The Trump administration has announced plans to sell portions of public lands in the coming years, according to a new strategic plan from the Interior Department. The plan calls for decreasing the size of the federal estate by offering states, localities, and Tribes the opportunity to purchase federal lands. The initiative is outlined in a departmental strategic plan covering the years 2026 and beyond.


The Trump administration is planning to sell some public lands in the years ahead, it announced this week. The Interior Department “will work to decrease the size of the federal estate by offering to states, localities and Tribes the opportunity to purchase federal lands,” said a new strategic department plan for the years 2026 through...