Reported Yosemite land proposal

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The "Reported Yosemite land proposal" is trending in the United States because news outlets are reporting that the Trump administration is considering a land exchange that would give a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite National Park to a private developer, Kingsbarn Realty Capital. This Nevada-based real estate investment firm, which purchased an 83-acre plot of land bordering the park in 2024 for $4 million, seeks to build a road to gain more direct access to the park's attractions, such as ancient sequoia groves.