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
“Stripping Three Million Acres of National Monument designations is a desecration and dereliction of Presidential duty. Shame on this Administration,“ says Conservation Lands Foundation CEO Chris Hill
Sign the petition letting President Trump know you oppose ANY reductions or removals of America’s national monuments, including Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, which protects more than 48,000 acres of Southern Nevada’s Mojave Desert, was expanded by nearly 9,300 acres with the signing by President Trump of the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act (H.R. 972).
Public land protectors went to Washington DC Capitol Hill to advocate for saving the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The group was comprised of local business owners from gateway towns near Grand Staircase and represented the bipartisan effort to keep the current 2025 Monument Management Plan in place.
A U.S. District Court granted a motion by conservation organizations to block ground-disturbing activities associated with construction of the Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George, Utah.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2026 Contact: Kris Deutschman, kris@conservationlands.org, Bertha Gutiérrez, bertha@conservationlands.org Las Vegas, NV - The Conservation Lands Foundation celebrates the passing of the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act (H.R. 972) led by Representative Dina Titus (D-Nevada) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), which expands Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Southern Nevada by almost 9,300 acres as mitigation for important water infrastructure needed in Southern Nevada. The bill, which passed unanimously in both the House and Senate, is now headed to the President’s desk for his signature. The bill ensures that a water pipeline project by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) may be constructed underground through the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. The authority to grant right-of-way access to SNWA in a permanently protected area had to be granted by Congress. “The Horizon Lateral project is an example of how infrastructure projects on National Conservation Lands can have minimal ground disturbance, mitigate anticipated impacts, and address community needs while ensuring the objects and values for which the area was protected remain protected. This legislation is a positive example of a bill that strikes a balance between conservation and development with input from local advocates. We applaud the leadership and commitment of Senator Cortez Masto and Representative Dina Titus to advance balanced public lands legislation” said Jocelyn Torres, Chief Conservation Officer at the Conservation Lands Foundation.
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
“Stripping Three Million Acres of National Monument designations is a desecration and dereliction of Presidential duty. Shame on this Administration,“ says Conservation Lands Foundation CEO Chris Hill
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
“Stripping Three Million Acres of National Monument designations is a desecration and dereliction of Presidential duty. Shame on this Administration,“ says Conservation Lands Foundation CEO Chris Hill
