Interior Department changing conservation funding rules, what it can go toward and who can participate

ENTERING PUBLIC LANDS BLM
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A BLM “Entering Public Lands” sign in northwest Colorado, August, 2025.

A man in a dark blue suit and a white shirt is the main subject of the image. He is wearing a blue tie and a pin on his suit.
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FILE - Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon,File)

Public Lands: A deer at sunset in Unaweep Canyon, which is public land managed by the BLM
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A deer at sunset in Unaweep Canyon, July 20, 2024. The canyon is on public land managed by the BLM. A Republican U.S. senator has proposed selling some public lands in the West to make way for housing.