Editor,

I’ve never been to the Badger-Two Medicine, but I’ve been hearing a lot about it and I support protecting. Why do I support protecting it despite never having stepped foot there? I am a Montana native who was raised in a hunting family.

As someone who grew up vacationing and recreating on public land, I learned that they belong to us all and a win for public lands anywhere is a win for public lands everywhere. Such is the case with the Badger-Two Medicine Cultural Heritage Act brought by Sen. Jon Tester. Under this bill, our heritage as public landowners is protected in perpe...