&quot;This story is, admittedly, a relic. But it’s an important one, because it encapsulates most of the arguments people continue to make against parkland. Opponents claim the land could be made more economically productive.&quot;<p>Its a corporate effort to privatize public lands and extract wealth. Despite broad bipartisan support LWCF funding was not renewed, spearheaded by anti-conservation Congressman Rob Bishop:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;health_and_science&#x2F;science&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;land_and_water_conservation_fund_is_out_of_budget_and_will_expire.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;health_and_science&#x2F;science&#x2F;201...</a><p>&quot;Bishop’s attack on LWCF is a part of larger effort, backed by special interests, to lock up more federal lands and sell them off for mining, drilling and other development.&quot;<p>Related <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wilderness.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bishop-aims-gut-americas-top-parks-conservation-program-lwcf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wilderness.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bishop-aims-gut-americas-top-park...</a>