All articles tagged with #land exchange
Las Vegas–based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to build a road through less than two acres of Yosemite to access Hazel Green Ranch, offering an environmentally sensitive land exchange; the Interior Department says no decision has been made and any proposal would be subject to federal laws, environmental review, and public input, while experts warn such land exchanges are rare and could set a dangerous precedent for park boundaries.
California lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to reject a proposed land swap that would let private Kingsbarn Realty Capital build a sub-half-mile road connecting its Hazel Green property to Yosemite, a move supporters say would cut pollution and reduce traffic while critics warn it would privatize public land and set a risky precedent; any deal would still require environmental reviews and public comment.
Reports say the Trump administration is privately pursuing a land-exchange deal that would hand a parcel inside Yosemite National Park to private developer Kingsbarn Realty Capital in exchange for land elsewhere, to build a new road into the park. The plan, discussed since spring 2025 and subject to federal review, has drawn criticism from California lawmakers who say national parks should be protected rather than sold to private interests.
The Trump administration is weighing a land exchange that would cede a small portion of Yosemite National Park to a private Nevada developer seeking to build a road into the park, with the National Park Service reviewing the plan and park advocates raising concerns.
Notus reports the National Park Service is weighing a plan to transfer a quarter-mile parcel inside Yosemite to Kingsbarn Realty Capital via a land exchange with equal-value California land; no final decision has been made and any move would undergo environmental review and public notification. The Interior Department’s top political leaders are said to back the idea, prompting outrage from conservation groups and California lawmakers who warn against privatizing public lands, while officials emphasize there is no predetermined outcome.
The Trump administration is quietly pursuing a land exchange that would cede a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite National Park to Kingsbarn Realty Capital in exchange for land of equal value elsewhere in California, potentially enabling a private road to an adjacent 83-acre development. Backed by Interior Department leadership, the plan would break with a long-standing park-preservation precedent and faces opposition from California politicians and conservation groups. No final decision has been made and any exchange would require environmental review and public involvement.
The Trump administration is considering a land swap with SpaceX that would transfer 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to the company in exchange for 692 acres elsewhere in Cameron County, potentially expanding SpaceX's launch site amid environmental concerns and ongoing regulatory approvals.
The Trump administration finalized plans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain to oil and gas drilling, sparking controversy among Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and local communities, while also completing a land exchange deal for a road connecting King Cove to Cold Bay.
The Trump administration finalized plans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, sparking controversy among indigenous communities and environmentalists, with some supporting economic development and others opposing due to environmental and cultural concerns.