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Wildlife Corridors Along the Road to 30
Wildlife corridors are the routes along which wildlife move through their habitats—whether those paths are local or regional. As we work to protect 30% of America by 2030, it is key that ecological connectivity is preserved and centered in the effort. Conserving wildlife corridors is one way to do that. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreUrban Conservation Along the Road to 30
Urban natural areas are key to ensuring that everyone has access to nature. At the same time, these spaces can provide important habitat for wildlife, supporting entire ecosystems and enabling them to coexist alongside us. Urban conservation must be part of the effort to protect 30% of America by 2030. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreTribal Land Management Along the Road to 30
Across the globe, indigenous people successfully conserve land and biodiversity. As human impacts encroach on half of the world’s land areas, indigenous communities have developed sustainable strategies for preserving wildlife and habitat, as well as supporting their communities. Moving forward, tribal land management can play an important role in reaching the goal of protecting 30% of America by 2030. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreState Parks Along the Road to 30
Reaching the goal of protecting 30% of America by 2030 will require grassroots efforts and local involvement in planning and management. State parks are a prime example of locally-led conservation efforts. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MorePublic Land Access for Sportsmen & Women Along the Road to 30
Conserving more land and water directly benefits hunters and anglers. The goal of protecting 30% of America by 2030 can improve recreation access and protect fish and wildlife, eliminating barriers and challenges faced by sportsmen and women that impact their ability to hunt and fish on public and private lands. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MorePrivate Land Conservation Along the Road to 30
Private land conservation is key to reaching the goal of protecting 30% of America by 2030 and solving the climate and nature crises. But in order to expand private land conservation, we need to refine and improve how we invest in it, from conservation easements and data to community-oriented conservation efforts and partnerships. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreNational Wildlife Refuges Along the Road to 30
Learn all about National Wildlife Refuges and how they can be part of the effort to protect 30% of America by 2030. From urban refuges to refuges that protect large landscapes, refuges provide wildlife with the habitat that they need while providing people with access to nature. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreNational Parks Along the Road to 30
National parks are some of America’s most popular outdoor spaces. As the country works to protect 30% of America by 2030, these cherished places can serve as conservation hubs from which entire ecosystems can be conserved for future generations. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreDesert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Along the Road to 30
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a landmark effort to conserve the iconic California desert and focus renewable energy development in suitable areas—a consensus plan with overwhelming support. As the country strives toward the 30×30 goal, the DRECP can serve as a case study of successful multiple-use planning to combat both the climate and nature crises. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreBLM National Conservation Lands Along the Road to 30
Learn about the Bureau of Land Management’s National Conservation Lands system and how this system of diverse land designations and protections can be part of the effort to protect 30% of America by 2030. This system provides an example of how different approaches are appropriate for different places and communities—even as they all exist under the same umbrella and all help reach the 30×30 goal. This report is part of our larger “Road to 30” interactive storymap series.
Read MoreThe Road to 30
The Center for Western Priorities’ Road to 30 interactive digital report explores some — but certainly not all — of the methods of land conservation that will be integral to achieving the goal of protecting 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030. Along the way we explore some of the places that have already been protected, celebrating past conservation efforts and considering how to move forward to protect our lands, waters, wildlife, and the communities that rely on them.
Read MoreAnalysis: Trump administration ignores overwhelming public opposition in delisting the gray wolf
In 2020, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced his department was formally removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list, opening the door for states to allow increased hunting and trapping. An analysis by the Center for Western Priorities found that the Trump administration ignored overwhelming public opposition in delisting the gray wolf.
Read MoreSensitive public lands are not the place for oil leasing
In 2020, Trump’s Interior Department was set to offer up nearly 400,000 acres of leases before the end of the year in what was its last major land giveaway to oil and gas companies. In the midst of a pandemic and economic crash is not the time to risk tourism and recreation economies, or access to public lands and open spaces that Westerners value. Public land that contains sensitive habitat or is located near iconic national parks and protected areas has no place in Interior Department lease sales.
Read MoreIt’s time to ban uranium mining around the Grand Canyon
Uranium mining poses an existential to the people, animals, and plants of the Grand Canyon. Learn what’s at stake in this whiteboard video, created in collaboration with the Havasupai community and the Grand Canyon Trust.
Read MoreA force of nature: New ads highlight growing outdoor voting bloc
Research from our Winning the West 2020 poll shows the in the midst of a global pandemic, Mountain West voters’ connection to the outdoors has never been deeper and support for public lands conservation is growing. Ads from CWP highlight the Mountain West’s growing outdoor voting bloc—estimated to be 2 million voters strong.
Read MoreOutdoor Voter
Outdoor Voter is part of the Center for Western Priorities’ Winning the West project. Over the past several election cycles, Winning the West has documented a growing outdoor voting bloc in the Mountain West. This website is a source of information for outdoor voters who want to learn more about the public lands issues that impact their outdoor lifestyles.
Read MorePandemic deepens connection of outdoor voters to public lands
2020 polling shows that the importance of the outdoors to Western voters remained strong during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the importance of public lands increasing for a third of voters.
Read MoreWhy America Must Protect 30×30
In this short video, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala and U.S. Senator Tom Udall explain why America must lead the world in protecting 30 percent of our land and water by 2030.
Read MoreTracking Trump administration oil and gas handouts during a global pandemic
After a decade of racking up immense debt and rarely turning a profit, oil and gas corporations were briefly hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic and a global oil glut. Now, oil prices have rebounded. However, the Interior Department is bending over backwards to continue bailing out the industry—lowering royalty rates and granting lease suspensions, sidestepping their responsibility to provide taxpayers a fair return for publicly-owned oil and gas.
Read MoreHow inaction on climate change threatens your local public lands recreation
Did you know that climate change is already threatening public lands recreation? Mounting climate change impacts can be felt across the country. Just a few of those impacts include lengthened and more intense wildfire seasons that create poor air quality, decreased snowpack and ski season length, impacts on wildlife and fish populations, and decreased water recreation access. It gets worse: research shows that many of our public lands are being impacted more rapidly than the rest of the country.
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