Ahead of Public Lands Day, 100 Groups Call on Biden to Designate Avi Kwa Ame a National Monument

In a letter sent yesterday, 100 organizations representing millions of members and supporters across the country join the Indigenous leaders and nations, state and local governments, conservation organizations, outdoor recreationists, small businesses, artists, and advocates urging President Biden to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument. The letter comes ahead of Public Lands Day…

ORGANIZATIONS, AQUARIUMS AND BUSINESSES THANK PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR RESTORING MONUMENT PROTECTIONS

More than 150 organizations, aquariums, and businesses joined a letter addressed to President Biden, Secretary Haaland, Secretary Raimondo, Secretary Vilsack, Chair Mallory, Ms. Gina McCarthy and Administrator Spinrad, enthusiastically thanking them for their actions restoring full protections to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine national monuments. All three of the recently…

President Biden Restores Protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

President Biden will take action on Friday, October 8 to restore protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. On December 4, 2017, then-President Trump attempted to reduce the boundaries of Bears Ears by 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by nearly half, opening some lands removed from the monuments to mining and drilling. Sovereign…

Celebrate the 115th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act

Today marks the 115th anniversary of the Antiquities Act—one of the most powerful tools the President of the United States has to protect our nation’s wildlife, waters, historic and cultural sites, and landscapes by designating national monuments. Take action to stand with our national monuments! Safeguarding these important lands and waters ensure they can continue…