Yes, cathedrals are Catholic. They have full time clergy and staff.

Yes, mosques are Islamic. They have full time clergy and staff.

I’m glad you feel this affinity to the great lands. Your feelings toward the lands are not the norm.

It’s why we have dumping laws, lawsuits, the EPA and the BLM. There are legal rules and protections put in place precisely because your feelings of sacred space are not the norm.

In the end, ownership (and that does not necessarily mean titled) is the best stewardship of a territory.