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More than 1,000 rally at Montana Capital Building against transferring or selling federal lands

Mountaineer Conrad Anker noted the many people using public lands and paraphrased Duwamish Chief Seattle, who famously said land is not inherited from ancestors but borrowed from future generations.

Opponents of transferring federal lands to state ownership contend that states such as Montana would be unduly burdened by owning millions of additional acres, citing firefighting and other management costs. They say hamstrung states would be forced to sell off the lands, putting public lands in private ownership.

TOM KUGLIN [email protected]

Full Story: http://helenair.com/news/natural-resources/more-than-rally-against-transferring-or-selling-federal-lands/article_f934694e-674f-5208-92d5-367e28cb3603.html

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