Donald Trump's presidency ushers in a new era of serious threats to American conservation. On the one hand, Trump has publicly said that he wants to keep public lands protected for all Americans.
The most anticipated outdoor recreation event of the year just finished in Salt Lake City, Utah, where hundreds of outdoor brands from small business outfitters to industry pioneers like Patagonia and Black Diamond Equipment gathered to witness the cutting-edge in outdoor gear.
After overwhelming public support, the Forest Service issued its final decision on January 17 that withdrew consent to the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gases leases
President Obama marked his final full week in the White House by expanding the California Coastal and Cascade-Siskiyou national monuments and declaring five new cultural monuments saluting civil rights history, in Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Freedom Riders National Monument and Reconstruction Era National Monument.
President Obama has established the Birmingham Civil Rights and Freedom Riders National Monuments in Alabama, and the Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina, using the Antiquities Act, a law that has been used by almost every president to preserve places of cultural, historic or natural importance.
For the second time in his administration, President Obama has expanded the California Coastal National Monument, this time adding thousands of acres onshore and permanently protecting six extraordinary locations.
Expanding Cascade-Siskiyou National monument to protect the region more completely will help wildlife thrive and preserve outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has announced the cancellation of the largest remaining block of contested leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area of Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front.
