Trump budget proposal portends deep cuts to public lands

MONTANA FREE PRESS • May 6, 2025

Taking aim at “climate ideologies antithetical to the American way of life,” President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 federal budget would reduce spending on public lands and shift some national park facilities and forest management to states. The Interior Department would take an overall $3.8 billion reduction from its 2025 budget of $18 billion. That includes a $1.2 billion cut to National Park Service operations.