Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer
Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside park
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving a parcel of land inside Yosemite National Park to a private developer, Kingsbarn Realty Capital.
- The developer owns adjacent land and seeks a private road through the park to connect to a central Yosemite route.
- National Park Service staff have been exploring how to transfer the land in exchange for other California property.
- The Interior Department denies any political pressure or secret dealings to hand over park land to a developer.
- Environmental advocates and California lawmakers have expressed strong opposition, calling it a move towards privatizing national parks.
- The Interior Department maintains that no final decisions have been made and any proposal would be subject to legal and environmental reviews.