Colorado College’s annual State of the Rockies poll on attitudes towards land conservation in the West, released today, shows strong support among western states for public lands and the environment.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing for the bill as a necessary step towards restoring areas that were catastrophically damaged by the hurricane.
Montana Senator Jon Tester returned to Washington this week and some say his successful reelection was boosted by his strong support for conservation and the sportsmen’s community, along with his ability to find solutions and reach across the aisle.
As National Great Outdoors Month comes to a close, people from all walks of life – veterans, kids, business leaders, sportsmen – are in Washington, D.C.,
Now, a bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives threatens those memories. H.R. 4089 is a sneak attack on wilderness disguised as a pro-hunting bill.
Now, thanks to Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) -- and fellow members of Congress John Garamendi (D-CA) and Lynn Woolsey (D- CA) -- this place can be permanently protected. The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Act (
In fact, it should be called the “Motorize Our Wilderness Areas Act,” for it would allow motorized access, road construction and even logging in designated Wilderness Areas.
