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Protecting Public Lands

Public lands contain some of the most treasured open space, pristine landscapes, and ecosystems remaining in the country.  Our public land legacy is linked with the very identity of our nation.

Losses from the public domain are irreversible.  While not all are equally egregious, any land exchange or sale whittles away at remaining open space, wildlife habitat, water supplies, fisheries, forests, and sustainability.

Each sale or exchange of public land reinforces the assumption that public land is a commodity that can be bartered away.  The inevitable results of the gradual carving away of the West are destruction of entire ecosystems and wildlife habitat.

For additional information on land exchanges in the West:

http://www.westernlands.org/html/land_exchanges.html

For additional information on the sale or privatization of public land in the West:

http://www.westernlands.org/html/privatization.html

Non-profit organizations working to protect and preserve our public lands:

Alliance for the Wild Rockies:  http://www.wildrockiesalliance.org

Friends of the Clearwater:      http://www.friendsoftheclearwater.org

Western Lands Project:        http://www.westernlands.org