31 January 2017
YAHOO NEWS: Mountain West Voters Outline Priorities for Trump Administration on Public Lands in New Survey
Mountain West voters weighed in on the Trump Administration's priorities for managing the use and protection of national public lands in a new Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll…
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20 January 2017
SAN BERNARDINO SUN: Obama leaves strong legacy of protecting special places
With the new year comes a time of reflection for many of us. As I look back to 2016, I’m remembering a special trip I made to the California desert. Along with a group from…
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17 January 2017
Hispanic Access Statement on Sec. of Interior Confirmation Hearing
Maite Arce, President and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement in response to yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Rep. Ryan Zinke, the nominee for Secretary of Interior:
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11 January 2017
Next 100 Coalition Applauds Presidential Memorandum, Designation of New National Monuments Celebrating Public Lands Diversity
Today, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum providing guidance to our nation’s public lands agencies on increasing the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands systems. In…
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10 January 2017
Chicano Park’s Landmark Designation Preserves Latino Social History
Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell designated San Diego’s Chicano Park, a community hub widely recognized as playing a key role in civil rights efforts by local Latinos, as a National Historic Landmark.
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08 January 2017
THE SEATTLE TIMES: Protect Public Lands that Reflect Nation’s Diversity
By Sally Jewell, Rue Mapp and Maite Arce Special to The Times AMERICA’S iconic places — like the Statue of Liberty, Yosemite, Mount Rainier National Park, and more — each tell a unique story that,…
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