Today is the last day to comment on the BLM's shortsighted plan to rollback the Public Lands Rule. Follow this link to add your name to the chorus of voices demanding this critical conservation tool be kept intact: actnowforpubliclands.org/take-action

The BLM’s Public Lands Rule puts conservation on equal footing with other land uses. But the Trump admin wants to gut it. We’re proud to support the 180 Western leaders urging the admin to keep the Rule. bit.ly/BLMLetter2025 #MountainPact #ActNowForPublicLands

"Dismantling these protections would erase promises made to tribal nations, unravel safeguards for wildlife, and silence thousands of years of stories." High Country News: What we stand to lost if national monuments fall www.hcn.org/articles/the...

Happy Halloween! Check out the Conservation Update to see how communities are responding to the gov't shutdown, learn about the current threat to the BLM Public Lands Rule, and find out how you can push back against anti-public lands policy that impacts us all. Link: mailchi.mp/themountainp...

From sea to shining sea, America's public lands define our country and are integral to our outdoor way of life. The government shutdown is hurting workers and communities across the country, and especially in the West. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Our public lands - and the communities that depend on them - are being hit hard by the ongoing government shutdown. Read more: www.westernslopenow.com/top-stories/...

We stand alongside the critical federal workers who care for and keep our public lands safe and accessible. Read more: www.hcn.org/.../more-tha....

Housing affordability is a crisis in Western and rural communities. We need more tools in our toolbox to help people afford to live where they work, not fewer. www.aspentimes.com/news/colorad...

Thank you to Bend, Oregon for being one of the more than 60 communities across the west who have passed resolutions, written letters, and signed proclamations protecting our public lands! We stand with you.

Public lands are part of what makes the West great, and we thank the dozens of communities across the west who have reaffirmed their commitment to defending them. We must prevent anti-public land politicians from shrinking or selling off our public lands to the highest bidder.

Thank you Commissioner Slotnick for standing up and speaking out in defense of our public lands! #keepitpublic #publiclandspublichands

ICYMI: Mountain Pact Executive Director Anna Peterson released this statement regarding the federal government shut down. Click here to learn more: the-mountain-pact.squarespace.com/s/The-Mounta...

Thank you to Blaine County, Idaho for standing up and defending our public lands!

Mountain communities like Mammoth Lakes rely on safe and healthy #publiclands in order to thrive. We're proud to stand alongside communities that are defending them. bit.ly/TMPpubliclands

The BLM Public Lands Rule provides protections for some of our most important wildlife habitat, recreation areas, water resources, and Indigenous sites. We need to keep this rule so communities across the West can continue benefitting from it for generations to come.

The Trump administration is attacking our public lands. Celebrate Public Land Day and stay in the fight so that millions of acres of public lands and waters, including our national monuments, are not sold off to the highest bidder. bit.ly/MonumentAction #MonumentsForAll

ICYMI: We're grateful to the more than 60 communities across the West that have been speaking out against attacks on America’s public lands at the hands of the Trump administration and other anti-public lands politicians. Read more: www.telluridenews.com/home/article...

Thank you to Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett for speaking out about what Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument means for her community!

Today, ahead of Public Lands Day on Saturday, we are celebrating the more than 60 western communities who have done pro-public lands resolutions/letters/proclamations. Thank you to the local elected officials who are standing up for our public lands! bit.ly/TMPpubliclands

Mountain communities rely on safe and healthy #publiclands. We're proud to stand alongside communities that are defending them. We’ll keep fighting to make sure everyone can continue to benefit from these irreplaceable landscapes for generations to come. bit.ly/TMPpubliclands

The Trump administration's proposal to roll back the Public Lands Rule puts important BLM lands that bolster local economies and protect treasured outdoor spaces in danger.

Mountain Pact Executive Director Anna Peterson released the following statement today after the Interior Department moved to roll back the BLM Public Lands Rule. Read more: the-mountain-pact.squarespace.com/s/Mountain-P...

“We got 62,000 emails and letters from 50 county commissioners, mayors, and elected officials—about a third of them Republicans—all of them opposed to this." www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...

Yesterday, the Interior Department issued an order jeopardizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a critical tool that uses offshore oil and gas revenues to expand access to public land including in our national parks, national wildlife refuges, and national forests.

ICYMI: Last month's Conservation Update is out! Follow the link below to lean how we're pushing back against the Trump administration's effort to rescind the Roadless Rule and what local communities are doing to stand up for our public lands. mailchi.mp/themountainp...

"[U]nlike many other government actions funded through taxpayer dollars, the purchases made by the LWCF are paid with revenue from offshore oil and gas leases. A portion...is meant to increase hunting, fishing, and wildlife observation opportunities." www.reuters.com/business/env...

“What we have really become known for is being able to connect the importance of protected public lands to local economies," said Mesilla Mayor Russel Hernandez. "We have been instrumental in helping our local businesses become thoughtful stewards of our public lands.”

The Trump administration's moves to target public lands are putting a pinch on our communities, harming our economy and putting our outdoor way of life in jeopardy.

The LWCF is one of our greatest conservation tools, and one the Trump administration made permanent though the Great American Outdoors Act. We must protect this critical program so it can continue benefitting communities for generations to come. www.outdoorlife.com/opinion/lwcf...

Rescinding the Roadless Rule "is short-sighted. It rolls back decades of protections for healthy habitats and recreation access that have defined Montana’s outdoor experience, and which are a major draw to visitors supporting our state’s recreation economy."

Public lands are the heart of our communities in the West, which is why lawmakers across the political spectrum are standing up to defend our precious public lands from misguided attempts to sell them off.

On Monday, a coalition of several Tribes and the Native American Rights Fund filed a motion to intervene in ongoing litigation over the legal validity of the declaration of Chuckwalla National Monument "to protect and defend their interests in the monument."

The Land and Water Conservation Fund has provided funding for local parks, open spaces, and outdoor recreation sites for decades. But the Trump Administration recently began diverting funds away from this critical conservation tool. We need Congress to protect our lands & #SaveLWCF!

Thank you to the Snowmass Town Council for sending a message by passing a resolution proclaiming how important public lands are to communities in Colorado and across the West.

5 years ago permanent #LWCF funding was enshrined into law by the Great American Outdoors Act-benefiting land & water in all 50 states-but now the Administration is trying to rollback this great conservation & recreation achievement. #SaveLWCF funding to protect our public lands!

Happy 5th anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act which has boosted #LWCF across the U.S.! Unfortunately as we celebrate, #LWCF is under attack - the Admin is attempting to divert #LWCF & block projects that provide rec access. We need Congress to protect our lands & #SaveLWCF!

ICYMI, our July Conservation Update is out! Read about continued work local elected officials are doing to support our public lands by passing supportive resolutions across the west; the impacts the budget bill will have to western communities; and more --> mailchi.mp/themountainp...

“We don’t see Bears Ears as a partisan issue. It is a place of prayer, healing, and deep meaning.” New op-ed in @sltrib.com from Ute Mountain Ute Councilman & Bears Ears Commission Co-Chair, Malcolm Lehi. Learn why this landscape deserves lasting protection and Tribal-led stewardship.

ICYMI: Mountain Pact Executive Director Anna Peterson weighed in on what Trump's "Make America Beautiful Again" order means for public lands in the Condé Nast Traveler. Read more: www.cntraveler.com/story/what-m...

"[I]n the past few decades public lands have been recognized for another benefit: their significant contributions to job opportunities and economic growth. Without continued protection and investment in public lands, local economies will suffer." headwaterseconomics.org/public-lands...

Mountain Pact Executive Director Anna Peterson weighed in on President Trump's "Make America Beautiful Again" order in this story from Conde Nast. Read more to learn why this order isn't all what it seems to be: www.cntraveler.com/story/what-m...

"From a one-man logging operation in Cora to a high-grade compass and optics company in Riverton, individuals, businesses, advocacy groups and nonprofits knitted together a coalition that helped kill the sales." Read more: wyofile.com/conservative...

Thank you to the Buena Vista Board of Trustees for passing a resolution supporting public lands! arkvalleyvoice.com/buena-vista-...

ICYMI: Last week The Mountain Pact slammed Republicans' "One Big, Beautiful Bill" as nothing more than a handout to the oil and gas industry that will worsen our climate, endanger public lands, and harm our communities. Read the full statement: tinyurl.com/y7yf7up9

After outcry from communities and leaders across the West, the most recent proposal to sell off public lands to the highest bidder is dead - but the battle to defend our public lands isn't over. We must ensure these irreplaceable landscapes remain healthy, public, and accessible.

This holiday weekend, join us and public land defenders across the West in sending a loud and clear message to anti-public lands politicians that these places are NOT FOR SALE. Take action to protect our national monuments and public lands: bit.ly/protect-monu...

The June Conservation Update is out! This month's edition features coverage of the amazing work Western leaders and communities did to remove the public lands sell-off provision from the budget reconciliation bill. mailchi.mp/themountainp...

BREAKING NEWS! Senator Lee announced, over a tweet, that he is withdrawing his public lands sell-off language from the budget bill.

County Commissioners, Supervisors, Mayors, Trustees and Councilors from across the west have been loudly opposing the public lands sell-off included in the budget reconciliation process. Join them - the language is (again!)included in the bill. Call your Congressional delegation today!

In response to recent attempts to sell off public lands, local elected officials and community members have been speaking out about why these places are so important to our Western way of life. We can't afford to let these irreplaceable landscapes be sold off to the highest bidder.