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OPINION: Public lands unite us — if we let them

by SARAH MARTIN/Guest Opinion
| June 25, 2025 1:00 AM

Idaho is home to something truly rare: vast, open, wild space. With nearly two-thirds of our state made up of public lands, Idaho is the kind of place people dream about when they feel boxed in by busy lives, traffic, or concrete. These are the places where we hunt, where we fish, where we make memories that last a lifetime. There’s something deeply grounding about stepping into nature. Our public lands remind us that some things transcend politics.

Until now. 

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