A federally subsidized grazing program allows livestock to graze on publicly owned lands covering an area more than twice the size of California, but contributing only a small share of the U.S. meat supply at significant environmental cost. ProPublica and High Country News asked whether public lands grazing — which uses more land in the West than any other industry — is really the best use of this resource.
Featuring: Roberto “Bear” Guerra, “Free Range: The High Cost of Public Lands Ranching”, curated by Cengiz Yar (@cengizyar ) and Allen Tan (@tealtan )
📸 Roberto “Bear” Guerra (@bearguerra )
🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “Free Range: The High Cost of Public Lands Ranching”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park
▪️ Presented by ProPublica (@propublica ) and High Country News (@highcountrynews )
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📅 May 16–30th, 2026
📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark
📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming
✨ Link in bio to learn more!
Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts@photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn
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