Nearly 50 Groups Encourage Transparency, Public Input, Efficiency in BLM Planning Process
Earlier this year in March, President Donald Trump signed legislation into law (H.J. Res. 44) that repealed recently completed planning regulations that were meant to increase transparency and provide more […]
COMPLETED ACTION: Lawless Logging Bill Passes House Committee, Threatens National Forests
Today the controversial Resilient Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) passed the House Natural Resources Committee and is headed to the House floor. This bill, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman […]
Congress, President Repeal Improvements to Public Land Management
On March 27th, President Donald Trump signed legislation into law (H.J. Res. 44) that would repeal recently completed planning regulations that increase transparency and provide more public input on resource […]
WA Wild Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Conservation Focus by Bureau of Land Management
The San Juan Islander published a story celebrating some of the remarkable BLM lands in Washington State – not least of which is the recently designated San Juan Islands National […]
“Quiet recreation” on Washington’s BLM lands generates millions of dollars, supports jobs
A new study found that local Washington communities near federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management benefited from millions of dollars in spending in 2014 as the result of […]
Sage Spirit Presentation Series in Eastern Washington
Washington Wild is leading efforts statewide to provide meaningful protections for Washington’s unheralded wild lands in eastern Washington. As the largest single land manager of sagebrush habitat in Eastern Washington, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a critical opportunity this summer to provide meaningful protections through their Resource Management Plan for lands with Wilderness characteristics, wildlife habitat and year round recreational opportunities.
New National Monument Designated for San Juan Islands
President Obama formally designated the San Juan Island National Monument, which protects 970 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed lands on Patos, Lopez, and surrounding Islands. These areas […]
