Can Public Lands Bills Get a Ride with a Defense Bill?
Congress has an opportunity to pass important public lands bills as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this year.
News Action Alert
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.
Grantee Update: Defending the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Recently, the Department of the Interior reinstated two expired mineral leases for the benefit of Chilean-owned Twin Metals Minnesota at the edge of the Boundary Waters.
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.
Historic Opportunity to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
This 20-million-acre landscape, which stretches from the Brooks Range north to the Arctic Ocean, has for decades been the subject of countless battles…
This Land is OUR Land
A growing coalition of outdoor businesses, recreation and recreation user groups has come together..
America’s Most Important Conservation Program Expires in Fewer than 100 Days
The Land and Water Conservation Fund…
Watch: Emerald Waters of the Klamath-Siskiyou
Protect Oregon’s rivers and forests from nickel mining.