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CONSERVATION FUNDING

Protecting America's lands by advocating for sensible operations and management funding.

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Not the time to rest. Let’s maximize new era of conservation funding

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November 19, 2009 - After years of suffering through a presidential administration that starved federal conservation programs of adequate funding, such programs are finally getting the needed boost they deserve. In October, Congress gave a significant funding increase to the Interior Department, which is responsible for most U.S. land conservation and management. The $4.6 billion funding increase will go towards a series of important projects and initiatives long pushed for by The Wilderness Society and the rest of the conservation community. more

Conservation Funding Gets Big Boost: Senate invests in wildlife, climate change, wildfire and more

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October 30, 2009 - Wildlife, wildfire suppression, climate change research and other natural resource programs get a much-needed boost in funding in the 2010 Interior Appropriations bill. The 16.8 percent increase is a welcome change after eight years of inadequate funding that had led to the shutdown of some National Wildlife Refuges and research programs, as well as shortfalls in funding for firefighting on public lands. more

A tall drink of water: Congress primes pump for conservation program in Northeast

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September 1, 2009 - Good news travels quickly — and sometimes even hitches a ride on the currents of creeks and rivers. Moments after a Pennsylvania congressman announced last week that Congress is chipping in $700,000 to help conserve a critical watershed in the Keystone state, the ripple effects floated toward the some 25 million people who rely on the Highlands region of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for their drinking water. more

Recent Utah looting underscores need for artifact protections

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July 10, 2009 - In the Four Corners region, among the rugged mountains, mesas and deep canyons of the high desert there are pockets of desert wilderness where the soil is the only thing standing between travelers and a wealth of ancient Pueblo artifacts. In these lands, the ancient Pueblo people once settled villages with hundreds of family farms. Today, the area is rich with evidence of their small communities, but it’s also a hotbed for those looking to profit from illegally selling this priceless cultural heritage. more