

Jim Pattiz
Co-author of the More Than Just Parks newsletter and public-lands advocate and storyteller who reports on national park and public lands issues and policy.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 54min
2025 was awful for public lands. Is there hope?
Jim Pattiz, public-lands advocate and co-author of More Than Just Parks, walks through 2025’s sweeping setbacks to public lands. Conversation jumps from confirmation hearings and leaked Park Service reviews to fast-tracked mines, logging mandates, and mass personnel changes. They end on coalition-building, storytelling, and ideas for rebuilding governance and protections.


