At What Level Should Our Lands be Managed? Guest Interview with Angela Jenkins and Mindy Spitz

The question is posed, “At What Level of Government Should our Lands be Managed?”
Guest Interview with Angela Jenkins and Mindy Spitz, A Fireside Chat:”
Today I join Angela Jenkins on her podcast “The Well Fed Neighbor” (link below) with guest Mindy Spitz, a former chairwoman of Springfield Missouri’s Tree City USA chapter. We dive into a issue that has been in the limelight of our current society due to DOGE and the government cuts on the federal level of administration. We dive into some topics as the effects of having one level of government being the major provider of finances and how disruptions in funding, such as what is currently going on in our country, can trickle down to all the dependent branches.
https://foodlady9525.podbean.com/e/fireside-chat-episode-55/
Sources for Subject:

Government Layoffs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/us-forest-service-national-park-service-layoffs

on Constitutionality of Government Land Ownership:
https://i2i.org/what-does-the-constitution-say-about-federal-land-ownership/

I suggest diving into the article that Rob Natelson has sourced, that shows the documents gathered by the Colorado Law Review on the what the Founders have to say on the subject.

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A little bit on where I come from:
I am a graduate from SUNY – College of Environmental Science with a B.S. in Wildlife Science
I graduated from SUNY – ESF Ranger School extension with an A.A.S in Environmental and Natural Resource Conservation
Spent 4 years working various public sector seasonal technician jobs around states like Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, South Carolina, and New York until I decided to turn to Private Sector work.
I mostly tackle Timber Stand Improvement projects, with a focus on wildlife habitat features and sustainable growth through thinning treatments and soil-building techniques
I strive to utilize regenerative forestry as my core focus when providing any services.
My hope is that with this channel I can introduce land owners to some basic management practices and techniques that can help them work on their own properties, or know what to look for when hiring a private forester to come work on their land if they want to follow the methods I use for my own work.
Intro and Outro animation created by:
Duncan MacGregor - “Pains Angels”
https://rumble.com/user/KiltedChristian