As Congress moves to give away federal land and diminish public access, we want to hear from US public land owners. How do you use these spaces?

As Congress moves to give away national land and diminish public access, we want to hear from US public land owners. As part of our new series dedicated to public lands, we want photos of the places you visit, that feed your family, that employ you, that provide you refuge. Are you a rancher, a hunter, a ski patroller, a geologist, a federal wildlife biologist? What role do these lands play in your life?

National land makes up almost a third of the US. Across the country, 640m acres are held in trust for all Americans. Public land is an enormous part of our history and our traditions.

But public land management in the US is constantly shifting, and there is a push in Washington to transfer public land to the states and privilege access for special interests.

One of the challenges of telling the story of public land in the US is that the landscape itself is so unique and variable. In addition to telling your public land story, we want to see the public property in your backyard. Share your original photos of the places that have changed you, telling us how you’d like to see that ground managed for future generations.

A selection of your submissions will appear in the Guardian. We want to publish your photos and use your stories to find the most compelling examples of the way American life is intertwined with public lands.



How to contribute



This assignment is now closed. We’ll include a selection of contributions in our coverage soon. Thanks for your interest.