The budgetary “sequester” scheduled for January 2013 must be avoided in order to prevent deep and damaging cuts to federal programs that support public lands and the communities and wildlife that depend on them, clean air and water, and a sustainable energy future.
The Wilderness Society has prepared a fact sheet on 2013 priority land acquisition projects as part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Forest Legacy programs.
The “Green Budget” is designed to give members of Congress and the environmental community a quick guide to federal conservation programs across the country.