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Trump signed what the author calls the largest dedicated conservation and…

2026-08-05 · 02:48 UTC ·@pa_coyote94151 ·1 min read

Brief

RodeoProfessor asserts that Trump enacted the largest dedicated conservation and public-lands investment in a generation by fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (~$1 billion/year) from offshore oil leases and signing the Great American Outdoors Act to turbocharge deferred maintenance. The thread credits Trump with projects from Going-to-the-Sun Road to Vermilion Cliffs and urges installing allied officials in public-land agencies.

Why it matters

Trump signed what the author calls the largest dedicated conservation and public-lands investment in a generation, fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund at roughly $1 billion/year using offshore oil lease revenues.

Key details

  • The author credits Trump and the Great American Outdoors Act with turbocharging deferred maintenance and specific projects: the last 9-mile stretch of Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier, Glacier Point Road/lookouts and Tuolumne campground rehab, and access-road/trailhead facelifts at Praia Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness; they urge installing allied officials in public-land agencies.
Source evidence

Trump the conservationist? Who knew? 🤷🏽‍♀️

RodeoProfessor (@RodeoProfessor)

What percentage of Americans know that Trump signed the largest dedicated conservation and public lands investment in a generation? Fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (~$1b/year) entirely from offshore oil leases (used to be discretionary and haphazard). He also turbocharged deferred maintenance. If you love the Going to the Sun Road at Glacier, thank Trump and his GAOA for the last 9 mile stretch. If you like the Glacier Point Road and its famous lookouts, or camping at Tuolumne, thank Trump for the recent rehabilitation. If you like the Praia Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area in Utah, thank Trump for the access roads and trailhead facelifts. Media never reports on any of this, so of course nobody knows about it, minus you lovely people. Whoever pushed him to do this last term should work their magic again and install our guys in as many public land agencies as possible.

— https://nitter.net/RodeoProfessor/status/2084762615298072869#m