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NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM

Protecting the hidden treasures of lands managed by the BLM

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The Sneak Attack on America’s Lands

Mallard Lake in Acadia National Park could be under Border Patrol jurisdiction under a bill in the House

Credit: USFWS

October 3, 2011 - While public attention has been intently focused on the economy and concerns about the federal deficit, members of the House Natural Resources Committee have quietly initiated a sneak attack on America's wild places -- our parks, refuges, forests, historical monuments, and wildlife habitats. more

Stand up to Congress! Don’t allow industry to buy out our wilderness

Great Blue Heron at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Mass. Refuges would suffer massive cuts under current proposals.

Credit: Ken Andrews, USFWS

September 23, 2011 - How is it that an oil and gas industry rolling in profits can manage to receive government subsidies and tax breaks while conservation programs that are only a small part of the federal budget are threatened with the ax as Congress attempts to balance America’s budget? more

Places to Celebrate this Independence Day

Zion National Park, Utah

Credit: Jason K. Bach

June 27, 2011 - From National Parks and National Monuments to wilderness areas, our open spaces provide a great opportunity to celebrate America’s Independence Day. The Wilderness Society encourages everyone to get outdoors, recreate, and enjoy the lands that belong to all Americans this Fourth of July. Our public lands allow us the freedom to explore the outdoors. They are home to the resources that make our country prosperous, and are a source of pride and inspiration that comes from protecting the untamed frontiers of our country.” more

Secretary Salazar Orders Better Protections for our Conservation Lands

Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area. Photo by Ray Bloxham. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

December 2, 2010 - This year we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the National Landscape Conservation System, also known as our National Conservation Lands. This vast array of western lands has been protected by Congressional or Presidential action to conserve their unique and outstanding values. more