Blog

Public comments urge the Administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands.

Attempts to file mining claims in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments shows industry clamoring to exploit landscapes.

Just over two weeks since President Trump decimated Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, the administration is racing ahead with its work to try and erase the National Monuments from both the landscape and public awareness.

In this issue, we're covering the administration’s accelerated effort to unwind decades of conservation progress.

Join us and our partners on Monday, July 20 for a Monumental Statewide Day of Action. Bring a friend, bring a sign (we'll have extras), and let's make sure Utah's politicians hear us loud and clear.

The Department of the Interior’s Proposal Provides Only 14 Days to Weigh In

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 16, 2026 Contact: Kris Deutschman kris@conservationlands.org 916-425-7174 LAS VEGAS, NV // WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation Lands Foundation registered its support for amendments to the Northern Nevada Economic Development Conservation Act of 2025, which passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 15, on a 23-12 vote. According to Bertha Gutierrez, Nevada-based Senior Program Director for the Conservation Lands Foundation, “The amendments create meaningful conservation in Northern Nevada, resolve important infrastructure issues for the communities, and benefit Tribal Nations.” “We’re encouraged to see bi-partisan support for nearly 150,000 acres of new Wilderness Areas and the conveyance of more than 2,000 acres of important cultural sites into trust for the Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada,” said Gutierrez. Conservation highlights of the bill include: Permanently protecting key sage grouse habitat in the state through the designation of over 12,000 acres of new Burbank Canyons Wilderness area managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Douglas County, Nevada; Enhancing land management of the Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park by conveying 67 acres of Federal land within the park to the State of Nevada; Conveying over 2,000 acres of important cultural sites to be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada; Permanently protecting over 136,000 acres of BLM lands through the designation of seven Wilderness Areas in Pershing County, Nevada .  The Conservation Lands Foundation, represents a national network of advocates who are solely focused on the National Monuments and National Conservation Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. ###

“Congress should advance these locally driven bills and stand against efforts to dismantle America’s national monuments,“ says Conservation Lands Foundation CEO Chris Hill