Earlier this year, The Wilderness Land Trust was awarded a grant for their Castle Crags Wilderness Acquisition Campaign, to permanently protect and transfer to public ownership the 1,257 acres of private land currently blocking direct public access from I-5 to the climbing and backpacking within the 12,232-acre Castle Crags Wilderness Area. While we were…
Take Action and ask President Obama to designate the Boulder-White Clouds as a national monument! The Boulder-White Clouds are Idaho at its best-stunning beauty, clear water and rich wildlife habitat. For decades, Idahoans have worked to conserve these mountains and strike a balance between protection, access and responsible use. That vision should move forward and our…
In the Northeast, the current hotspot in the battle to keep public lands from being exploited for natural gas production is 7,000 acres comprising the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest (H-C SF). About 24 miles south of Rochester, NY, the H-C SF is one of the most valuable and unique public properties in New York. The area…
We supported Western River Conservancy's campaign for the permanent protection of 2.5 miles along the Yampa River at the entrance of Cross Mountain Canyon. This protection creates a sanctuary for fish and wildlife while opening new public access to tens of thousands of acres of surrounding public land. To learn more, click here….
This just in from Earthworks! We are thrilled to announce that the Interior Department has approved mineral withdrawals for the Wild and Scenic Chetco and Illinois Rivers in southwest Oregon. On Thursday, July 24, the Interior Department signed the 5-year mineral withdrawal for the Wild and Scenic Chetco River, providing interim protection for almost…
In Seattle, we recently welcomed over 60 volunteers from 11 member companies to West Duwamish Park for a day affectionately dubbed as "restoration bootcamp". The goal before us was to build trails including turnpike and switchback sections, as well as remove invasive blackberry with project leadership from Forterra, the Nature Consortium and Green Seattle Partnership. The West Duwamish Greenbelt…
This just in from Save Our Canyons! You've done it! SkiLink seems to be done for the foreseeable future as many members of the Utah Delegation have indicated the Wasatch Summit planning effort needs to play out, looking holistically at our Wasatch Mountains. You've contacted your officials, put up yard signs, been increasingly persistent, informed…
Photo: Beauty Spot Blad In 2008, we funded the overall Rocky Fork acquisition through Appalachian Trail Conservancy, with the goal to acquire and protect the 10,000-acre Rocky Fork tract in eastern Tennessee. The 10,000-acre purchase has been completed, and 2000 acres transferred State of Tennessee to become a new state park To learn more,…
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Photo: Crocker Mountain, Marcy Monkman On June 7, 2013, The Trust for Public Land conserved the Crocker Mountain property in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. The land is now owned by the State of Maine and protected by a conservation easement ensuring that it will never be developed and will always be open to public recreational access….
