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The National Conservation Lands give us new places and ways to explore, and CLF's Friends Grassroots Network is leading the charge to protect our most important public lands, rivers and trails.

If there’s a word to sum up 2018, I’d say it’s “defense.” Attacks on America’s National Monuments and other publicly-owned lands were unrelenting and we were singularly focused on protecting these treasures from irreparable harm.

The Friends Grassroots Network - a powerful and diverse group of local organizations - are laser-focused on making sure America's most important and iconic lands remain protected for the benefit of ALL Americans and future generations. Interviews from the 2018 Friends Rendezvous.

A video showcasing the Elevate Conservation event held during the 2018 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Denver, Colorado.

Ignoring Public Opposition and Legal Challenges, Department of Interior Releases Draft Management Plans

Following the release of the FY2019 Department of Interior budget by the Trump Administration, Brian Sybert, Executive Director of the Conservation Lands Foundation, issued the following statement.

New App Enables Public Land Users to Turn Recreation into Protection for National Monuments and National Conservation Lands.

On December 28, 2016, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to permanently protect two new national monuments: Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah, and Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada.

On February 12, 2016, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to permanently protect three new monuments, two of which are new additions to the National Conservation Lands: Mojave Trails and Sand to Snow National Monuments, both located in the California desert.