BLM land swap with Mormons

[USMC123456789]

First glance this doesn't seem like a very good deal, anybody see something I may be missing?

LDS church would get sacred site, Martin’s Cove, under proposed BLM land trade now gaining steam - WyoFile

A quarter century after the church’s attempted purchase fell flat, a renewed plan that would trade LDS land has emerged — and it’s garnering broad support.

wyofile.com

 

[TheTone]

No church should own as much land as the lds church does

 

[jimh406]

No church should own as much land as the lds church does

Just a quick query says the Roman Catholic Church owns nearly 100 times as much world wide. I have no idea who either accumulated so much and these are probably not the only religious institutions that own a lot of land. Of course, that doesn't count how much their churches are worth which is probably a lot.

In any case, the article implies that the idea started outside of LDS. Just light reading suggests there is at least an attempt to trade "historical for LDS" for good land for everyone else. I suppose it will be a will to decide what is actually swapped if any.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

It doesn't look terrible to me. Looks like there is road access to the "Beef Gap" parcel, despite what the article says. Maybe lose some potential future bighorn sheep hunting access.