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Principles for the National Landscape Conservation System PDF

These principles provide The Wilderness Society's vision for how the National Landscape Conservation System should be managed and expanded.

A Funding Guide for the National Landscape Conservation System PDF

This is a user’s manual for funding areas of the National Landscape Conservation System and beyond. This guide simplifies the budget process and demonstrates its importance for two aspects of public lands protection that should be part of your work: Operations and management dollars that support the basic services and programs of your Conservation System unit; and Land acquisition funding that can be used to consolidate federal ownership and help minimize management challenges.  

Public Lands Briefing Book for 111th Congress PDF

With Congress back in session, our staff and policy experts have been working full-speed with members of the presidential transition team and with members of Congress to prepare them on steps they can quickly take to right many of the environmental wrongs of the past eight years.

National Landscape Conservation System: Protecting National Monuments and America's Hidden Treasures PDF

The National Landscape Conservation System is innovative because it: emphasizes the protection of large and contiguous “landscapes” that are needed to safeguard habitat for plants and animals and preserve historic, cultural, and archeological sites; is intended to preserve the remote and wild character of these landscapes; is intended to serve as an outdoor laboratory where current and future generations can study prehistoric life and environments, human history, and the application of scientific knowledge to improving land management.

Carrizo Plain National Monument – Too Wild to Drill PDF

Since the area’s recognition as an important natural area, designation as a National Monument in 2001 and subsequent management as part of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System, the Carrizo Plain has benefited from management decisions including the reduction of oil and gas drilling and the implementation of critical conservation measures such as reduced grazing on the Carrizo and Elkhorn Plains.

The Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Hidden Treasures of the American West PDF

Since Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906, presidents — Republicans and Democrats alike — have used the Act more than 100 times to preserve some of our most spectacular and historically important public lands. Although its title suggests a focus on archaeology (ruins, petroglyphs, etc.), the Antiquities Act gives the president the power to protect all forms of American history – natural, scientific, and archaeological – by designating National Monuments.

National Landscape Conservation System Map MAP PDF

This map illustrates National Landscape Conservation System locations, made up of the gems within our public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

The Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Stunning Natural Area Sustaining Vibrant Communities PDF

This report summary presents the results of a study of the economy of the area around the Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, which consists of Kern, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

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