There is increasing support among some lawmakers to turn portions of public lands into affordable housing developments.⁠ ⁠ As America grapples with an affordable housing crisis, some lawmakers are eyeing public lands in the West as potential housing developments, and they’re looking for ways to make it easier to put those public lands into private hands. These ideas aren’t new, but some proposals are now resurfacing in the halls of Congress as well as in state governments. The Biden Administration also signaled in July that it is open to repurposing public land as affordable housing under the right circumstances. That should concern hunters, anglers, and other public land advocates.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #housing #publicland #privateland #publiclands #privatelands #outdoors #nature #wildlife #outdoorlife⁠ Story by: dac.collins