Protecting America’s Public Lands
Roughly 300 million acres of American lands, most in the West, are set aside as public lands and maintained using taxes paid by all Americans. These lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and National Wildlife Refuge System are by charter supposed to be managed for multiple uses including recreation and provision of wildlife habitat and clean water sources. Increasingly, however, they are run for the benefit of extractive industries and with little regard for the preservation of the rare wildlife or iconic natural beauty for which they are famous.
With the help of conscientious range management specialists, scientists, law enforcement officers and other workers within these agencies, PEER is uncovering how our precious national heritage is being sold to the highest bidder, often under the direction of poorly qualified and illegally appointed political appointees.
Oil and Gas Drilling
Environmental and public health risks are being ignored by regulatory agencies and decisions heavily influenced by profit-driven industries.
Cell Tower Invasion
Cell phone towers spread across national parks without proper planning and public input.
Grazing Reform
Livestock grazing allows heavily subsidized private operators to degrade our public lands.
Off-Road Wreckreation
Off-road vehicle abuse is a growing problem on our public lands, especially in the West.
“Orphaned” Park Wilderness
Twenty-five million acres of recommended wilderness in our national park system are in limbo, marooned by politics.
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About the BLM Grazing Data
The Bureau of Land Management's Land Health Standards (LHS) evaluations assess the conditions of BLM lands with respect to a number of "Fundamentals of Rangeland Health," defined in 43 CFR 4180.1, that include properly functioning watersheds (the condition of soils...
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Court Rules to Restrict Motorized Off-Road Vehicles
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