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Public Lands

Dedicated to news and discussion of issues that affect publicly owned lands such as grazing, mining, wildlife, hunting, recreation, water, air, logging, horses, burros, endangered species, construction, power generation, land management agencies (federal, state and local), scientific research, rehabilitation, natural disasters, soil, cultural resources, noxious weeds, transportation or other issues which relate to the multiple uses of public lands.

18k subscribers159 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)86 authors / mosince 2013

r/PublicLands has 18k members (+9.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 159 posts a month from 86 people. Top topics: Public Lands Management, National Forests and Parks and National Parks Politics & Controversies.

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Size and growth

How r/PublicLands has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.5%in 12 months · +2.4% in 3 months
Oct 202618k
Growing18k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+79%vs Sep 2025 · +43% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026159
BusierPeaked at 184 in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/PublicLands

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Public Lands Management3.0%
  2. National Forests and Parks2.7%
  3. National Parks Politics & Controversies1.7%
  4. Free Entry Parks1.4%
  5. National Forests and Management1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. High Country News
  3. WyoFile
  4. Anchorage Daily News
  5. The Colorado Sun

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