Sentences with phrase «thousands of acres of public land»

There are now thousands of acres of public land «where the federal government doesn't dare tread, because of the threat of violence,» says Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a Birmingham, Alabama - based nonprofit that tracks extremist groups in America.

Now a decadelong struggle over the fate of thousands of acres of public land on the Roan has come to a head, and just in time for the hotly contested race for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat.

Not exact matches

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District owns thousands of acres of river - edged properties; perhaps some additional land can be leased to the Park District for public parks.

A Center report called Public Lands Enemies analyzes 132 bills part of an effort by 15 U.S. lawmakers, backed by extractive industries, to privatize our public lands — putting at risk hundreds of thousands of public acres home to diverse native wilPublic Lands Enemies analyzes 132 bills part of an effort by 15 U.S. lawmakers, backed by extractive industries, to privatize our public lands — putting at risk hundreds of thousands of public acres home to diverse native wildLands Enemies analyzes 132 bills part of an effort by 15 U.S. lawmakers, backed by extractive industries, to privatize our public lands — putting at risk hundreds of thousands of public acres home to diverse native wilpublic lands — putting at risk hundreds of thousands of public acres home to diverse native wildlands — putting at risk hundreds of thousands of public acres home to diverse native wilpublic acres home to diverse native wildlife.