** Western voters approve key energy, conservation ballot measures
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
Wind energy on public lands in California | Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])

Across the West, voters not only cast their ballots for federal races, in many states they voted on ballot measures impacting public lands, wildlife, and energy. In Nevada, voters approved a constitutional amendment ([link removed]) to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2030. This marks the second time Nevada voters have approved the measure—in Nevada, constitutional amendments must be passed in two separate elections.

In Colorado, voters appear to have narrowly approved ([link removed]) a ballot proposition to reintroduce wolves in the state. Should the vote be confirmed, Colorado would become ([link removed]) the first state in which voters, not the government, directed the reintroduction of wolves.

Utahns overwhelmingly approved ([link removed]) a constitutional amendment establishing a constitutional right to hunting and fishing and declaring hunting as the primary method to manage and control wildlife within the state.


** Road to 30 Storymap: Access for sportsmen & women
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As America loses a football field's worth of nature every 30 seconds, scientists are urging us to protect 30% of America by 2030—a bold vision that could save nature and strengthen local economies. A new CWP storymap ([link removed]) explores how conserving more land and water directly benefits hunters and anglers, barriers and challenges faced by sportsmen and women that impact their ability to hunt and fish on public and private lands, and how the 30x30 goal can improve recreation access and protect fish and wildlife. This is the ninth installation of our ongoing “Road to 30” series ([link removed]) exploring different strategies to reach the 30x30 goal.
Quick hits


** Interior's list of park and public lands maintenance projects lacks detail
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National Parks Traveler ([link removed])


** New Mexico's oilfields have a sinkhole problem
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High Country News ([link removed])


** BLM planning to auction more New Mexico lands for oil and gas in 2021 despite concerns
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Carlsbad Current-Argus ([link removed])


** Combatting climate change hangs in the balance along with the presidential election
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Washington Post ([link removed])


** Storymap: Exploring opportunities and barriers to hunting and fishing access on public lands
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Westwise ([link removed]) | ArcGIS ([link removed])


** Colorado voters narrowly approve effort to reintroduce wolves
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Colorado Sun ([link removed]) | Denver Post ([link removed]) | Colorado Public Radio ([link removed])


** Hunters cull 43 nonnative mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park in effort to save bighorn sheep
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Jackson Hole News & Guide ([link removed])
Quote of the day
[The Interior Department] should provide a description, it wouldn’t be that hard. It just seems to me to be another example of the lack of transparency. Why not provide more detail for the American public to see it?”
—Phil Francis ([link removed]) , chair of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
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Fantasy Canyon in Utah
Bob Wick | Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])

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