{"id":3625,"date":"2017-03-05T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:25","slug":"3625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Idaho rally goers hope public lands stay in public hands!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3627\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-2.jpg 484w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NICOLE BLANCHARD Idaho Statesman March 4, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Sean Jones wasn\u2019t planning on bringing his elk bugle call to the public lands rally at the Idaho statehouse on Saturday. But its trumpeting sound rang out across Jefferson Street and the south steps of the capitol building in harmony with the raucous applause and cheers of the more than 2,000 Idahoans gathered in the chilly morning drizzle.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, like so many other outdoor lovers, was at the rally because he\u2019s an avid hunter, rafter and hiker. Like he does on most outdoor adventures, he brought his gear bag, an elk antler strapped to the bungee cord on the back of the pack and the triumphant-sounding elk call conveniently at hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to have access,\u201d said Jones, echoing a theme that dominated the rally. \u201cI\u2019ve seen far too many \u2018no trespassing\u2019 signs when I\u2019m out hunting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones said he has emailed and called Idaho legislators to let them know he opposes the potential transfer of public lands to the state or private hands. He wasn\u2019t impressed with their responses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticularly Raul Labrador,\u201d said Jones. (Rep. Labrador has led pushes for pilot programs that would give states control over federal lands.)<\/p>\n<p>How did the lawmakers respond?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe typical argument that lands are mismanaged,\u201d said Jones. \u201cBut we know the forest managers, the BLM, the people making decisions (about Idaho lands) actually live here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/public-lands-stay-in-public-hands.pdf\">public lands stay in public hands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3626\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-1.jpg 639w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pl03032017-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; NICOLE BLANCHARD Idaho Statesman March 4, 2017 Sean Jones wasn\u2019t planning on bringing his elk bugle call to the public lands rally at the Idaho statehouse on Saturday. But its trumpeting sound rang out across Jefferson Street and the south steps of the capitol building in harmony with the raucous applause and cheers of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-campfire","category-current-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3625"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3630,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3625\/revisions\/3630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}