Interior Secretary

Colorado Officials Sign on to Interior Wilderness Plan

Kirk Siegler, KUNC- Colorado Public Radio
Feb 3, 2011

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A group of 70 mostly Democratic elected officials from around Colorado have sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar praising a recent decision that could extend wilderness protections to millions of new acres of western lands.

Salazar is in the process of implementing a secretarial order announced in Denver late last year which could bring more wilderness protection to Bureau of Land Management lands. Oil and gas industry officials argue the order effectively closes off land to development.

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Western Stakeholders Call for Support of Interior Secretary Wild Lands Policy

Anonymous
Feb 10, 2011

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Statement on Interior Department announcement on onshore oil and gas leasing

Anonymous
Jan 6, 2010

Following today’s announcement by the Department of the Interior (DOI) regarding onshore oil and gas leasing, Ann Morgan, Vice President of Public Lands for The Wilderness Society, issues this statement in response:

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Statement In Support of Nomination of Senator Ken Salazar for Secretary of the Interior, by Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows

Anonymous
Jan 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — “Ken Salazar has been a bridge-building conservation leader in Colorado for over a decade, and was a personally committed land steward well before that. He understands the land, water, and people of the West and the intricate connections among those key features of our natural and social landscape. For our part, The Wilderness Society has developed an excellent working relationship with Sen. Salazar and his office, though we have not always agreed with the positions he has taken on every issue of concern to us.

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Statement of William H. Meadows, President on Nomination of Sen. Ken Salazar as Secretary of Interior

Anonymous
Dec 17, 2008

Senator Salazar is an excellent choice to lead the Department of the Interior at a critical time when the West faces extraordinarily complex energy, conservation, and development challenges. He has a lifelong understanding and involvement in the West’s public lands issues and, as Senator, has demonstrated time and again that protecting Colorado’s natural features is a priority for him. He understands the need to defend the West’s land, water, wildlife, and communities while appropriately exploring for oil and gas and other extractive resources.

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Conservation Alliance Applauds Pick for Interior Secretary: Obama’s choice bodes well for new conservation system

Anonymous
Dec 17, 2008

WASHINGTON — An alliance of conservation and other organizations today expressed their support for what President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colorado), means for a system of public lands expected to receive congressional recognition in 2009.

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Reality Check: Wild Lands Policy Myth vs. Fact

Feb 6, 2011

A new Bureau of Land Management policy that protects millions of acres of wilderness quality lands across the West has come under attack.  Public support of the BLM’s Wild Lands policy is important because this new policy is our best shot at protecting many lands that we have fought to defend from degradation and abuse during the Bush administration.

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America’s Great Outdoors in action!

Nov 24, 2010

Throughout the summer we’ve invited you to participate in shaping President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. Nearly a quarter million of you have engaged — either by attending one of the more than 25 “listening and learning” sessions the Administration held across the country or by sending in your thoughts and ideas to the America’s Great Outdoors website.

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Remembering Stewart Udall’s Conservation Legacy

Mar 23, 2010

One of the great voices of conservation has passed away. Stewart Udall, who  served in Congress and as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died last weekend at the age of 90.

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The Wilderness Society Endorses Salazar at Senate Hearing

Jan 15, 2009

Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows praised Secretary of the Interior nominee Ken Salazar Jan. 15 as a leader who “understands the land, water, and people of the West and the intricate connections among those key features of our natural and social landscape.” Meadows’s praise came as part of a written statement given to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources at a hearing held today on Senator Salazar’s, D-Colo., nomination to serve in the Obama administration.

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