Why Latino Conservation Week matters

At the 2023 Conservation in Action Summit yesterday, President Joe Biden used his power under the Antiquities Act to designate Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range national monuments, protecting more than 500,000 acres of U.S. land and honoring the requests of Tribal Nations, including the Fort Mojave Tribe, one of the leaders of the campaign to protect the area surrounding […]

President Joe Biden has already taken big steps to roll back the damage to our public lands caused by the Trump administration. But fixing mistakes is not enough. Americans are hungry for new places to recreate outdoors and want to see Western lands protected. Unfortunately, the rate of congressional land protections has slowed over the past […]

The acquisition of more than 35,000 acres of formerly private land in Wyoming shows how the Land and Water Conservation Fund is key to the success of the Biden administration’s 30×30 initiative. The Bureau of Land Management last week completed its purchase of Marton Ranch, which runs along 8.8 miles of the North Platte River. […]

A conversation with Luis Benitez, director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. Links mentioned in the show: Headwaters Economics, Federal Lands in the West: Liability or Asset? The history of “This Land is Your Land“