Protecting Public Lands

Parks and Public Lands - Protecting the Environment - PEER.org

Approximately 600 million acres of land and water in the United States are managed for public use. These public lands include federal lands like national parks, ...

New Rule Charts Conservation Path for Public Lands - NRDC

The Bureau of Land Management has modernized the agency's strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources.

What Biden's Proposed Conservation Rule Would Mean for ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule requiring America's largest manager of public lands—the Bureau of Land Management—to improve ...

What You Should Know About Public Lands in the United States

You probably think of local, state, and national parks as places for outdoor recreation—and they are. Public lands are excellent destinations for hiking, ...

Federal Lands | The House Committee on Natural Resources

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands oversees this collection of crown jewels, and the federal agencies tasked with their protection.

Agriculture and Interior Departments Invest $2.8 Billion to Protect ...

In August 2020, GAOA established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF), authorizing up to $1.9 billion per year from ...

Funding Public Lands & Park Protection | Outdoor Alliance

Funding is one of the biggest issues impacting our public lands today. Our organization works to ensure proper funding for the outdoors.

We Have Taken a Monumental Step to Protect America's Public Lands

Access to this forage is vital to maintaining the health of these herds. But because this food is often on private land, there is no guarantee ...

Why protecting 30% of lands and waters is critical

Ambitious target to help confront climate, extinction crises. On Jan. 27, the U.S. launched an effort to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and ...

How US Presidents Have Shaped Our Public Lands

President Teddy Roosevelt, an avid conservationist and outdoorsman, was one of the most impactful presidents in regard to the protection of public land.

Protecting America's Public Lands and Waters from Drilling

Public lands and waters should never be threatened by oil and gas drilling. We work to protect these special places from legislative assaults and federal ...

5 Reasons to Care About This New Public Lands Rule

The Bureau of Land Management is considering a meaningful shift in how it treats public lands. NPCA supports this improved balance between ...

Public Lands Fund | Protecting Public Lands for All

The Public Lands Fund supports this mission by funding efforts to conserve public lands and create a more accessible and equitable outdoors.

How Public Lands Gives Back

Here's how the Public Lands Fund works to protect and preserve our greatest shared outdoor resources, who it serves and why it exists.

Conservation 101: What are Public Lands? - The Mountaineers

Whether you find yourself in a national park, state park, or other open space managed for public access, you're most likely on public lands.

Valuing Protected Public Lands - Headwaters Economics

As we work to protect wildlands, we must also ensure that amenity-led growth benefits a wide range of people and builds community.

Conservation Named a Top Priority in Final Public Lands Rule (1)

Conservation is now defined as a “use” of public land in a rule the Interior Department finalized Thursday—a move widely expected to be ...

The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks

President Trump and the officials he appointed systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public ...

My plan for public lands. By Elizabeth Warren - Medium

Bruce and I love to hike. We've been all over, from Bryce Canyon in Utah to Alaska to the Cape Cod National Seashore in our backyard.

The Value of Public Lands - Headwaters Economics

Today, rural counties in the West with more federal lands or protected federal lands are performing better on average than their peers with less ...