Remember when Mike Lee’s 3.3 million-acre land sales were making headlines, what felt like every few seconds?

It was all over social media; every conservation organization was talking about it, and even friends of mine who had never been very civically involved gathered the gumption to call their senators.

Well, despite the fact that as a collective, we rallied together to defeat all three of Mike Lee’s most recent attempts to sell public lands, Trump’s Big “Ugly” Bill passed in the Senate, and within the hundreds of pages of legislation, many public lands attacks remained.

While I do my best to cover most public lands news every Friday on this podcast, hearing from others in the outdoor advocacy community can shed light on things we may not have considered and help foster conversations needed to continue this fight.

That’s why I am excited to introduce Land Tawney to episode 189 of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast.

Land is co-chair of American Hunters & Anglers, an energetic, media-based organization built on holding policy makers accountable through fast-paced grassroots advocacy.

Tawney is a nationally renowned advocate of public land and wildlife. For a decade, he was president and CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, where under his leadership, BHA grew exponentially, expanding to 48 states and into Canada, garnering 40,000 members, and building an army of public land defenders.

Land has testified before Congress on behalf of the Boundary Waters and has served on numerous federal advisory councils in support of hunting, fishing and conservation.

He has held roles with the National Wildlife Federation, where he launched their Vanishing Paradise campaign in support of the Gulf Coast, and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

His 25 years of experience as an advocate, leader and sportsman make him just as comfortable in the duck blind and trout stream as he is on Capitol Hill.

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Land Tawney

American Hunters and Anglers: https://www.americanhuntersandanglers.org/

AHA Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1C0w7HMWwE

AHA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanhuntersanglers/

Land Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landtawney/

Land LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/land-tawney-a5272345/

Wilderness Society: https://www.wilderness.org/

In this week’s episode, we cover sweeping public lands news from June 30 to July 11, including:

• The "Trump Tax" and what it means for public lands, drilling, and park funding (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text)

• The environmental impact of Alligator Alcatraz and community-led legal resistance (https://www.everglades.org/stop-alligator-alcatraz/)

• SCOTUS ruling greenlighting federal workforce layoffs (https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A1174/362080/20250602120234175_Trump_v_AFGE_Stay_Appl_2.pdf)

• Good news: California’s 30×30 milestone and the Okefenokee land deal

• 👉 Follow us on Instagram (@outdoor.minimalist.book) for quick news breakdowns and action alerts.

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For today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation Meg recorded with Nick Mucha, one of the editors of Patagonia’s new book: Tools to Save Our Home Planet: A Changemaker’s Guidebook and Patagonia's Senior Director of Environmental Issues and Strategy.

This collection brings together wisdom, stories, and strategies from over 50 environmental and justice-focused activists working on the front lines of climate action around the world.

The book was created to serve as both a call to action and a practical guide helping activists, organizers, and everyday people build skills in communications, fundraising, legal tools, mobilization, and collective action, especially during this turbulent political moment.

It’s an inspiring and honest conversation about balancing hope with realism, finding your place in this work, and how each of us can turn concern for the planet into meaningful action.

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Tools to Save Our Home Planet: https://www.patagonia.com/product/tools-to-save-our-home-planet-a-changemakers-guidebook/BK925.html?dwvar_BK925_color=000

Tools for Grassroots Activists: https://www.patagonia.com/product/tools-for-grassroots-activists-paperback-book/BK740.html

Patagonia Activism Stories: https://www.patagonia.com/stories/activism/

Patagonia Action Works: https://www.patagonia.com/actionworks/home/choose-location/