagle River, AK
they are more valuable when we all share in their responsible use than the quick buck efforts to sell them off might generate.
Cooper Landing, AK
My life is all about enjoying public lands and showing them to my guests that I take fly fishing.
Cooper Landing, AK
I hunt and fish in these great places and that is more important than state development.
Fairbanks, AK
The United States has always been known as one of the greatest democracies in the world. There is nothing more democratic than preserving public lands that are owned by every citizen in the country, from richest to poorest. In addition, our public lands preserve pristine habitats and clean water that will be ever more important in the future for humans as well as wildlife.
Fairbanks, AK
I fish, I hike, I camp, and enjoy the fact that people come from all over the world to also enjoy these lands. These lands are our heritage and should be the legacy we leave for our future generations. Lands owned by the federal government is held in trust for all Americans and should not be subject to any release or trades without a fair or equitable return to the people who own it.
Petersburg, AK
I want to take my future kids and grandkids hunting and fishing and camping, I want there to be critters on land and in the water.
Homer, AK
public lands for fish, wildlife, and the public are one of our country’s greatest traditions.
Eagle River, AK
Future generations have a right to them in the same or better condition than I have experienced. Teddy Roosevelt created public lands for this explicit purpose and is a right of all humans to access. It is not virgin territory for business interests.
Anchorage, AK
I have spent my entire life visiting and recreating on our federal public lands. The existance and wise conservation of our BLM, Forest Service, National Park, and Wildlife Refuge lands are of basic, utmost importance to our American Republic in the present day, and far into the future. Do not sell or give away our natural heritage to the states and/or counties. Thank you!
FRITZ CREEK, AK
It is our backyard. Future generations should have the chance to enjoy open space and wildlife by having access to public lands.
Anchorage, AK
Public lands are the only means that non privileged citizens like myself have for legal access to places in this nation that are still wild. To allow private ownership and DO NOT TRESSPASS signs to cover the nations public lands would be ” Americas Greatest Mistake “.
Healy, AK
Nature is important to me and I believe it’s a quality legacy to leave to our descendants.
Fairbanks, AK
As part of our national identify, America’s public lands provide a place to experience freedom and learn about our heritage. These wild wonders symbolize the American values that are truly the envy of the world. Our access to public lands needs to be protected to allow us to pass down a sacred American birthright to future generations. Do not let short-sighted special interests steal this legacy from all Americans, present and future.
Anchorage, AK
It’s the right thing to do!
Anchorage, AK
To Who it may concern.
I’m a naturalized US citizen who grew up in Europe where there is no concept of public land or public access. What makes America great is that any citizen regardless of wealth or social station can hunt, fish, or recreate on Public land. And 71% of American hunters do this annually. We, the people, own this land and hold it in trust for what President Theodore Roosevelt called those in the womb of time. This short sighted land grab ignores that sacred responsibility to the future and focuses on a short term financial profit. I urge you to vote against any bill that would divest public to the states doing so will confirm a support for American hunters and fishermen.
Thank you for your time.
Douglas, AK
I am borrowing the enjoyment of them from my children and future generations.
Fairbanks, AK
I fish hunt and ski
Girdwood, AK
Too many reasons to list!
Anchorage, AK
I am an avid angler and hiker.
WE own the land, NOT corporations that want to profit from its destruction.
Wasilla, AK
I am an everyday user of public lands to enjoy many different activities.
Kodiak, AK
I was raised around public land and it has made me who I am today. To even think that not having that for my kids could be the future is out of line.
Palmer, AK
I not only love to be in the outdoors, my livelihood depends on the outdoors and peoples abilities to access and use our rivers, streams and lakes. Without access to these, we loose a part of what makes our country so great and beautiful.
Anchorage, AK
I love the outdoors. I work in the outdoors. The outdoors are everything
Anchorage, AK
We have a responsibility to care for public lands for our future generations.
Anchorage, AK
I grew up in the wild protected lands of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula and I won’t let some cheetoh take that away from me and future generations.
Eagle River, AK
I, as an American, use these lands to recreate with my family and friends. They are a national treasure and should be managed for all Americans.
Juneau, AK
As an avid fisherman and hunter public land access is very important and is vital to continue our way of life. We need to keep our existing public lands open for future generations.
Ketchikan, AK
They’re mine.
Soldotna, AK
We the people own those lands.
Haines, AK
I have a say in how they are to be managed and used. Public lands provide protections to the watersheds that I like to fish. I can come and go pretty much as I please on “our” public lands. I want my two sons and their sons and daughters to enjoy our public lands as I have.
Palmer, AK
It holds lands in trust for future generations. In addition to allowing families to have a place where they can go together and explore nature and history’s.
Soldotna, AK
They provide a multitude of people a wide range of activities that allow them to enjoy places that have not been rearranged by the hands of men.
Anchorage, AK
they provide the people of the United States with a means of getting food, whether thats by hunting, fishing, or growning crops. The lands of America provide with the beauty that goes beyond words, and fresh air to keep us alive.
JBER, AK
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