Talk:Public land

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Is land held by other governments in the United States (state, local) not considered "public land"?

Yes, land held by state and local governments is typically considered "public land." Pam212

Our article currently states that "Those trust lands cannot any longer be considered public lands as allowing any benefits to the "public" would be in breach of loyalty to the specific beneficiaries." This is misleading: at least in Arizona, you can buy a recreation permit, or a hunting/fishing license, which allows you to use State land for those purposes. Pete Tillman (talk) 22:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] It would be interesting to see more about Chinese traditions

The article on Tu Di Gong provides an interesting glimpse of another pattern of thought. The phrase can be taken to mean either "land grandfather" or "public land", I think, and is personified as a minor deity (and his wife) who live among the people and bring them wealth. The importance of Chinese tradition can best be appreciated by a little prowling around with Google Earth, in which thousands of little plots of woodland can be seen scattered uniformly over the Chinese landscape, a truly unique appearance really. Wnt (talk) 16:38, 23 May 2008 (UTC)