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Trump aims to give part of Yosemite to private developer

Trump aims to give part of Yosemite to private developer Zachary Whalen Mon, 08/31/2026. 09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Officials are proposing the Park Service exchange the land for land of equal value in an undecided location in California.

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Trump aims to give part of Yosemite to private developer Zachary Whalen Mon, 08/31/2026.

09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Officials are proposing the Park Service exchange the land for land of equal value in an undecided location in California.

For over a year, the Trump administration has been trying to give a roughly quarter-mile strip of land inside Yosemite to investment firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital, according to documents obtained by NOTUS.

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Trump aims to give part of Yosemite to private developer Zachary Whalen Mon, 08/31/2026. 09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Officials are proposing the Park Service exchange the land for land of equal value in an undecided location in California. For over a year, the Trump administration has been trying to give a roughly quarter-mile strip of land inside Yosemite to investment firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital, according to documents obtained by NOTUS.

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  • If successful, the give would be the first time in American history that the federal government has given national park land to a p...

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