My feet hurt and shoulders ache, but today’s National Public Lands Day restoration project near Montrose, Colorado was a “whacking” success. The day overflowed with blue skies, sunshine and camaraderie.
President Obama began the America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative as a “promise to future generations” – that our children’s children will experience vast untamed landscapes, clean air and water, and
Just in time for National Public Lands Day this Saturday, Sept. 24, the New York Times has published a column so salient that I feel I must share it with those of you who love nature and care about the future of our natural heritage.
Congress is the midst of waging unprecedented attacks on conservation this year. But fortunately there are still some lawmakers who stand by American values and support protecting wilderness.
I am already hurting by the time we reach the sign along the trail that reads “Bob Marshall Wilderness” – after only about a quarter of a mile hike from the trailhead parking area in the Flathead National Forest here in Montana.
WILDERNESS NEEDS PROTECTION TODAY. TELL CONGRESS TO ACT.
Last Congress we witnessed the worst Congress for wilderness: the first since 1966 to not protect a single acre of wilderness. We cannot let history repeat itself. Urge your representative and senators to support America’s natural heritage.