By Pat Kelly-Fischer, senior digital campaigner Its geysers, forests and wildlife earned Yellowstone protection as America’s first national park nearly 150 years ago. Just beyond the park’s borders, on its northern edge, Crevice Mining Group is pushing to construct a gold mine. To operate the mine, thousands of trucks would need to rattle through theGreater Yellowstone ecosystem. But first, the company will […]

Your signature today will help protect Great Sand Dunes National Park and nearby wilderness from more dirty drilling for oil and gas.       Great Sand Dunes National Park: An American Treasure Have you ever heard of — or visited — Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado? It’s a place where… Epic sand dunes tower as tall as skyscrapers. Sandhill cranes can […]

The Importance of Public Lands Every American — whether rancher, hunter, hiker, mountain biker, or city dweller — has something in common — namely, our spectacular American lands. In fact, more than a quarter of US lands are are owned by taxpayers, a gift and sacred trust to every American, present and future.1 Unfortunately, the new administration is targeting our public lands, […]

Our public lands need a champion. Will you show your support on Facebook for some of America’s most treasured — and ecologically important — places? This past spring President Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented — and frankly alarming — review of federal protections for 27 national monuments. The goal: to find more opportunities for mining, drilling and other environmentally destructive practices […]