“Bob Abbey has been an exceptional BLM Director. He ran the agency in a transparent and effective manner. Bob never lost site of the need to pass down our public lands in better shape for future generations. Our nation’s public lands are better off because of his service and leadership. Bob leaves big shoes to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Brian O’Donnell, Executive Director, Conservation Lands Foundation, 970-903-0276; Brian@conservationlands.org Meghan Kissell, Director, Conservation Lands Foundation, 571-643-3526; Meghan@conservationlands.org Veterans, Business Leaders and Conservationists Praise Obama’s National Monument Proclamation Fort Ord Soldiers National Monument will honor military history, protect open space, and aid local economy WASHINGTON, DC (April 20, 2012) – Business [...]
Last Friday, we asked you to act quickly to stop a bad bill in Congress that could have devastating consequences for our National Conservation Lands. Since we last wrote, the bill has gotten worse and we need your help to stop it. An amendment is being added to the bill to gut the Antiquities Act. [...]
(Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) HR 4089, with the misleading name of “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act,” is a bad bill written by people who want to open America’s Wilderness to off-road vehicles and make it harder for law enforcement officials whose job it is to keep recreational shooting available and safe. [...]
On March 30, 2009, just three years ago, the Omnibus Lands Bill was signed into law- permanently protecting the National Conservation Lands! This new and innovative system was established to “conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes…for the benefit of current and future generations.” In addition, the law added nearly 928,000 acres of wilderness, one National [...]
The 2012 Policy Handbook contains important background information on the National Conservation Lands including: A History of how the system was formed; An overview of the Budget; An overview of the 15-Year Strategic Plan and plans for implementation; Messaging and Communications Recommendations; Standards for Resource Management Plans; The Secretarial Order; The Difference between National Monuments [...]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States Office announced that the Loxahatchee River Historical Society of Jupiter, Florida, has been selected as the BLM’s 2012 “Public Lands Partnership Excellence” Award winner. The biannual Excellence award recognizes an interpretive association or friends group that has a formal assistance agreement with the BLM and has demonstrated [...]
The members of the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project (“Friends”), CLF’s leadership award winners from 2011, have expanded their focus and taken on a large restoration effort. The Friends consist of scientists, engineers and cave enthusiasts who came together to advocate for the Fort Stanton/Snowy River Cave Conservation Area- mainly due to the amazing underground “Snowy [...]
It’s wonderful to see a community come together to support an area they love, and that’s what happened last week in Marina, California. Nearly 200 people came out to a public meeting with Secretary Salazar to express their support for protecting the public lands at Fort Ord managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [...]
On January 9, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a ban on new mining claims on public land surrounding the Grand Canyon. This decision protects more than 1 million acres of Bureau of Land Management and U.S Forest Service land to the north and south of the Grand Canyon from new uranium mining and mineral exploration. [...]
