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National Landscape Conservation System

Urgent Call to Action: Vote in D.C. today to defund our National Conservation Lands

Dear Friends, I am contacting you today with an urgent request. Please take the next five minutes to contact your Congressperson today to urge her/him to vote against Continuing Resolution Amendments No. 92, 203 and 515. Each of these amendments would compromise our National Conservation Lands (formally known as the National Landscape Conservation System) by [...]

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National Conservation Lands video on Assignment: Earth

Here’s a great little video describing America’s National Conservation Lands, the system of special places I work to protect. To support the great people working hard to protect America’s natural and cultural heritage, please check out the Conservation Lands Foundation.

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Save 25% on Optic Nerve sunglasses plus free shipping while supporting charity

Receive 25% off your entire purchase plus free shipping on all sunglasses and goggles. $3 from each sale will be donated to the Conservation Lands Foundation‘s work to protect, restore and expand the National Conservation Lands. Visit www.nerveusa.com and enter the Coupon Code “CLFOPTIC” at checkout. Please share with your friends and family — let’s [...]

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Celebrate 10 years of Ironwood Forest National Monument this Saturday

This Saturday, I’m headed down towards Tucson for what is sure to be a great event. The Friends of Ironwood Forest are hosting a celebration marking the 10-year anniversary of Ironwood Forest National Monument and the National Conservation Lands (also known by its more cumbersome name, the National Landscape Conservation System). There’s still time to [...]

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Perry Mesa exhibit at Pueblo Grande Museum

Here’s a great opportunity to learn more about Agua Fria National Monument without making the drive up there. From the BLM: BLM Partners with Museum, ASU, and Tonto National Forest on Perry Mesa Exhibit: Agua Fria National Monument staff have been working with the Pueblo Grande Museum, Arizona State University (ASU) researchers, Tonto National Forest [...]

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Free tour of Ironwood Forest National Monument—Mar 20

Friends of Ironwood Forest and the Bureau of Land Management invite you to a Free Tour of the Ironwood Forest National Monument on Saturday, March 20 Spend a day in one of southern Arizona’s most treasurered landscapes as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Throughout the tour, BLM speakers and [...]

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Restore a native grassland and an historic trail this weekend

There are two great volunteer opportunities this week in National Conservation Lands here in Arizona. If you have some time, please consider getting involved. Check out the Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona to register. Las Cienegas NCA Road Closure and Restoration Weekend Feb 19 – Feb 21 Experience a lush desert grassland just an hour southeast [...]

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A successful birthday for Agua Fria National Monument

I’ve previously mentioned last week’s 10-year anniversary celebration of Agua Fria National Monument (and the National Landscape Conservation System), so I thought I should post an update on how it went. I spoke with the BLM yesterday and the event wildly surpassed our estimates. We had projected about 500 attendees, but were surprised when more [...]

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Celebrate Agua Fria National Monument this Saturday

Join the Bureau of Land Management, the Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument, and Sonoran Audubon Society this Saturday, January 9 in celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Agua Fria National Monument and the National Landscape Conservation System. Agua Fria National Monument was designated by President Clinton to protect one of the most significant [...]

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Celebrate the Conservation System in Arizona

It’s been nearly 10 years since the creation of the National Landscape Conservation System - America’s newest system of protected lands managed by the US Bureau of Land Management. That’s all a mouthful to say that it’s been a decade (and sometimes two) since some of the most interesting, most wild, and mostly-unknown special places in [...]

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