What Trumps Proposed Budget Means for Our Public Lands

Last Tuesday the Trump Administration unveiled its proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. The $4.1 trillion budget includes a 10-percent booster shot for defense, among other things. But what does the budget hold for the outdoors and the environment?  
 
In a word: less. 
 
Less environmental protection. Less money to acquire open space, and for trail maintenance, and for wilderness management. Fewer park rangers. 

Think of the presidential budget as a wish list, an opening gambit. Congress will retool and rework the Trump Administration’s proposal, add and subtract from it, make the budget its own. The finished product may look nothing like what was rolled out last week. Still, if the budget is a political document and reflects a president’s priorities, as the old saw goes, Trump’s priorities are clear—and the environment, wildlife, and the Great Outdoors don’t rank particularly high. Here's a glimpse.

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