Administration, Bureau of Land Management, Ecological Reserves, Livestock Grazing, Mining Andy Kerr Administration, Bureau of Land Management, Ecological Reserves, Livestock Grazing, Mining Andy Kerr

The BLM’s Proposed “Conservation” Rule: Open for Comments

The nation’s largest land manager is proposing a new “conservation” rule that might result in improved land management but more likely will serve as a shield for the agency to continue to degrade public lands at the expense of this and future generations.

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Book Reviews, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Counties & Federal Lands, Courts, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Deserts, Ecological Reserves, Ecosystems, Elections, Endangered Species, Energy, Federal Lands, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Forests, Grasslands, Legislation, Litigation, Livestock Grazing, Mining, Nat'l Conservation Lands, National Forest System, National Monuments, National Monuments Act, National Park Service, National Park System, National Parks, National Recreation Area, National Scenic Area, National Trails System, National Wildlife Refuges, Presidents, Public Land Law, Recreation, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Andy Kerr Book Reviews, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Counties & Federal Lands, Courts, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Deserts, Ecological Reserves, Ecosystems, Elections, Endangered Species, Energy, Federal Lands, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Forests, Grasslands, Legislation, Litigation, Livestock Grazing, Mining, Nat'l Conservation Lands, National Forest System, National Monuments, National Monuments Act, National Park Service, National Park System, National Parks, National Recreation Area, National Scenic Area, National Trails System, National Wildlife Refuges, Presidents, Public Land Law, Recreation, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Andy Kerr

Book Review: Our Common Ground: A History of America’s Public Lands

Understanding the history of public lands is useful if one is to be the best advocate for the conservation of public lands.

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30x30, Administration, Congress, Ecological Reserves, Estuaries, Federal Lands, Presidents, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, National Scenic Area, National Trails System, National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks, National Forest System, National Monuments, Nat'l Conservation Lands, Mining Andy Kerr 30x30, Administration, Congress, Ecological Reserves, Estuaries, Federal Lands, Presidents, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, National Scenic Area, National Trails System, National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks, National Forest System, National Monuments, Nat'l Conservation Lands, Mining Andy Kerr

30x30, Part 3: Forty-Four Tasty Conservation Recipes One Can Make at Home—If One Lives in the White House

This is the third of three Public Lands Blog posts on 30x30, President Biden’s commitment to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. In Part 1, we examined the pace and scale necessary to attain 30x30. In Part 2, we considered what constitutes protected areas actually being “conserved.” In this Part 3, we offer up specific conservation recommendations that, if implemented, will result in the United States achieving 30 percent by 2030.

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Congress, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Mining, Nat'l Conservation Lands, National Forest System, National Park System, National Wildlife Refuges Andy Kerr Congress, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Mining, Nat'l Conservation Lands, National Forest System, National Park System, National Wildlife Refuges Andy Kerr

The Hard Case of Hardrock Mining Reform (Part 2): Conservation Areas in Which to Just Say No

This two-part series examines legislation in Congress that would reform the infamous Mining Law of 1872. Part 1 focused on how mining on public lands should be administered in the twenty-first century. Part 2 focuses on pending legislation the conservation areas in which mining should be permanently banned.

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Mining, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Federal Lands, Forest Service, Legislation Andy Kerr Mining, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Federal Lands, Forest Service, Legislation Andy Kerr

The Hard Case of Hardrock Mining Reform (Part 1): Where Done, If It Cannot Be Done Right, Then Do It the Least Wrong

This two-part series examines legislation in Congress that would reform the infamous Mining Law of 1872. Part 1 focuses on how mining on public lands should be administered in the twenty-first century. Part 2 will focus on the pending legislation and conservation areas in which mining should be permanently banned.

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Wilderness, Mining, Livestock Grazing, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service Andy Kerr Wilderness, Mining, Livestock Grazing, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service Andy Kerr

The National Wilderness Preservation System, Part 3: The Promise of and a Promise to Wilderness

This is the third installment of a three-part series on the National Wilderness Preservation System. Part 3 demands a rededication to wilderness for the benefit of this and future generations.

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Congress, Forest Service, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Mining Andy Kerr Congress, Forest Service, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Mining Andy Kerr

Closing the Mining Loophole for Wild and Scenic Rivers

The Chetco protection provision has yet to pass but has been reintroduced in various forms in every Congress since then. The freestanding bill or its legislative language has been included in sixteen pieces of congressional legislation since that time. Yet Congress still has not gotten its act together to save the Chetco from suction-dredge gold mining.

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