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Public Lands, Water and Wildlife Package Will Help Protect America’s Natural Resources

,  |  Nov 15, 2010

From the mountain lions in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico, to lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes, to the barred owl of the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area–a package … Read more

Let’s Move! Tackling Childhood Obesity With the Great Outdoors

 |  May 14, 2010

First Lady Michelle Obama this week released an action plan called Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation. The new report provides a national road map of solutions to tackle this health issue.
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Congress Gives Interior Programs a Treat

 |  Oct 30, 2009

Yesterday, Congress handed out a giant treat to agencies charged with protecting and managing our nation’s wildlife and natural resources. The House and Senate have approved a $32.2 billion Interior … Read more

Report: Climate Change Is Greatest Threat Ever To U.S. National Parks

 |  Oct 3, 2009

In a recently released report, our colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council have identified how great a threat global warming poses to U.S. national parks. U.S. Today Science Fair reports: The … Read more

Room to Roam: Protecting Public Lands Near and Far

 |  Oct 2, 2009

Last weekend, thousands of volunteers from coast to coast took part in National Public Lands Day. Four signature sites of this year’s celebration were the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC; … Read more

Your National Parks

 |  Sep 29, 2009

Ken Burns’ 12-hour series on National Parks is turning a lot of attention towards America’s treasured wilderness and natural wonders. From Mount Rainier to the Everglades, our national parks exist … Read more

This Labor Day Weekend, “Snap” Your Public Lands

 |  Sep 3, 2009

Labor Day weekend might mean the end of summer days, but it’s still a great excuse to spend some quality time outdoors. Even if you can only spare a few … Read more

Happy Anniversary!

 |  Sep 3, 2009

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, a landmark conservation law that helps ensure America’s pristine public lands are protected and managed to preserve their natural conditions. Thanks … Read more

Let’s Go Slow on Oil Shale

 |  Jun 15, 2009

Underneath a 1,300 square mile area along the T-shaped border of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming lies more estimated oil–in the form of oil shale–than all the oil in of Saudi … Read more

In the West it’s Cookin and It Ain’t Good Lookin

 |  May 27, 2009

In Western states, land is literally being cooked to extract oil. Long avoided due to its intense water and energy demands, industries are starting to look at oil shale development … Read more