Land Conservation

Prevent the Sequester to Protect Our Air, Water, Wildlife and Public Lands

Oct 18, 2012

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.

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S. 1000 Support Letter: Saving Energy Saves Lands

Jun 29, 2012

The Wilderness Society along with 35 partner organizations, sent a letter to Senate leadership in support of S.1000, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act" authored by Senators Shaheen (D-NH) and Portman (R-OH).

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Letter from House Members on Funding LWCF in FY 2007 Budget

Mar 16, 2006

Bi-partisan letter from more than 120 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to House Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations, requesting funding for the Forest Legacy Program and state and federal Land and Water Conservation Programs.

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Conservation Capital: Sources of Public Funding for Land Conservation

Apr 20, 2004

A guide to public funding for fee or easement purchases of conservation lands. Information includes recent funding levels, sample projects funded, and special requirements. The focus is on federal programs applicable in the eastern U.S., but a few state programs and local options are also highlighted.

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Salazar wants federal version of Great Outdoors Colorado

Gary Harmon, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Jan 29, 2009

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he hopes to use the Great Outdoors Colorado model on the federal level to protect scenic landscapes across the country.

Landscape protections are one of the “moonshots” that Salazar, a former Colorado senator, said he hoped to accomplish as he begins his tenure as the nation’s 50th Interior Department secretary.

…Colorado uses lottery proceeds to purchase lands and easements, and it supplements other efforts to keep lands in their natural state.

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Parks are for more than play. A new study links green spaces to healthy bodies—and minds.

Sanjay Gupta, Time Magazine
Dec 8, 2008

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A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees.

…The new research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer to identifying what works and why.

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