The proposed selling of a strip of Yosemite is “…so ridiculous, it makes you sick,” said Don Neubacher, a former Yosemite supervisor. “We must protect and preserve our public lands,” said Lisa Kinney, candidate for Wyoming’s US House seat speaking against the proposal which hasn’t yet occurred. “The federal government is slowly stripping and ruining our public lands through sales like this and other proposed bills.”  According to the National Parks Conservation Association, the federal government would exchange Yosemite land for other property owned by Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a real estate investor. Neubacher indicated that a similar idea was proposed in the early 2000’s. It was rejected by the Park Service and also the court. Kingsbarn bought two parcels that directly border the park in early 2024 for $4 million through a Limited Liability Company and wants to connect this land with the purchase, according to the TV station KQED. Yosemite National Park was created in 1864 by President Theodore Roosevelt and is the fifth most visited National Park. It is considered a “shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life…” [National Park Service]. “We must stop the sale of our public lands to wealthy individuals,” Kinney continued, “it is not what the citizens of Wyoming want.” She concluded that her opponent Chuck Gray embraces Trump and supports public lands, both of which cannot occur simultaneously.