Z107.7FM: Exploring the connection between Veterans, outdoor spaces, and the efforts to push beyond party lines to protect public lands
Public lands continue to come under attack under President Trump’s second term. In the Trump administration’s 2027 budget proposal, the National Park Service budget has been reduced by $736 million, which the National Park Conservation Association says will most likely result in thousands of park staff losing their jobs. That’s after an estimated 25% reduction in workforce across public lands in the nation last year. In a severely divided political spectrum, public lands can be one of the issues that could help bridge that divide, especially here in the Morongo Basin.
Last month the nonprofit Vet Voice Foundation held a panel discussion at the Mojave Desert Land Trust with four veterans giving their perspectives on why public lands matter to them and should continue to be protected.