How the Dust Bowl Led to National Grasslands, Our Most Underrated Public Lands On April 14, 1935—"Black Sunday"—a massive dust storm engulfed the southern Plains. The federal government began buying up devastated private lands, which are now public grasslands

Do you know what our national grasslands actually are? Do you know how they came to be?

If not, you might enjoy this history deep dive. This is one of my favorite public land stories I've written so far.

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It's Time to Refocus on the Boundary Waters and the Congressional Review Act The Senate is back in session this week, let's tell them to oppose H.J. Res. 140

The Senate is back in session. Time to remind them to vote "no" on H.J. Res. 140, the Boundary Waters mining bill.

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Save the Forest Service & Keep Public Lands in Public Hands #KeepPublicLandsInPublicHands #SaveTheForestService #ProtectPublicLands @washingtontrails.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DW4vFDFk1o1/

As a retired Plant Ecologist and IT Specialist who worked for the Forest Service for 34 years I strongly oppose the proposed reorganization of the Forest Service. I also strongly oppose the reduction of environmental regulations. Public lands need to stay in public hands #ProtectPublicLands

Heartbroken for the trees, the rivers, and the quiet places we’ll lose — stand and speak for what belongs to us all.

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Panoramic view of colorful, layered hills and mounds under a bright blue sky.

Red Cone

📍Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon (2020)

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The War on Public Lands: How War Changes How Public Lands Are Used On April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered World War I and the pillage and plunder of public lands began

On April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered World War I.

The consequences were instantaneous and massive—not just to the lives of ordinary Americans and soldiers but also to America's public lands.

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The public got one week to comment on Chaco Canyon drilling. It’s almost over - High Country News Indigenous leaders, New Mexico political leaders accuse feds of rushing a decision about the sacred site.

Urgent Call To Action: Protect Chaco Canyon Public Comments end tomorrow and they only gave us 7 days. I did mine, link in article to make a comment. #UrgentCallToAction #CallToAction #ProtectPublicLands #NewMexico #BLM #Indivisible #ChacoCanyon #Resist

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BLM Wants to Allow Drilling on Lands Directly Bordering Chaco Culture National Historical Park New proposal would revoke mineral withdrawal from a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

If you're scrolling your phone while digesting your Easter ham or lamb, here’s a reminder that there’s only one more day to leave a public comment against drilling at Chaco Canyon in this initial comment period.

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More Resignations and Early Retirements Coming to National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Other Interior Agencies “It’s almost like, you know, [the Trump administration] thinks that invisible elves do it or something.

“As part of this initiative,” the Interior Department announced in its press release, “we will be offering another Deferred Resignation Program as well as another opportunity for Voluntary Early Retirement.”

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BLM Wants to Allow Drilling on Lands Directly Bordering Chaco Culture National Historical Park New proposal would revoke mineral withdrawal from a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Another day, another attack on public lands. Today, we got an assault on the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chaco Culture National Historical Park. To be clear: this is straight out of Project 2025 (and in the same category as the Boundary Waters).

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MAGA God Squad Sentences Critically Endangered Whale Species to Extinction For the first time of the 53-year history of the Endangered Species Act, wildlife protections are waived for "national security" reasons

Today, the "God Squad" convened to waive ESA restrictions for oil/gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Requested by Hegseth and led by Burgum, this group, also called the Extinction Committee, took 15 minutes to destroy a decades-old law.

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“Somewhere” in the Gila NF. #explore #hike #southwest #newmexico #slotcanyon #canyon #protectpubliclands

Grizzlies Were Supposed to Be Reintroduced to the North Cascades, Now the Government Ignores Its Own Previously Approved Plans Plus, a new fun initiative to help protect public lands and waters

This story shows how an administration can stop publicly supported conservation efforts simply through inaction. Officials don’t necessarily have to do anything negative to affect conservation—sometimes, just doing nothing is enough to halt progress.

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Frigatebird
Umbrellabird
Chickadee
Kingbird

Ibis
Crane
Eagle

Just a list of birds

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The Time Is Ripening For a New Conservation President Exactly halfway between the nation's founding in 1776 and its 250th anniversary this year, a visionary president stepped up and protected 230 million acres of public lands and waters

Trivia question: Do you know who became president in the year the United States celebrated its 125th anniversary?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt.

There’s something almost eerie about the symmetry between then and now.

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backpacking tents in a high mountain meadow campsite, alpenglow on the surrounding mountains.

Feeling the need to get back on the trail. Soon! Photo: La Garita Wilderness, southern Colorado, 2023. #hike #backpacking #explore #southwest #adventure #protectpubliclands

quiet campsite with backpacking tent and chair, in the wilderness.

Campsite on Animas Creek, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Black Range, Gila NF (last October). #backpacking #wilderness #hike #explore #protectpubliclands

👏 thank you private timber company and Tahoe Donner Land Trust! 👏

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Call to Action: Help Protect Oregon's Old-Growth Forests BLM plans "maximum" logging on 2.5 million acres of public lands in western Oregon

The deadline to leave a comment on the BLM's insane proposal to quadruple logging quotas on 2.5 million (!) acres of Oregon's public forests is this Monday.

Please take a minute this weekend to speak up. Thanks!

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**VOTE TODAY/CALL NOW** Call your US Rep to vote "NO" on HR 556. Keep regs banning lead ammo on public lands. Capitol Switchboard, (202) 224-3121, 9-6 (Eastern), M-F. Ask for your US Rep by name or give your zip code. #waronwildlife #protectwildlife #protectpubliclands #wildlife #leadammoban

National parks belong to all of us—not corporations.

Our public lands are not for sale.

They are for wildlife, for future generations, and for preservation—not exploitation.
Protect our parks. 🌲🐾

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Oregon’s Forests and the Violence of Practicality How deregulation turns living places into units of production and what that means for the people.

Oregon’s Forests and the Violence of Practicality - Geddry’s Newsletter #ProtectPublicLands
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