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Will Dodd

@thewilldodd.bsky.social
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📍 Nashville, TN / Ultramarathoner / Fly Flinger #RollTide

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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Some good news. 73,000 acres in a remote stretch of the Upper Peninsula’s Huron Mountains are now permanently protected from future development and open for public recreation. www.mlive.com/environment/... #906Life #PureMichigan
mlive.com
Michigan permanently protected 73k acres in the U.P. and secured public access
$20 million conservation deal protects wolf, moose and brook trout habitat while opening the land to hunting, fishing, hiking and off-road recreation.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
LET’S GOOOOO 🏃🏻‍♂️ 😈
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Reach out to your state representatives and senators and encourage them to find a dedicated revenue source for TWRA that DOES NOT include the sale of public lands. Hunters and fishermen shouldn’t carry the entire burden of funding an agency whose efforts benefit us all.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is almost fully funded by fishing/hunting license fees which have stagnated in recent years. Other states like Missouri and Arkansas have dedicated funding streams so that they don’t find themselves operating in the red like TWRA.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
"The Ambler Road offers no access upside. It would be the sole domain of the mining industry. It would be a private, industrial-grade road providing access to the Ambler mining district’s four proposed open-pit mines."
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The road, which will connect to the Dalton Highway some 270 miles north of Fairbanks and enable ore-laden, industrial-grade mining vehicles to truck the minerals to market, would cross 11 major river systems and literally thousands of smaller rivers, fishable streams, and sensitive wetlands.
hatchmag.com
As Trump green-lights Ambler Road, what's at stake?
An irreplaceable swath of America’s public lands estate could be at the mercy of a Canadian mining company’s industrial road-building equipment in the not-too-distant future. A unique partnership betw...
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Here are some examples of concerns you may wish to consider as well as some possible requests that could be included in your comments.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Given Long Branch’s proximity to the dam, rapid changes in flow due to generation have eroded the banks. We must make our concerns and our requests known by emailing CorpsLRNPPlanningPublicCom@usace.army.mil by December 17
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Fly fishing folks - The Army Corps is requesting input on a bank stabilization project at the Long Branch Campground on our beloved Caney Fork River.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Public comment is open until May 19. Link to submit comments here : www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
regulations.gov
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
A proposed rule, issued on Wednesday from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, would repeal a longstanding interpretation of what it means to "harm" imperiled plants and animals to exclude the destruction of habitat.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Aims to Redefine ‘Harm’ for Endangered Species
Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Great news for one of my favorite parks!
firstalert7.com
6,100 acres could be added to Big Bend National Park
The bill would give the NPS permission to expand up to that 6,100 acres as long as it stays within the means specified.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
“The order allows the U.S. Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture to bypass the Endangered Species Act protections to ramp up timber sales, ultimately resulting in the clear-cutting of massive tracts of federal forests.“
independent.co.uk
Trump orders massive forest clearings to curb US reliance on foreign timber
The U.S. has historically imported timber from China and Canada
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
One of the country’s largest temperate rainforest and ancestral home of the Hoh peoples is inaccessible and yet again the Trump administration shows they have zero interest in our public lands. They’ll rebuild the road to send in the log trucks I’m sure.
king5.com
Hoh Rain Forest might not be able to open this summer due to road washout
The road to the Hoh Rain Forest has been closed since December.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
GSMNP is our nation’s most visited park. It’s located within a day’s drive of over half the US population and charges no entry fees. Our lands provide affordable recreation and education to all ages and we continue to eliminate the support systems and staff that keep them running #ProtectOurParks
knoxnews.com
Great Smoky Mountains National Park may lose more staffers after at least 12 have been let go
National Park Service morale is “as low as it's ever been” amid abrupt staffing cuts, a former Smokies staffer said.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
#ProtectOurParks #SavePublicLands #ProtectPublicLands
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I don’t know what the immediate future hold for our lands and the caretakers that they require but I encourage everyone to pressure elected officials, donate, volunteer, whatever you can do to ensure these places are here for generations to come.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Over the years I’ve fallen victim to the nonstop pursuit of productivity/achievement and the hustle culture that teaches us that everything in America must be for profit/climbing. These lands give us places to play. Places just to exist and check out from the rat race.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I’m not sure how to put into words how much these places mean to me. I’ve celebrated birthdays, explored with friends, and even sought refuge and seclusion on solo backpacking trips within our protected lands. Their history is rich and a testament to America’s most successful conservation efforts.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Politics paid my bills at the beginning of my career but burnout and cynicism led me to leave the campaign world and seek a slower/more stable career. I don’t voice my opinions much any more but what this admin is doing to our public lands is sickening.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
One of the stops planned for our July PNW roadtrip. I was hoping that repairs would be made but with the recent cuts by the Trump Administration it sounds like the erosion will only worsen and continue to get more expensive with no funds coming from the federal level #ProtectOurParks
sfgate.com
America's quietest rainforest is closed and no one knows when it will reopen
The only road leading to the Hoh Rain Forest is being washed out by a river, and federal funding isn't coming through to save it.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“people go there to hang out, not work. That's essential not only as a stress release valve for the indignities of wage labor, but also as a shard of possibility that inspires people to imagine a better world—or, barring that, the preservation of this one.” #ProtectOurParks
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"Stiles believes most Americans value and cherish the national parks system, which was the first in the world when it started in 1872 and has been crowned 'America's best idea.' 'You don't treat America's best idea with a sledgehammer,' he said."
npr.org
How federal layoffs are impacting national parks, from reduced hours to safety fears
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
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Will Dodd @thewilldodd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Grand Canyon National Park turns 106 today 🎂🎉 From rim to river its protection is truly one of America’s crowning conservation achievements Photos from my 10/10/21 Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim crossing. #ProtectOurParks
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