Words matter. These are the best Public Lands Quotes from famous people such as Michael Shnayerson, Ambrose Burnside, Alex Padilla, Denis Kearney, Lydia Millet, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
In the hierarchy of public lands, national parks by law have been above the rest: America’s most special places, where natural beauty and all its attendant pleasures – quiet waters, the scents of fir and balsam, the hoot of an owl, and the dark of a night sky unsullied by city lights – are sacrosanct.
I am opposed to the wholesale giving away of the public lands to railroad corporations and other like institutions; at the same time, I believe that the government can encourage, by gifts, great national enterprises which are for the common weal and are so placed that they cannot properly expect local support.
Our public lands are one of our state’s greatest gifts – from the San Gabriel Mountains, to the Central Coast, and through Northwestern California’s forests and rivers.
They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty millions of people, who have natural resources to feed, clothe and shelter the whole human race.
About half of all potential future global warming emissions from United States fossil fuels lie in oil, gas and coal buried beneath our public lands, controlled by the federal government and owned by the American people – and not yet leased to private industry for fuel extraction.
The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
The Great American Outdoors Act is a significant opportunity to invest in our public lands, including treasures in the 11th District like the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Morristown National Historical Park.
Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands.
On the question of preserving public lands, Trump replies that our elected officials have spent too long rewarding ‘special interests,’ by which I assume he doesn’t mean petroleum companies and the Bundy family.
Public lands are for everyone’s use. Be responsible when shooting and clean up the area you were shooting in so others can enjoy the land.
I’ve been very clear all along that public lands must stay in public hands.
Not on my watch will we sell or transfer our public lands.
Companies using public lands should be required to perform thorough testing on all wells in order to fully ensure water safety.
I’m excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public’s help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.
Fossil fuel corporations are supposed to pay the government fair market royalties in exchange for the right to drill on public lands or in federal waters.
We cannot sell out our public lands for destructive fossil fuel development that pollutes our air, water, and land.
I will work tirelessly to ensure our public lands are managed and preserved in a way that benefits everyone for generations to come.
I have always been a strong supporter of public lands and have voted against the transfer or sale of public lands. My position is known and well-established.
If we drill the hell out of everything, including protected public lands and fragile regions like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America can emerge as an ‘energy superpower.’
I will protect public lands.
Climate change poses a far greater threat to the outdoor industry than even the privatization of the public lands.
In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.
