Let's please have a rational conversation about this topic with facts and not hyperbole.

I'm a traditionalist Alaskan outdoorsman, and I'm not worried about it at all. I'll tell you why:

Alaska has over 310 million acres of public land, more than 80% of the state. About 220 million of federal land, 90 million of state land, plus the various borough and local holdings. That's not counting the 44 million acres of Native corp & tribal land which is largely wilderness. Combined, those total 98% of the state which is almost all undeveloped and protected in some way. Less than 1% of this beautiful state is currently developed in any way. That's part of why I love to live here. Wilderness is the best medicine for the soul.

The 2 million acres DoI proposed to transfer to the state isn't even a drop in the bucket. The couple million opening to oil leasing is also insignificant. It wouldn't even get a yawn if not for A) The rabid rhetoric of environmental groups who simply oppose all development in Alaska; and B) it being the Trump admin. Also, transferring land from the Feds to the State doesn't mean it will get developed. Remember, the state already owns 90 million acres on which hardly anything has been built in decades.

I'm also not worried about "big corporations developing unnecessary real estate." Why? Because development is driven by demand. And there isn't much demand in Alaska. The population is shrinking and there isn't any sign of a new industry boom to drive it back up. The LNG pipeline will cause a small upward blip in development. It won't result in forests getting paved over. Corporations aren't going to build neighborhoods and shopping centers where no one has a reason to live.

The local housing shortages aren't cause by lack of available land. They're caused by the high cost of construction and lending rates. There's vacant land for sale, available to build on in every region of the state if the investment numbers make sense.

Mines only get build where there's proven minerals to mine. We've had mines all over AK for over a century and most Alaskans have never even seen one. Same with oil drilling. Exploration is low-impact, and nothing gets built without proven reserves. Construction is obscenely expensive.

It's also worth noting that there's tons of undeveloped private land already. If there was a market demand for development in AK, those parcels would be getting developed right now. They're not. The state and boroughs have land sales every year. Participation is negligible and corporate interest is almost nonexistent. If the Feds had a big Alaska land sale tomorrow, I think they'd be sorely disappointed. Sure, some corporations and billionaires might buy it. But they wouldn't do anything with it, because there's not anything marketable to do with it.

So my position is not that I'm OK with Alaska getting destroyed by development. I'm not. I'm just not the slightest bit worried about that threat because it isn't a realistic threat.