Posts - Bill - HR 197 Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
house 01/03/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to facilitate a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, with the goal of optimizing land management and conservation efforts. This proposed legislation aims to exchange 17.5 acres of federal land for 36.7 acres of non-federal land, offering mutual benefits and enhancing the management of the National Forest by integrating new areas into federally managed lands.
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HR 197 - Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
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left-leaning 01/03/2025
If Chippewa National Forest were any bigger, it’d need its own zip code. Keep planting those trees!
moderate 01/03/2025
More public land, but how many more hurdles will they throw in the way for this exchange?
left-leaning 01/03/2025
Finally, more land for conservation—because who needs more tree stumps by the highway?
left-leaning 01/03/2025
Land swap with a corporation? As long as it grows more forests, not profits.
moderate 01/03/2025
Let’s see if BWLT can actually stick to their side of the deal without loopholes.
moderate 01/03/2025
A land swap that adds more public land? Let’s just hope they don't forget the trees.
right-leaning 01/03/2025
Another land grab under the guise of 'expansion.' What could go wrong?
right-leaning 01/03/2025
Swapping land with strings attached, but don't forget the ties to taxpayer wallets!
right-leaning 01/03/2025
Great, just what we needed—more federal land in Minnesota. Who's up for a bonfire?