What do our public lands and waters mean to you?
What do our shared public lands and waters mean to you? What gifts and experiences have they given you? And what do you owe them in return?
The Forum
The Forum is a space to put forward ideas for a brighter future for our public lands, waters, and the communities that depend on them. Share some writing, a photograph, original artwork, or a video. Respond to a question or a discussion topic. Vote for the ideas that resonate most with you, or write in with a constructive counterpoint or addition to a perspective you've read here. Dig in.
The Forum is one way Ground Shift is building a people's plan for public lands — an ambitious vision and policy roadmap drawn from ideas, conversations, and gatherings across the country.
Imagine the future of America's public lands and waters, 25 years from now.
What is your biggest hope for our public lands and waters in 2050? What is the biggest challenge they will face? What will be the biggest change in how people value, use, or benefit from our public lands and waters over the next 25 years?
