** Interior ignores judge's sage-grouse order
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Northwest Colorado sage-grouse, Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])

The Interior Department is ignoring a judge’s order that restored protections for the sage-grouse across the West. The October ruling put back Obama-era plans for protecting the imperiled bird from oil and gas drilling. But an analysis by The Wilderness Society found at least 117,000 acres of sage-grouse habitat are currently available for leasing in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, according to CQ Roll Call ([link removed]) .

Despite three separate protests filed by conservation groups, the Bureau of Land Management still plans to auction oil and gas leases in Wyoming sage-grouse habitat next month.


** National parks: a low-budget getaway
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Just in time for the winter holidays, The Washington Post highlights five reasons America's national parks are a great option for a low-budget vacation ([link removed]) . A lifetime pass for people age 62 and older is just $80, and most programs inside the parks, including talks, guided hikes, and films, are generally free.

Before you go, check out reviews of two new books about America's public lands. Parks ([link removed]) is a design history of the National Park System, told through a century of maps, pamphlets, and other literature. David Benjamin Sherry: ([link removed]) American Monuments ([link removed]) features 31 large-format monochrome photos of national monuments targeted by President Trump's review of national monuments, accompanied by essays by Terry Tempest Williams and Bill McKibben.


** Happy Thanksgiving!
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Look West will be back on Monday.
Quick hits


** Acting BLM head Pendley calls for “deference” to local sheriffs, echoing Bundy talking points
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E&E News ([link removed])


** Former Malheur occupier seeks U.S. House seat in Oregon
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E&E News ([link removed])


** Should Colorado emissions targets count fossil fuels produced in-state but burned elsewhere?
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Colorado Public Radio ([link removed])


** Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Montana wild elk
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Mountain Journal ([link removed])


** Despite record visitation, Zion National Park rangers are being diverted to U.S.-Mexico border again
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])


** BASE jumpers use public lands to rehab extreme sport's rule-breaking reputation
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San Francisco Chronicle ([link removed])


** How Yellowstone bison ensure an endless spring for grazing
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Smithsonian ([link removed])


** Opinion: Public lands don't diminish individual freedom, they secure it
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Los Angeles Times ([link removed])
Quote of the day
‘Concerning’ doesn’t even begin to convey where we are. Damn the torpedoes and the sage-grouse.”
—Audubon Society Vice President Nada Culver, CQ Roll Call ([link removed])
Picture this


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Pronghorn are among the fastest animals in North America. Fortunately for us, we can see them #roaming ([link removed]) many BLM lands out west. This buck posed in a patch of orange #globemallow ([link removed]) so Brian Barnett, employee of BLM Utah could snap his picture.

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