Sentences with phrase «conservation of our public lands»

In closing, we thank you for your pledge to restore scientific integrity to policy development and specifically to decisions impacting the environment — including the conservation of our public lands.

From 2009 to 2017, she served in the presidentially appointed, Senate - confirmed position of Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)-- theagency responsible for the management and conservation of public lands, natural and wildlife resource programs, and the trustee for Native American tribes.

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In practice, this meant more public land was set aside for conservation purposes and, in the areas still open to logging, cut blocks — those strategically shorn sections of forest seen in aerial photos — grew smaller.

The Department of the Interior will increase access to public lands and balance conservation with the unleashing of America's energy opportunities.

Officials with the Trust for Public Land, a San Francisco - based, non-profit conservation group, announced they have bought a half - acre lot in the 2700 block of West Fullerton Avenue, across the street from Haas Park.

By acquiring this property, and establishing a new wildlife sanctuary at Tidmarsh, Mass Audubon will lead by example in protecting one of the best remaining land conservation opportunities in coastal Massachusetts, and inspire the public to act on nature's behalf.

We are an active participant in the vibrant public / private land conservation community in Massachusetts — working to expand the impact of other organizations statewide.

Then late last year, Trust for Public Land, a national non-profit conservation organization, bought a vacant building west of the park and held it for the Park District.

Mass Audubon opposes proposed natural gas pipelines (see No Pipeline Position Statement), that would have major environmental impacts on public and private conservation lands including properties «permanently» protected under Article 97 of the State Constitution.

The Every Kid in a Park program also covers historic sites and the state Department of Environmental Conservation's public lands.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has purchased a 38 - acre parcel in the pine barrens that expands public lands and recreational green space while helping to preserve Long Island's drinking water resources, officials announced Wednesday.

The decision to reduce Bears Ears is expected to set off a legal battle that could alter the course of American land conservation, putting dozens of other monuments at risk and possibly opening millions of preserved public acres to oil and gas extraction, mining, logging and other commercial activities.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in clean up events at 135 state parks, historic sites and public lands, including sites operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation, the National Park Service and municipal parks

Over protests from conservation and citizen groups, on August 14 the BLM auctioned off energy leases for all of the remaining public land on the Roan encompassing 54,631 acres (221 square kilometers).

Zinke has called for the full and permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program created to protect and purchase public lands and embraced by green groups.

«We're already working with public land managers and private landowners to make use of this valuable new information,» said Scott Bearer, Senior Conservation Scientist with The Nature Conservancy and one of the assessment's co-authors.

«While he has steered clear of efforts to sell off public lands and supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund, far more often Rep. Zinke has advanced policies that favor special interests,» said Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, in a statement.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold public hearings tonight at the county council room in Hilo and tomorrow at the Natural Energy Lab in Kona, on a conservation district...

SALT LAKE CITY — A states» rights, public lands movement with its genesis in Utah was blasted by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Thursday as an effort that threatens to undo the successes of American conservation policy.

Bradley Campbell and Deanna Moran of the Conservation Law Foundation write, «Much of this land belongs to the public, on «loan» or licensed to private developers so long as they are serving public purposes.

of public land necessitated a more systemic and comprehensive approach to conservation.

Within a few years, Prof. Maathai realised that the illegal and corrupt privatisation of public land necessitated a more systemic and comprehensive approach to conservation.

«We are grateful to Ruffwear for demonstrating such leadership in our shared effort to protect and defend public lands,» said John Sterling, executive director of The Conservation Alliance.

Conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have been capturing fine art photographs of wildflowers across America's Western public lands — from Death Valley to Colorado's San Juan Mountains — for more than 20 years.

Kent's singular act — a donation by a private individual to preserve lands for greater public benefit — has shown the way for 100 years of environmental and conservation work around the Bay.

Four major land - managing public agencies and a Bay Area conservation nonprofit have reached a landmark agreement to work together to steward the long - term preservation and restoration of Marin County's beloved Mount Tamalpais.

We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals, and commitment to public service.

The Wilderness Act also states that these lands are set aside to «be devoted to the public purposes of recreation, scenic, scientific, educational, conservation and historic use.»

These dialogues were intense, as they discussed the differences between preservation and conservation and the importance of exposing people to public lands.

In 2014, four public land agencies (National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin County Parks, and the Marin Municipal Water District) teamed with the Parks Conservancy to form the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative — an initiative that brings together their resources, talents, and philanthropic efforts to support the stewardship, conservation, and enjoyment of Mt. Tamalpais.

After an incredible show of public support, the Conservation Ecology Centre (CEC) is close to raising enough funds to purchase a piece of land that will be transformed into a haven for koalas and other native animals.

«The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation believes that data - driven, spatially explicit strategies for land conservation are the best means of insuring that scarce public and private resources are invested wisely and efficiently.

«Responsibly developing our energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in a safe and well - regulated way is important to our economy and energy security, and it provides billions of dollars to fund the conservation of our coastlines, public lands and parks,» said Secretary Zinke.

Socio (s): WHO, WMO, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

Take a look at some of the bills the House GOP is pushing: The «Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014,» HR 4899, prioritizes oil and gas development over any other uses of America's public lands, be they conservation, hunting, hiking, wildlife habitat, or historic preservation.

Paul has served on the board of many environmental organizations, including Center for Plant Conservation, Shelburne Farms, Trust for Public Land, Conservation International, and National Audubon Society.

«Congress is expected to further cut funding for conservation programs and land agencies, already sitting at less than 1 percent of the federal budget,» writes Brad Brooks, the associate director of the Idaho office of the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit conservation group dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands, in a recent AlterNet article.

But as Tania Lown - Hecht, communications director of the Outdoor Alliance, a nonprofit public lands conservation group, points out, calling the GOP plan a «transfer» is a misnomer.

The lease sales come after Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke removed 17,000 acres of public lands near Yellowstone National Park from the auction block from the March sale in response to intense public pressure from conservation groups and in order to address environmental concerns.

The Hudson Highlands Land Trust was instrumental in securing this conservation easement, while the Putnam Highlands Audubon Society acted with great foresight to guarantee permanent legal protection of and public access to their sanctuary,» said Steve Rosenberg, executive director of the Scenic Hudson Land Trust.

We were pleased to cooperate with Scenic Hudson and Equity Trust and the other funding partners to protect the farm, resulting not only in the conservation of prime agricultural land but also in the permanent protection of lands adjacent to well - used and highly valued public recreation areas.

While land conservation continues to be the central tenet of the group's mission, it is extremely proud of the great strides made in the areas of public policy, outreach and education.

«Any plans to reorganize need to be seen in the wider context of Zinke's crusade to downsize and change Interior's mission by handing over our public lands and waters to oil companies and other special interests,» Alex Taurel, deputy legislative director of the League of Conservation Voters, told Earther in a statement.

The French Foundation Green Mountain Club, O Section The Highfield Foundation Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) Lemont Richardson Foundation The Lintilhac Foundation The Mascoma Watershed Conservation Council McCollom Family Foundation New Hampshire Charitable Foundation New Hampshire Preservation Alliance New York Community Trust Saint - Gaudens Memorial Sharon Elementary School — 6th Grade Solstice Trust State of New Hampshire State of Vermont Stettenheim Foundation Tarleton Fund of the N.H. Charitable Foundation — Upper Valley Region Thetford Bake Sale Town of Norwich Trust For Public Land Two Rivers - Ottauquechee Regional Commission Upper Valley Trails Alliance Vermont Community Foundation Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Vermont River Conservancy Women's Network of the Upper Valley

Fossil fuel development undermines the protection of public lands for future generations and the conservation of species, habitat, and ecological values to which the lands have been consecrated.

«Today's ruling makes sure that coal mines can't build roads in Colorado's precious national forest roadless areas unless and until the Forest Service makes an honest accounting of the huge amounts of climate pollution that such mining may cause,» said Alli Melton, Public Lands Direction for Crested Butte - based High Country Conservation Advocates.

We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals, and commitment to public service.

Chevron's filing also cites numerous statutes that refute the plaintiffs» claims that fossil fuels unreasonably interfere with public rights, including the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1992, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Mining and Minerals Policy Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and the Federal Lands Policy Management Act, all of which specifically call for the production of oil and natural gas within the United States:

Government subsidization of water and logging on public land encourages wastefulness and discourages conservation.

Along the way, he roamed across numerous public and private conservation lands, including Bureau of Land Management holdings in California and a national park in Mexico... M53 also journeyed through a number of properties threatened by development and made several dangerous highway crossings.