19 Apr Advocates Celebrate Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2024
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Advocates Celebrate Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule
LAS VEGAS, NV – On April 18th, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final Public Lands Rule. This new land management framework puts conservation and recreation on equal footing with extractive uses of BLM lands and encourages collaboration between local BLM staff with Tribal Nations and local communities.
Shelbie Swartz, Executive Director of the Institute for a Progressive Nevada, issued the following statement:
“We applaud the Biden administration’s new ‘Public Lands Rule’ balancing the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) multiple-use mission by putting conservation, cultural lands protection, access to nature, wildlife, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation on equal footing with extraction across the West and Alaska. With rapid changes occurring in the West due to nature loss, drought, wildfire, and other climate-related impacts on communities, as well as increasing development pressures, the agency’s new direction will promote robust and healthy communities and protect wildlife, watersheds, and cultural resources in places like Nevada. Now it’s time for the BLM to implement the Public Lands Rule to address nature loss, preserve cultural areas, better protect wildlife habitat, and safeguard outdoor access and recreational opportunities. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.”
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