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Broad bi-partisan opposition to recent cuts in staffing in agencies that manage our public lands in the West:
"Why it matters: The bipartisan Conservation in the West survey, released Wednesday, is the first to measure the region's reaction to the Trump administration's move days earlier to cut thousands of national park, forest service and Bureau of Land Management workers.
The big picture: The overwhelming support for public lands and the agencies that manage them is reflected throughout the Mountain West.
"Why it matters: The bipartisan Conservation in the West survey, released Wednesday, is the first to measure the region's reaction to the Trump administration's move days earlier to cut thousands of national park, forest service and Bureau of Land Management workers.
The big picture: The overwhelming support for public lands and the agencies that manage them is reflected throughout the Mountain West.
- In the eight states polled, a large majority — including among self-identified MAGA Republicans — oppose funding cuts to federal public land agencies, and prioritize conservation over oil and gas drilling by the widest margin in the poll's 15-year history.
- 87% want career professionals to make decisions about public lands, water and natural resources rather than Trump administration appointees."