public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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In addition to installing broadband at federal recreation sites, the act directs public land managers to modernize administrative processes, calling on the national parks to develop a digital America the Beautiful pass.
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Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
Or there’s the future Garcia Richard, who oversees New Mexico’s public land, envisions.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Republic's own Deb, Indigenous affairs reporter Deb Krol, sat down with Haaland for an exit interview last week, reviewing the last four years spent overseeing public lands, national parks, Indigenous populations and more in what has become the nation's largest federal agency.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Whether a deal was ever on the table, Kemp was surprised at the aggressiveness of the lawsuit, given that earlier this year the two parties had been discussing a potential conservation acquisition deal alongside the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that creates parks and public land.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
Or there’s the future Garcia Richard, who oversees New Mexico’s public land, envisions.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Republic's own Deb, Indigenous affairs reporter Deb Krol, sat down with Haaland for an exit interview last week, reviewing the last four years spent overseeing public lands, national parks, Indigenous populations and more in what has become the nation's largest federal agency.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Whether a deal was ever on the table, Kemp was surprised at the aggressiveness of the lawsuit, given that earlier this year the two parties had been discussing a potential conservation acquisition deal alongside the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that creates parks and public land.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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