Celebrating Public Lands Tomorrow – and Every Day

This episode features highlights from a symposium celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Conservation in the West Poll from the Colorado College State of the Rockies Project. In this episode: Governor Steve Bullock, Montana Senator Tom Udall, New Mexico Lori Weigel, New Bridge Strategy David Metz, FM3 Research Collin O’Mara, National Wildlife Federation Len Necefer, […]

Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s “agenda is about energy and development and essentially a transfer of the public estate to private hands.” Former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis recently spoke with Aaron Weiss on the Center for Western Priorities’ Go West, Young Podcast. In the interview, Jarvis dives into the attempts by this administration to […]

Earlier this week, Representative Paul Gosar continued his quest to ensure the gates of the Grand Canyon remain threatened by uranium mining and other industrial development. Not only do Representative Gosar’s actions run counter to the opinion of Arizonans, they would deny northern Arizona the economic benefits that come with protecting the area surrounding the […]

FROM YELLOWSTONE TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT, ANTI-PARK POLITICIANS ARE PROVEN WRONG TIME AND AGAIN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 16, 2016 DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities today released a new report, The Wrong Side of History: 100 Years of Opposition to Our Nation’s Natural Treasures. The report examines past and present opposition to land conservation in […]

When Rob Bishop was a high school history teacher, he expected his students to meet deadlines. Now that he’s a member of Congress, his constituents and the American people expect no less.