How to Stop Federal Land Grabs in Kansas Published in Hottest on May 20, 2021 by David Schneider President Joe Biden recently issued an executive order with the goal of “conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.” Here’s another way to phrase that policy: Biden wants the federal government to control more land. Washington already directs the use of 28 percent of all land in America, but that’s not enough. Just like all government programs, federal land control starts out innocently enough—until it grows bigger and entangles itself into more areas of your life. The National Heritage Area (NHA) designation is granted to areas of land that meet certain criteria for historical value and could foster increased awareness, tourism, and preservation. This designation is through the National Park Service (NPS), and as of right now, the NPS has 55 NHA designations in 34 states. My home is in a current NHA, and I recently learned that this area is being considered for another, overlapping NHA called the Kansas Nebraska NHA. This parcel of land encompasses nearly 50 counties in both states.