🚨 It’s official 🚨 President Trump has virtually eliminated Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. The Wilderness Society will stand alongside Tribal Nations, local communities, and supporters across the country to fight for these remarkable places.

As we reflect upon the last 250 years of our nation, The Wilderness Society’s Governing Council Member Theodore Roosevelt IV calls on public lands supporters to hold our leaders accountable for decisions that will shape what comes next. Watch the video below and take action: https://bit.ly/3SXWkTv

As we approach America's 250th, The Wilderness Society’s Governing Council Member Theodore Roosevelt IV shares his thoughts on our nation’s conservation legacy and responsibility to defend them against threats to weaken their protections. Watch and take action: https://youtu.be/udBuFWuyg8w

In a conversation with TWS President Tracy Stone-Manning, Ted Roosevelt IV reflects on the legacy of President Roosevelt and why conserving public lands for future generations is one of the highest forms of patriotism.

Sen. Padilla: Right at the deadline, the Republican majority filed an amendment to the previously bipartisan wildfire bill to codify the repeal of the roadless rule. The last-minute move destroys bipartisan opportunity for compromise.

Sen. Heinrich: We took a previously largely bipartisan, constructive wildfire effort, and now it has become a partisan-pitched battle over repealing the roadless area.

Sen. Heinrich: I am disappointed that we have yet another business meeting where we are considering zero conservation bills that are priorities for my members.

Bad news: A new bill introduced by Senator John Barrasso (WY) and backed by Senator Mike Lee (UT) would strike down protections for 45 million acres of national forests by nullifying the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tell your Senators to vote NO on S. 140: https://bit.ly/4geri3h

BLM oil and gas lease sales can have major environmental and economic impacts on communities. Join us w/ @wilderness.org June 4 @ 1 PM MT to learn how local governments can take action. Register: tinyurl.com/pnswyh4k

The Wilderness Society @wilderness.org has some maps and stats here: www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

Sen. Heinrich: I want to commend Senator Barrasso for working in a very bipartisan way on dealing with wildfire threats that we're all struggling with. And I think putting the Roadless Rule repeal into this legislation just blows that up.

Senate Republicans created a Trojan Horse to repeal the Roadless Rule. We need to raise our voices to push back!

BREAKING 🚨 The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a rule to fast-track drilling in the Western Arctic, forcing approvals in as little as 60 days and cutting out meaningful public input and environmental review. Read more: https://bit.ly/3PzIZzr

$1 billion for a Ballroom, $10 billion for vanity projects in DC, $15 million for an arch in front of Arlington Cemetery. Meanwhile—they are proposing to cut over $1 billion in tribal programs, tribal housing, education, water and other basic programs, while opening sacred sites like Chaco Canyon.

BREAKING 🚨 The Trump administration is officially repealing the BLM Public Lands Rule, culminating a rollback process launched last year. They’re prioritizing drilling and mining over conservation, outdoor access and the future of the places we all share. Learn more: https://bit.ly/43347Bg

During Grist's event at #SFClimateWeek, climate impact stepped off the page and into real life through powerful and personal storytelling. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/48JlOcA (This event was supported by Patagonia, WHEN Justice and The Wilderness Society.)

A coalition of national and regional affordable housing organizations, conservation groups, and tribal housing advocates has come together around a shared idea: protecting public lands and addressing housing affordability aren’t competing priorities; they are complementary: https://bit.ly/4mY7xOU

Chaco Canyon is a living, cultural landscape and it is worth protecting.

The fight isn't over. We will keep fighting to protect clean water and wildlife, defend the freedom the Boundary Waters provides, and ensure it endures for future generations.

BREAKING: The admin is proposing a full revocation of the 20-year oil and gas ban in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco Region. This would be a devastating reversal of hard-won protections for one of the Southwest's most sacred landscapes. Tell BLM: Keep Greater Chaco protected! https://bit.ly/3OaqfG9

Our new report: "Not for Sale: The Fight for Public Lands" features 10 American landscapes threatened by drilling and mining. It also features powerful stories from 11 unique leaders working to keep these places protected. Read more and take action: https://bit.ly/3NWCG8m

BREAKING! 🚨 Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Celeste Maloy (R-UT) just introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the monument’s management plan. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ruDyit

We need your help ASAP! The administration is moving quickly to advance oil and gas leasing in the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, where caribou give birth. Send a message to the BLM before March 5: https://bit.ly/4rQRYKC

Tomorrow, Steve Pearce could face questioning at his Senate confirmation hearing. He is the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, the agency responsible for overseeing 245 million acres of public land. We came up with some important questions senators should ask: https://bit.ly/4aJOtOF

Breaking 🚨The Department of the Interior announced today that it is revoking two public lands orders to enable the construction of the proposed Ambler Road. Read our statement: https://bit.ly/3MQSFEq

The Wilderness Society and Grandmothers Growing Goodness have filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop leasing as part of an oil and gas lease sale in the Western Arctic. Read our statement: https://bit.ly/4rl9XbJ

The administration took another big step in advancing a dangerous fossil fuel agenda that prioritizes oil and gas profits over the health and well-being of communities and public lands by repealing the EPA’s "endangerment finding".

Across the West, schools, roads, and emergency services are still tied to fossil fuel revenue—leaving towns vulnerable when boom turns to bust. There’s a better way. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aIvULT

BREAKING: The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as next week to strip vital protections from the headwaters of the Boundary Waters, one of the nation’s largest and most visited wilderness areas. Tell your senators to vote NO & protect the Boundary Waters: https://bit.ly/4q5xagM

“Sadly, ConocoPhillips will now spend the winter disrupting caribou migration and crushing fragile Arctic tundra under massive thumper trucks before a full hearing of our case against this destructive exploration plan,” said Matt Jackson, Alaska senior manager for TWS: https://bit.ly/4rtSBcl

In a new Compact op-ed, TWS President Tracy Stone-Manning shares what she learned running the Bureau of Land Management and why we must rebuild a system that protects clean water, wildlife, and our freedom to get outside for future generations. Read here: https://bit.ly/4qHEdxa

Despite the recent collapse of ConocoPhillips’ largest mobile drilling rig and thousands of gallons of diesel spilled in the Western Arctic, a federal court has allowed the company’s winter exploration to continue, for now. Read more: https://bit.ly/4brjmtg

🚨The House has voted to overturn protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—opening the door to toxic mining in its headwaters. The Senate MUST stop this.

🎉 Happy birthday to us 🎉 91 years ago today, a small group of conservationists gathered around a radical idea: protecting wild places for their own sake. Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has been a national conservation organization dedicated to protecting America’s wild places.

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Roadless Rule. For a quarter century, it’s helped protect places like the Gila, keeping our national forests intact for hunters, anglers, families, and local communities. Public lands belong to all of us, and this rule helps keep them that way.

People across the West cherish our public lands. For 25 years, the Roadless Rule has protected millions of acres of our forests. In the face of Trump’s efforts to repeal this rule and sell our public lands, we’ll always keep fighting to protect these lands for future generations.

25 years ago today, the Roadless Rule was created to protect millions of acres of our national forests. The Trump administration is trying to dismantle it. USDA should listen to the hundreds of thousands calling to leave this rule in place to preserve public lands for wildlife & future generations.

Today marks 25 years of the Roadless Rule. It’s an extremely popular conservation measure that protects many of your favorite hunting spots, hiking trails, biking routes, and fishing streams across the country. But now the Trump administration wants to repeal it.

Thank you, Senator Hickenlooper, for your leadership!

“Donald Trump and his administration are attacking wind projects. They're attacking solar projects." @kaine.senate.gov called out Trump’s sham "energy emergency" for what it is: a giveaway to Big Oil that is killing jobs & raising costs for working families. "This is no emergency." 👇

Trump is the energy emergency—and he’s killing jobs and raising costs. My joint statement with @senatorheinrich.bsky.social regarding Republicans’ rubber-stamping of Trump’s war on affordable, American-made energy:

Denali. Standing tall. 🏔️ The name Denali means ‘The High One’ in Koyukon Athabaskan, a name used by Indigenous Alaskans for centuries.

🚨 The Eastern Hellbender needs your help! These salamanders keep waterways healthy but are disappearing due to habitat loss and pollution. Storms like Helene have worsened their decline. Help push for endangered status—submit a comment by Feb. 11! www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...

BREAKING: Just days after confirmation, Interior Secretary Burgum ordered expanded oil & gas leasing, lease reinstatement in the Arctic Refuge and potential rollbacks of Biden-era rules—including the Public Lands Rule.

The oil industry shrugs at Trump's effort to drill the Arctic Refuge. Analysts say the risk is too great, and U.S. oil production is already at record levels. Once again, it's clear there's no reason to have a federal leasing program for this special place.

President Trump signed a sweeping & destructive executive order on Monday that attempts to erase all Biden administration efforts to protect Alaska’s public lands, Indigenous communities & the climate. The order calls for developing the state’s natural resources “to the fullest extent possible.”

As Dwight Schrute would phrase it, today is the anniversary of our 90th birthday!! 🎂 Since our founding in 1935, we have grown from a small group of conservationists into a leading national organization dedicated to protecting public lands and ensuring everyone has access to nature.

🚨BREAKING: After pledging once again during his inaugural address to “drill, baby, drill,” President Trump signed a series of executive orders that seek to rapidly dismantle climate and conservation policies.

MORE GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCTIC 🚨 The Bureau of Land Management just released a report recognizing the negative impact of oil development on caribou populations in the Western Arctic and highlighting the need for new Special Areas, which are off-limits to drilling.