ConservationFebruary 17, 2026
The true worth of America’s public lands
An environmental scientist’s analysis reveals who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands
Stories by Kyle Manley
Kyle Manley is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Earth Lab. An environmental scientist, he studies ecosystem services, human-nature relationships, and the impacts of climate change and disturbances on social-ecological systems.