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Photo by Ilene Hill Thompson. While thankfully, Avi Kwa Ame National Monument has not been directly in the spotlight for potential threats to its protections, a number of recent national developments put all national monuments and other protected spaces in jeopardy. Local issues have also been affecting us, but there is some good news as well, and as always, ways for you to help. Let’s dive in.…
Photo by Mikayla Whitmore. There is a lot going on this fall that affects Avi Kwa Ame and our nation’s public lands. First, something everyone can and should help with—protecting the Public Lands Rule. The Public Lands Rule guides the Bureau of Land Management to consider conservation, recreation, cultural resource protection, and sustainable use alongside development by providing long guidance…
It's been a roller coaster ride for public lands as the Congressional Tax bill added in, then took out, then added back, then took out again, a provision that would have mandated a sell-off of over 2 million acres of public lands.
Senate Tax Bill Would Sell Off Public Lands Surrounding Searchlight, Avi Kwa Ame. Up to 3.2 million acres of America's public lands are now included in the Senate tax bill to be sold off, including the potential sale of the land surrounding Searchlight and Nelson, NV, and a number of areas adjacent to Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. These lands, if sold at auction over the next 5 years, will be…
Two major events that affect Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and public landscapes around the country have happened this spring. Let’s talk about what they are and what you can do right now to help protect our public lands.
Drastic changes are sweeping across the landscape of our protected public lands, and moving fast. Let’s unpack what some of what has been happening in the past few weeks and what we can do about it.
Our protected public lands exist for the public good, and for us, the public. While protections for landscapes such as national monuments are supposed to be permanent, today we must inform you of some recent developments that threaten all of our nation’s protected lands, including Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
