On May 6, the Biden administration outlined a vision for how the United States can conserve and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife that sustain the nation. The recommendations in the 24-page report, Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful, calling for a locally led nationwide conservation goal to conserve 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
As I ve mentioned previously, California was first out of the gate to commit to the 30 by 30 goal, with Gov. Gavin Newsom s Executive Order N-82-20 last October committing the state to the plan now endorsed by the Biden administration on a national scale. With the release of the administration s vision document, things are getting real, and the core principles in that document spell out just what the conservation and restoration of America the Beautiful means.