America 250: Celebrate America’s Natural Legacy by Defending Our Public Lands

Public lands are part of our natural legacy.

As we look back at 250 years of the United States the presence of millions of acres of public lands is singularly unifying. They bring together all Americans – Democrats, Republicans, Independents.

These are the mountains, forests, deserts, rivers and streams, prairies, coastlines and other environments where we go to hike and watch wildlife. Most of all, we go to public lands to relax, and get a break.

Public lands also supply tens of millions of Americans with clean water, keep air clean, safeguard history and culture, and store millions of tons of carbon as we work to combat climate change. In short, they're essential to American life.

But they're also under threat. The Trump administration has launched an all out assault on public lands by slashing protections and ramming through industrial level mining, logging, grazing, oil and gas drilling and other polluting activities. And they've supported the outright sale of millions of acres, and tried to eliminate conservation, wildlife, and other environmental protection from land use and planning.

We need to remind our elected officials that our public lands are an important part of our natural legacy. They must do everything they can to keep these lands public, protected, and accessible to all for the next 250 years. Will you send a letter now?

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Public lands are an important part of our natural legacy. Our system of public mountains, forests, deserts, rivers and streams, prairies, coastlines and other natural treasures are the envy of the world. These are places where Americans go to connect with nature, experience the history and culture of our country, and to spend time with family. And these lands and waters provide clean drinking water, fresh air, store carbon to help fight climate change, and support abundant fish and wildlife. That's why I'm so incensed by administrative actions and proposals that undermine this natural legacy by removing protections for roadless forests and other cherished places, undoing conservation plans, erasing history and science, and gutting the public agencies that care for these lands. We have even seen proposals to sell off or transfer public lands, and the Administration has attempted to give away more than a million acres so far. As we celebrate America's 250th anniversary, I strongly urge you to do all you can to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to experience these places for another 250 years and beyond. Please oppose any administration proposals to gut public land agencies, sell off and privatize public lands, eliminate protections from public lands and waters, or dismantle key conservation policies or land use plans.

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