[cripplecreek]

Land grabs are not an exclusively western problem.

The state game area near my home is full of old house and barn foundations from when the land was grabbed during the depression.

[Qbert]

“Land grabs are not an exclusively western problem.”

And I think this problem will only increase...

[hinckley buzzard]

The overall record of the government in this type of activity has been rather good. Private "inholdings" are an accepted fact in park and wildlife areas, and the occasions of conflict, when it gets right down to it, are rare.

I happen to be a fan of wilderness and wildlife refuges, so long as the government respects private property rights. The "willing seller" threshold for acquisitions is one of these provisions. I see no reason to doubt that they will do so in this case.