Public lands in Wyoming (and many other states) are an ongoing point of contention. Who should manage those lands and what should be allowed on them? School trust lands are part of that debate.

But what are they and why are they in the spotlight? And why are some worried about the future of such lands?

Reporter Angus Thuermer Jr. answers those questions and more in one of his recent stories for WyoFile.

He visited the KHOL studio to discuss.

Above: A lush 640-acre school trust parcel near Kelly in Grand Teton National Park. (Angus Thuermer Jr./WyoFile)

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Robyn was at the helm of KHOL's news department from 2019 to 2020. She worked as a reporter and editor in Wyoming for a decade and her work has aired on NPR stations throughout the West.