Tell your senators to reject anti-public lands zealot William Perry Pendley as
head of the Bureau of Land Management.John,

William Perry Pendley is the wrong choice for leading the agency tasked with
stewarding our public lands for people & wildlife.

Please join thousands of wildlife advocates in asking their senators to oppose
Pendley's nomination to run the Bureau of Land Management today.
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- Tracy

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Our nation’s public lands provide necessary habitat for robust wildlife
populations. They offer us places to hike, fish, camp, bird watch, and connect
with nature.

We entrust the federal government to carefully manage these lands so they will
survive and thrive for generations to come. Unfortunately, President Trump has nominated a man to lead the Bureau of Land
Management who doesn’t even believe in the idea of public lands. William Perry Pendley has spent a career advocating to get rid of public lands,
and now the president has put him in charge of them. Fortunately, you can help
put a stop to this.

Tell your senators to hold a swift hearing and then reject the nomination of
William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
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For the past year, Mr. Pendley has served as the de facto head of the Bureau of
Land Management. During that time, he has offered up millions of acres of public
lands to oil and gas companies in critical sage grouse habitat, key winter range
for mule deer and elk or near lands that are cherished by outdoor enthusiasts
from all across the country: Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, the Ruby Mountains in
Nevada, Canyonlands and Arches in Utah, and the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado.

He has signed off on decades-long management plans for some areas that open up
over 90% of the managed acres to oil and gas development. This is not
responsible, balanced stewardship of our shared public lands. Prior to his
tenure at the agency, Mr. Pendley spent his entire career fighting against
public lands:

* He argued that public lands shouldn’t exist—that the federal government
should sell them off.
* He fought against Native American communities in Montana and Arizona, on
behalf of oil and gas and mining executives.
* He likened climate change to a unicorn.
* He made deeply troubling racist and bigoted comments.
* He voiced support for armed insurrection against the government in both
Nevada and Oregon, where armed militants threatened the lives of public
servants.

It is unconscionable to nominate someone who has repeatedly demonstrated outward
hostility for public lands—and the agency staff who manage them—to lead the
agency.

Tell your senators to vote against the nomination of William Perry Pendley, an
anti-public lands zealot who doesn’t believe in the concept of public lands.
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Just a few weeks ago, an overwhelming bipartisan majority of senators came
together to affirm the importance of our nation’s public lands by passing the
Great American Outdoors Act. Now it’s time to come together again to demonstrate
unwavering commitment to these lands. Mr. Pendley is the wrong man to lead the
agency that manages more than 240 million acres of wild public lands. Senate
leaders should expedite the process for Mr. Pendley and reject his nomination.

Thank you for lending your voice today for wildlife and the lands they call
home.

Sincerely,

Tracy Stone-Manning
Senior Advisor, Public Lands
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

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