National park visitors contributing billions to U.S. economy
According to a Department of the Interior (DOI) press release sent out Thursday, visitors to national parks contributed $40 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 329,000 jobs in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and recreation.
Land and Water Conservation Fund close to permanent reauthorization
On Tuesday, February 12 the Senate voted 98-2 to pass what some are calling the biggest conservation legislation in a decade, ensuring protections for millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of rivers.
Shutdown damage still being measured
As various federal agencies and businesses begin to assess the damage caused by the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history, impacts on public lands and the people who depend on them are coming to the forefront.
Comment period opens for management plans at downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments
Comment period opens for management plans at downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments Lands cut from Grand Staircase National Monument part of a separate draft plan On August 15, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a notice...Report: national public lands in Western states see 290 million visits annually
Report: national public lands in Western states see 290 million visits annually Estimated visitor numbers equivalent to 90 percent of U.S. population The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) released a report last week estimating that the Western states receive...
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 at 1:33pm
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, @SecBernhardt is continuing to put Utah's Outdoor Recreation Economy at risk. More from @ProtectNPS' Phil Brueck in @sltrib: https://t.co/yJ2TAW9fcW
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, @SecBernhardt is continuing to put Utah's Outdoor Recreation Economy at risk. More from @ProtectNPS' Phil Brueck in @sltrib: https://t.co/yJ2TAW9fcW