Turning public lands over to states would lead to privatization

Do you value your public lands? Our public lands are a part of our American identity. They provide vital sustenance for fish and wildlife and for people.

Do you remember your first visit to Mount Rainier? How awesome was that? How about to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge? I remember both.

My first trip to Turnbull was in the fall when flocks of tundra swan were flying over, whooping and circling to come in for a landing on the Pine Lakes. The image is in my head as if it were yesterday, though 43 years have passed. You probably have similar memories, hiking, birding, fishing, hunting and cam...