Utah's congressional delegation has introduced a joint resolution to reject the Resource Management Plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Undoing the plan would disregard the two-year public process that included tribal input.

Our statement on the latest efforts to dismantle Grand Staircase-Escalante’s monument management plan - the blueprint that guides all activities on the landscape.

Check out this month's Conservation Update! mailchi.mp/themountainp...

The people don’t want Steve Pearce in charge of our public lands! 📊 Overwhelming majorities in Idaho (76%), Montana (75%) and New Mexico (71%) are opposed. Block Sell-Off Steve from the BLM!

"Chaffee County Commissioner Gina Lucrezi is one of dozens of Western county and state officials filing formal objections to the confirmation of Stevan Pearce as [BLM Director.]" Read more: : arkvalleyvoice.com/mountain-pac...

Local leaders in Idaho and across the west are calling out Steve Pearce and his anti-public lands agenda.

"Sell-off" Steve Pearce has no business running the Bureau of Land Management.

"Critics say Pearce has supported legislation that could have led to public land sales and has called for increasing energy production on federal lands." Read more: www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...

Polls show upwards of 70% of Utahns favor protection of the Grand Staircase and Bears Ears national monuments. But some members of Congress just can't seem to get the memo. Read more: www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...

“Wildfire doesn't know Democrat, doesn't know Republican,” said Patrice Horstman, chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors and one of the letter’s signees. “It's not a political issue.” Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Job Opportunity! The Mountain Pact has an opening for a Communications and Project Coordinator contractor. The contractor can be located anywhere in the Western U.S. and the position will average 30-50 hours/month. Learn more and apply: www.themountainpact.org/contractorsa...

@themountainpact.bsky.social was honored to help facilitate a conversation today with Representative Kevin Kiley and six California local elected officials from Nevada, Placer, Inyo counties & the Town of Truckee & Mammoth Lakes to talk about the importance of our public lands. Thank you!

ICYMI: local leaders are pushing the Trump administration for better wildfire preparedness. Details: bit.ly/TMPWildfire

The January Conservation Update is out! Click the link below to catch up on all things conservation and to get involved in the fight to keep anti-public lands zealot Stevan Pearce from directing the BLM. mailchi.mp/themountainp...

"Pearce co-sponsored 2016 legislation that could have led to public land sales. And in a 2012 letter, then-Rep. Pearce...claimed that "divesting the federal government of its vast land holdings could pay down the deficit and reduce spending."

Thank you to local leaders across the west who are pushing back against Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM! #KeepItPublic #monumentsforall

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, established nearly 30 years ago, is under threat. As we honor this landscape that is like no other, please urge Congress to protect this important place! #SaveGrandStaircase #MonumentsForAll suwa.org/grandstaircase

Thank you to Chaffee County, CO Commissioner Gina Lucrezi for speaking out about the threat Stevan Pearce poses to our public lands if confirmed to run the Bureau of Land Management. We urge the Senate to reject his nomination! #KeepItPublic #MountainPact

Local elected officials across the West are warning of dire consequences for our public lands should President Trump’s nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, be confirmed to the position, and are urging the U.S. Senate to reject his nomination. Read more: bit.ly/TMPpearce

Federal land agencies are slashing staffing and failing to hire enough seasonal firefighters. That’s why more than 160 local elected leaders are demanding accountability, calling on state attorneys general to ensure the fed. government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect our communities.

Citing his “absolute disdain for the 245 million acres of public lands he has now been nominated to administer,” more than 80 groups are calling on their US Senators to oppose Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM.

ICYMI: Check out our 2025 recap! We worked hard to monitor ongoing threats to our lands while providing resources for those who want to protect them. We'll keep fighting to keep America's greatest treasures accessible to the public for generations to come. www.themountainpact.org/s/2025-Year-...

Thank you to the local leaders who are stepping up to keep our communities safe from wildfires! #MountainPact

In Western states, federal land agencies are treating barely half the acreage with hazardous fuels reduction as they used to. We stand with more than 160 elected leaders holding the government accountable and keeping our communities safe. bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact

Thank you to to Las Cruces Councilor Becky Corran and New Mexico Rep. Angelica Rubio for calling out Stevan Pearce's extreme anti-public lands agenda. He is not fit to lead the BLM. Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinio...

ICYMI: We are proud to stand with over 160 other western local elected officials from across the West in demanding the federal government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect Western communities. Learn more: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact

🔥 Wildfires are a huge threat to Western communities, but fed wildfire preparedness is plummeting. 1000's of positions are unfilled, hazardous fuel reduction is down, & we are paying the price. Over 160 local officials are demanding action: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact

From the Durango Herald: "Over 14 years in Congress, “Sell-off Steve” built a record aimed at shrinking or disposing of America’s public lands." The Senate must reject this anti-public lands ideologue!

National monuments protect clean drinking water used by millions of people across the U.S. Yet the Trump administration could be on the verge of reversing fundamental protections for these public lands. Read more ➡️ www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...

Trump's nominee to run the BLM, Steve Pearce, is a dire threat to our public lands. The U.S. Senate must reject his nomination. Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/01/s...

Steve Pearce, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is a tireless opponent of public lands and has been a staunch advocate for selling them off. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/west...

Communities across the West are standing up and pushing back against the administration's misguided attempts to rollback the BLM Public Lands Rule. Thank you to everyone who is speaking out to protect this critical conservation tool!

Thank you to La Plata County Commissioner Matt Salka for standing up for our public lands, and for defending the BLM Public Lands Rule. We must retain this critical conservation tool so communities across the West can continue benefitting from our shared public lands.

The vast majority of Americans support the BLM Public Lands Rule because it elevates conservation as a priority for land management decisions alongside other uses. We urge the administration to listen to the thousands of voices calling for this critical tool to be retained.

The November Conservation Update is out! Check it out for updates on how Western elected officials are leading the charge to save the BLM Public Lands Rule, and to learn how you can get involved in the fight to ensure public lands remain in public hands. mailchi.mp/themountainp...

Thank you to Nevada County, California for standing up for public lands and fighting back against the shortsighted push to rollback the BLM's Public Lands Rule!

Pima County Supervisor Jennifer Allen supports the BLM Public Lands Rule for the protections it provides to natural wonders like the Ironwood Forest National Monument. We're grateful to everyone speaking out to defend this rule, and urge the administration to reconsider its efforts to abandon it.

Countless communities across the West depend on public lands. We need a more balanced approach to land management, which is why leaders across the West oppose the gutting of the BLM Public Lands Rule. Read more: bit.ly/BLMGJ

"Outdoor recreation in the U.S. is a $1.2 trillion industry, supporting more than five million jobs and made up of more than 110,000 businesses (plus the countless individuals who partake in all sorts of activities, from boating to RVing to hiking)." Read more: www.fastcompany.com/91436738/out...

More than 180 western leaders are calling out the administration’s move to rescind the BLM Public Lands Rule! This decision must be reversed so this critical tool can protect our communities and our public lands for generations to come. Learn more: www.themountainpact.org/blmletter2025

“Our communities already live with the pollution and industrial traffic from decades of drilling,” members of Protect Dinétah, a Diné-led organization, wrote in a statement. “Opening more lands near Chaco only deepens that harm.” Read more: navajotimes.com/reznews/trum...

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.