Sentences with phrase «public lands access»

«It's an unprecedented engagement that happened with private landowners and with state agencies to make sure that bird was not listed,» says Land Tawney, president of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a Montana - based group that advocates for public lands access and wildlife protections.

Not exact matches

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

The Park District Board, though voting to pursue the property, attached four conditions to its cooperation with the village, and one of them is essentially what Regan wants from the village as well: public access to the land.

The City of Chicago and the Trust for Public Land have acquired key properties for three new parks and trail access ramps along the Canadian Pacific railroad line at Bloomingdale Avenue.

Asharoken, Long Island has scheduled a public hearing Jan. 4 to give residents a final chance to voice their opinions on a beach restoration project that would bring millions in federal funds to the village but require many property owners to allow public access on their private land.

Hundreds of citizens from across Buffalo Niagara texted in their answers and made their voice heard on topics as diverse as public transportation, land use, vacancy, and food access.

With the growth in the commercialisation of public space, through sell - offs, a Peaceful Protest Act would also create a limited right of access to quasi-public land for the purposes of protest — as Tom Watson unsuccessful amendment to the Protection of Freedoms Bill attempted last year.

Governor Cuomo said he hopes to see the ECHDC provide a mixed - use development plan for this land including a public access component along with some residential and commercial development.

«Although recent announcements about the release of public sector land for private sector housing are welcome, what is really holding back first - time buyers is not development but access to finance.

The announcement about the release of public sector land is welcome, but it is access to finance, not development that is currently holding back the housing market.

Appropriates $ 40M to address a variety of capital needs including: the creation of new public access projects to connect hunters, anglers, bird watchers, and other outdoor enthusiasts to untapped State - owned lands; providing for air monitoring infrastructure and information technology investments; and health and safety repairs for dams, State lands, fish hatcheries, and other State infrastructure.

Democratic Trustee challengers took aim at their Republican opponents Tuesday on the issues of water pollution and public beach access at a candidates» forum sponsored by The Suffolk Times and hosted by Peconic Landing in Greenport.

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) claims the plans ignore the losses country businesses could suffer and said farmers would face greater liability for farm animals and buildings not designed for public use in areas where no access previously existed.

«The vast majority of that land should be preserved in perpetuity for public access,» Higgins said in August.

Honeywell spokeswoman Victoria Streitfeld said the company already allows public access for the county bike trail and has an «ongoing dialogue with Onondaga County officials and the community» on uses of its land.

Carter Strickland, New York State Director of The Trust for Public Land, said, «The natural beauty on the North Fork of Long Island is something to behold and providing greater access at Hallock State Park Preserve is allowing our communities to better connect with what makes this part of New York State so magnificent and unique.

They'll discuss a range of environmental issues including expanding the bottle bill, brownfields, access to public land, global warming and much more.

But before it happens, the Buffalo Democrat is calling for an easement on the land to prohibit commercial development within 15 feet of the water and ensure public access.

Mantello said the 2009 Public Authorities Reform Act prohibits the Canal Corp. from selling public land for less than fair market value for any development other than a park or public aPublic Authorities Reform Act prohibits the Canal Corp. from selling public land for less than fair market value for any development other than a park or public apublic land for less than fair market value for any development other than a park or public apublic access.

«This remarkable discovery illustrates the importance of America's public lands as places where scientists have access to perform research that benefits everyone,» said Cindy Ott - Jones, Superintendent of Big Bend National Park.

RTP funding may not go toward property condemnation (eminent domain), construction of new trails for motorized use on federally managed public lands or for facilitating motorized access on otherwise non-motorized trails.

Romney accused the president of being responsible for rising gasoline prices and reduced access to public lands for oil production, and being disingenuous about supporting fossil fuels.

Trump's appointment to oversee America's parks and federal lands has pledged to protect them and public access while undoing federal regulation

States should enable rural charter schools to access unutilized and underutilized public assets, including school buildings, municipal facilities, and land.

The buildings and grounds of any public prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, high school, or secondary school, or any combination of grades prekindergarten through grade 12, or contiguous school district land, during any time period in which students are not permitted access; or

The common school, the Merrill Land - Grant Act that provided every state with the resources to build colleges for agriculture and manufacturing, the creation of public high schools, and the G.I. Bill which established that military veterans should have access to higher education are key elements of the expansion of educational opportunity.

The rest are silent on this topic — including papers by groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Excellent Education, Association of Public Land Grant Universities, and Institute for College Access and Success.

The Federal Lands Highway Program provides access to and within national forests, national parks, Indian reservations and other public lands by preparing plans and contracts, supervising construction facilities, and conducting bridge inspections and surLands Highway Program provides access to and within national forests, national parks, Indian reservations and other public lands by preparing plans and contracts, supervising construction facilities, and conducting bridge inspections and surlands by preparing plans and contracts, supervising construction facilities, and conducting bridge inspections and surveys.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $ 15 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments invest in public transit to help improve access to employment centers and promote economic development on tribal lands.

Importantly, the Administration's surface transportation reauthorization proposal, the GROW AMERICA Act, would build on current support for public and tribal lands, including creating a new program to support construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of large, nationally significant transportation infrastructure within or accessing federal or tribal lands, including national parks and forests.

any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is on a public road within or adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal lands open to the public.

Earth Watch • Omix - ADA has launched the Rugged Ridge Trail Access Program, which will provide grants to nonprofit organizations as a way of keeping recreational trails open on public land and advancing and protecting the off - road hobby.

National Park Service Takes Lead in Promoting Access to Parks and Public Lands as Catalysts to Improved Public Health and Lower Healthcare Costs more

Lands End — attracting more than 1 million visitors each year to its spectacular coastline — is unique for its rocky shores, unparalleled views, close proximity to a large residential neighborhood, and easy access by public transportation.

«Then and now, parks are a direct reflection of the American ideal that public lands must be protected from rapid urbanization, and that personal access to the natural world plays a vital role in our physical and emotional well - being.»

National Park Service Takes Lead in Promoting Access to Parks and Public Lands as Catalysts to Improved Public Health and Lower Healthcare Costs

Since 2007, CAP has met the need for thousands of Bay Area youth to get access to overnight camping in the Presidio, while providing a gateway experience to explore the Golden Gate National Parks and public lands far beyond our urban center.

To ensure its seclusion, the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust recently acquired a 12 acre parcel along side this Kauai beach to protect both public access and habitat for generations to come.

Here, the average person can still afford to own land nearby the ocean, commute into the city with ease on fantastic public transportation, live in a safe community, have access to all modern amenities of the first world, and be able to visit breathtaking public land within a few minutes drive.

There is even a nearby developed trail with wooded steps, landings and meditation benches that eventually leads toward public access to Indian Beach.

It is simply an excuse to gain access to our public lands for the rape and pillage and sacrifice of our ecological assets.

The anti-environmental narrative has always been more about protecting brand and bonuses, ensuring access to resources on public land, and boosting market demand for commodity products.

The outdated law gives mining companies «free and open access» to the majority of U.S. public land without taxpayer compensation.

«And access to carbon markets for non-federal public lands provides an incentive for these owners to finance emissions reduction projects.

Later, as the Director of Organizing at the Sierra Club, Byron led organizing efforts throughout the country to challenge the extraction, export and burning of fossil fuels, protect and create access to public lands, protect endangered species, and promote clean and renewable energy development.

Think Progress reports that» [l] egal scholars have noted that these so - called «land transfer» schemes are unconstitutional, economic analyses have found them to be fiscally reckless, and sportsmen's groups argue that they would result in diminished public access for hunting and fishing.»

[Translate] Environment It's part of a larger organized movement to sell off and limit access to America's public lands...

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.

The best urban planning will integrate things like well - placed residential and employment centers, efficient use of land and space and access to and investment in public transportation.

Barriers limiting the use of and access to public lands should be removed.