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The Wrong Side of History
Despite their popularity, proposals for public land protections almost always face vehement opposition from small but vocal minorities. These criticisms are nothing new. For over a century, parks and monuments that protect our country’s proudest landscapes have been established despite heated—sometimes violent—opposition. Even the most celebrated parks once faced the same tired objections as today’s national monument proposals.
Read MoreThe National Monuments Disinformation Brigade
America’s loudest conservation opponents are anti-government extremists and conspiracy theorists Anti-public lands advocates have always relied on disinformation and fearmongering, and the National Monuments Disinformation Brigade identified in this report is no different. Opinion polls have shown over and over again that the majority of Americans living in the West support conservation and want new […]
Read MoreConservation Gridlock: 2024 Update
Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming fall behind while Arizona and Nevada move up thanks to presidential action An updated analysis from the Center for Western Priorities finds that not every Western state is living up to its conservation legacy. Oregon in particular has a proud conservation tradition, yet a dysfunctional Congress is blocking the largest conservation […]
Read MoreProgress report: President Biden’s third year on public lands
President Biden could finish his first term with an environmental legacy larger than that of any other president in modern history.
Read MoreBackyard Problems
Extractive industries keep leaving toxic messes across the West. Will history continue to repeat itself? The Western United States has a long history of extractive industrial activity. Since the 1800s, westward colonization has both driven and relied upon the extraction of the West’s resources, from furs to timber to gold and other minerals. Extractive activity […]
Read MoreVideo Resources – Caja Del Rio, Dolores River Canyon, Avi Kwa Ame, and Castner Range
The Center for Western Priorities is excited to share b-roll footage reels of scenic wide-angle drone shots from our Postcards films on Caja Del Rio, Dolores River Canyon, Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range. These resources are available for free for non-profit or editorial use. Please fill out the form below to access the video […]
Read MoreThe Biden administration is planning to unnecessarily offer hundreds of thousands of acres of public land for lease
In August 2022, Congress overhauled the system for leasing oil and gas on America’s public lands when it passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Many of the updates were long overdue and intended to restore balance to a system that had been rigged in favor of the oil industry for more than a century. After […]
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