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Campaign to Protect and Promote Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
To secure lasting protections through the completion of the Recreation and Land Management Planning for Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument with substantial engagement from local constituents and the Maine recreation community.
Historic Public Lands Bill Passes Congress
Congress passed a package of public lands bills today that protects nearly 2.5 million acres of public land and 676 miles of rivers throughout the US. The Natural Resources Management Act (S.47) also reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Breaking: Senate Passes Historic Public Lands Package, TAKE ACTION TODAY.
Ahead of a government shutdown and the conclusion of the 115th congress, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass the Natural Resources Act. This public lands package pushes eight Conservation Alliance priorities across the finish line, protecting more than two million acres of wild places, preserving 396 miles of river, and reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Filling the Pipeline: Conservation Opportunities in the 116th Congress
“Fill the pipeline!” That’s been The Conservation Alliance’s mantra for many years …
Protecting Oregon’s Wild Owyhee
Sweating profusely with an obscenely overstuffed bag swaying behind me, four words rang through my mind: never underestimate the Owyhee.
Oregon Wildlands, One Step Closer to the Finish Line
Senators Wyden and Merkely’s Oregon Wildlands Act brings together longstanding efforts to protect outstanding rivers and wild landscapes in Oregon.
National Monument Update: New Legislation Would Gut the Antiquities Act
If it passes, HR 3990 will invalidate the Antiquities Act as an important tool for conservation, and put all existing National Monuments at risk.
All Hands on Deck for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Take 1
We have two opportunities to protect the Arctic Refuge from oil rigs: 1) Ask our Senators to strike Arctic drilling from the budget bill, and 2) if #1 fails, ask our Senators to vote down the entire budget bill.
America’s Last Great Wilderness Under Threat, Again.
For decades, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been at the center of a debate over oil drilling, and the debate is not over.