This week on Public Lands News (Sept 15–19, 2025):<li>- Rep. Paul Gosar’s bill to abolish Ironwood Forest and Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monuments</li><li>- USDA proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule (comment period closes Sept. 19)</li><li>- Launch of RE:PUBLIC, a nonprofit newsroom focused on America’s public lands with Founder Chris Keyes (<a href="https://www.republic.land/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.republic.land/</a> )</li><li>- Interior Secretary Burgum appoints Scott H. Brecht as Chief of the U.S. Park Police</li><li>- Controversy over the removal of slavery-related exhibits, including Scourged Back, from National Park sites</li><li>- Court ruling allows litigation against Wilderness Crossing development near Wilderness Battlefield to proceed</li><li>- National Public Lands Day (Sept. 27) volunteer opportunitiesSubscribe to our newsletter for in-depth coverage and extra stories we don’t have time for on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠theoutdoorminimalist.com⁠⁠⁠Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).Sources referenced in this episode:<a href="https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/arizona-congressman-proposes-abolishing-two-national-monuments" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/arizona-congressman-proposes-abolishing-two-national-monuments</a><a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-interior-names-new-chief-us-park-police" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-interior-names-new-chief-us-park-police</a> <a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/burgum-names-new-park-police-chief/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eenews.net/articles/burgum-names-new-park-police-chief/</a> <a href="https://www.npca.org/articles/10673-parks-group-demands-truth-history-of-slavery-cannot-be-erased-from-our" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npca.org/articles/10673-parks-group-demands-truth-history-of-slavery-cannot-be-erased-from-our</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzU3OTA4ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzU5MjkxMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTc5MDg4MDAsImp0aSI6Ijc1ODljN2E5LTJmMTEtNGFiYS05MGVmLTA1ODdlZGI4MDVjZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjUvMDkvMTUvbmF0aW9uYWwtcGFya3Mtc2xhdmVyeS1pbmZvcm1hdGlvbi1yZW1vdmFsLyJ9.UNovvTaOt2vu4Wp9CgC1fbF_N4cvFjKYS5w8MXfeU8U&itid=gfta" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/</a><a href="https://www.npca.org/articles/10706-victory-court-rules-lawsuit-to-protect-wilderness-battlefield-can-proceed" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npca.org/articles/10706-victory-court-rules-lawsuit-to-protect-wilderness-battlefield-can-proceed</a> </li>

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