John,
Something you and I both treasure is being destroyed before our eyes.
Our most precious public lands are in peril. Fortunately, there is a way you can help.
Two years ago, the Trump Administration removed protections for most of Bear’s Ears National Monument, reducing it to just 15 percent of its original size. Now they've released a plan for the remaining 15 percent that allows off-road vehicles, cell towers and power lines, and removing large areas of trees by ripping them down with chains.
This came shortly after the administration indicated it would allow uranium mining on land adjacent to the Grand Canyon, destroying its magnificent viewshed and poisoning the water used by both visitors and local residents.
Meanwhile, the most important source of conservation funding in our nation, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, is being short-changed in Congress. According to statute, $900 million in non-taxpayer funds can be allocated to the LWCF each year … but in its 2020 budget, the House set out $524 million, and it looks as though the Senate will provide even less.
This is insane.
Our nation’s public lands provide jobs, food, and recreation for millions of Americans. They don’t belong to politicians or to corporations, they belong to all of us.
The Trust for Public Land is focused on conserving land for people to enjoy, from neighborhood parks to national parks. We depend on the ongoing support of individuals — concerned people just like you — to make sure our work carries on well into the future.
If you believe that our public lands belong to all of us, that they should be protected and preserved rather than exploited, then please help us make that happen. Become a member of The Trust for Public Land, and take a stand for the things you believe in.
We both want the same thing — for lands of natural, historical, and cultural significance to be protected and preserved for all Americans, now and in the future. Please take that extra step to help make it possible.
Sincerely,
Kim Elliot
Director of Membership
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