Public Land

Arizona State Militia Formed, Sovereignty on the Ballot, Will Gov. Brewer Sign Bill for State Takeover of Federal Lands?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Sagebrush Rebellion, 2012 Elections, Arizona, State's Right, Ballot, Gov. Jan Brewer, Public Land, Politics News
Jeff Biggers

The key point in Arizona's new bill underscores the state's intent to sell public land to private enterprise and elude federal environmental protections guaranteed by the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and other regulations.

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Western Counties Plot Challenge To Salazar's 'Wild Lands' Policy

The New York Times | PHIL TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The West, Bureau of Land Management, Public Land, Wild Lands, Ken Salazar, Utah, Wyoming, Denver News

Utah and Wyoming counties are considering a legal challenge to an Interior Department policy ordering field personnel to inventory roadless lands and ...

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Wyoming Threatens To Sell Prime Grand Teton Land

AP | MEAD GRUVER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Land, Interior Department, Dave Freudenthal, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Denver News

MOOSE, Wyo. — For Sale: Two square miles of Grand Teton National Park. Majestic views of the Teton Range. Prime location for luxury resort, hom...

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Agriculture Secretary Puts The Brakes On New Roads In National Forests

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, Public Land, Roadless Rule, Clinton Administration, Denver News

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Guerrilla Gardening: Giving New Life To Neglected Land (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gardeners, LA Guerrilla Gardeners, Slidepollajax, Guerrilla Gardening, Richard Reynolds, Gardening, Public Land, Guerrilla Gardener, Green News

Guerrilla gardening is the practice of reclaiming abandoned land (which the gardeners do not own) and "bombing" it with plants, fruits and vegetables....

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America's Best Idea

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Land, National Parks, Ken Burns, Shelton Johnson, Theodore Roosevelt, Sierra Club, Yellowstone, Barack Obama, Gloryland, Green News
Carl Pope

How cool is it to be watching a special one-hour excerpt from Ken Burns's 12-hour PBS special on the National Parks in the White House screening room with President Obama?

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Parks for Preventive Health Care?

Will Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fitness, Playground, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Prevention, Public Land, Recreation, Parks, Green News
Will Rogers

The health benefits of parks are well established, especially when parks are easily accessible and well-maintained.

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