NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Deb Haaland for Secreatary of the Interior.
Our national parks are symbols of conservation, historic preservation and heritage we share with all Americans. In the last four years, as we witnessed weakened protection for cultural resources, wildlife, waterways and the list goes on, the highest level of protection was not afforded to these incredible places. We can and must do better. The Biden-Harris Administration must address climate change head-on, ensure the federal government – and the park system – is welcoming to diverse communities, and reverse damaging policies that put at risk the water, air, wildlife and other resources that make our parks world-renowned.
SALT LAKE CITY A new report issued Thursday by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance says passing America s Red Rock Wilderness Act, which would protect millions more acres of land in Utah, could help mitigate the impacts of climate change and stem the loss of animal species and biodiversity.
Passing the act would be a big step toward meeting the goals of the 30x30 Campaign to Save Nature, the report says, which aims to protect 30% of the earth s lands and oceans by 2030 in an effort to limit the planet s temperature increase.
In a Thursday presentation from the Wilderness Alliance, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, SUWA board member Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk said America s Red Rock Wilderness Act presents an extraordinary opportunity.
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Growing up, Maine was always a wilderness to me a place blanketed by trees, populated by moose and a few hardy souls. Later, I learned that was not exactly true (after all, there are deer too). In all seriousness though, visiting the mountains and forests of Maine made me realize that this is where I wanted to be.
But things are changing.
Across the nation, we are losing our wild places, little chunks of ourselves bit by bit. As environmental devastation encroaches and the impacts of climate change continue to mount, the cost of inaction is steep. More and more species are threatened or going extinct. The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming bodies of water in the world, which already is impacting the lobster fishery. These problems are happening to us, right now.
there they are, some of them. you notice, all of them are the same distance apart from the others. why is that? well, i was hoping you could tell me. this is where ted s next chapter begins. on one of his 27 properties, spanning 2 million acres. okay, guys. they re talking a little too much for me. what he has done is staggering. he s created a template for what men and women who own large tracts of land can do. to save nature, to save wildlife. new priorities. new ventures. you cannot take a business person like my father and just saddle him into a stall. he just doesn t do well sitting