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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬

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mom, msw, hiker, camper 🏕, #publiclands owner/advocate. I take pics of #wildflowers and my family's outside fun. #keepitwild #keepitpublic #MonumentsForAll I live in Yellowstone National Park.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 16h

Relatable.

Night Of The Living Jam @monkyjamm.bsky.social · 16h

Can't stop sniffing my fingers (I chopped a lot of garlic)

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 1d

"The federal shutdown that started Oct 1 left large swaths of public land accessible but unstaffed as Congress members fought over the 2026 budget. That temporary situation could become the new normal, according to plans published by the Trump administration."

mountainjournal.org/shutdown-smo...

Shutdown Smokescreen? Public Lands Furloughs Could Become Layoffs - Mountain Journal

Trump administration leaders planned more job cuts before budget impasse closed federal government

mountainjournal.org

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 1d

Canadians shouldn't negotiate with felon fascists.

Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 1d

The law still exists, even if OMB deletes the reference. Congress would need to change the law for something to change...And that would mean the House would need to be in session. #ShutdownStories

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 3d

Also true.

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning! 🪶

Burrowing owl standing on a mound of dirt, perched on one leg.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

Well, not technically. We're in London for my father-in-law's 80th birthday.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

You're up early!

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

Yum! I'm seeing artichoke hearts, pepperoni, banana peppers, zuccs...amazing.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

I need a framed print of this for my home gallery wall.

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, US printmaker and sculptor who focused on the lives and the struggle for Civil Rights of US Black communities #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

If men could contract cervical cancer, this, of course, would not be an issue.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

It's #BannedBooksWeek!

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

That's truly beautiful.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

I am also this old!

Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

We have the original of this print framed and hanging in the kitchen of our NPS home. I just love Robert Decker's work.

Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

What are your October 18 #NoKings protest plans?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US treasury considers special $1 Trump coin reading ‘fight, fight, fight’

US treasurer says officials looking at drafts for country’s 250th anniversary featuring president with raised fist

www.theguardian.com

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

Sweet an savory! What a delicious combination.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

I love the ending to this post.

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NPR @npr.org · 4d

National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown

National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 4d

What a nice looking cow herd!

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 6d

Close them.

www.npca.org/articles/109...

Parks Group Warns Shutdown Impacts Only the Beginning, Urges Congress to Act Immediately

“The government has shut down, and the administration is once again putting our national parks and visitors at risk, effectively directing staff to open park gates and walk away... It’s not just irres...

www.npca.org

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

'Finding Peace' by Deborah Grice, contemporary award winning landscape painter #WomensArt

Seascape painting in greens and blues under an orange rising or setting sun

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 7d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 7d

That's quite a headline.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes

www.nytimes.com

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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, me too, but I just looked it up. time.com/7322093/medi...

Telehealth Is About to Abruptly End for Seniors

Without Congressional action, a 5-year-old waiver allowing Medicare patients to do virtual visits will lapse.

time.com

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