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Sunday marked the 119th anniversary of the Antiquities Act of 1906, the landmark conservation law that has been used by presidents of both parties to protect areas with cultural, historic, or scientific significance as national monuments.
But national monuments face new threats as the Trump administration seeks to open large swaths of public land for oil and gas drilling, mining, logging, and housing development, even though 88 percent of Westerners support keeping existing national monument designations in place.
Tribal nations are speaking out against the administration's attacks on public lands, including the Navajo Nation, which sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum last month reaffirming the Tribe's commitment to the protection of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
Levi Rickert, the editor of Native News Online and a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, wrote, "On this anniversary of the Antiquities Act, let us remember its purpose: to protect the irreplaceable and ensure that future generations can experience the beauty and significance of our nation's most treasured places."
Center for Western Priorities' Owyhee film wins two regional Emmy awards
At the Northwest Regional Emmy Awards on Saturday, the Center for Western Priorities and Metropolis Media Group took home the regional Emmy awards for Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Documentary for Road to 30 Postcards: Owyhee Canyonlands. Congratulations to Center for Western Priorities' Senior Director of Advocacy Lauren Bogard and Communications Manager Kate Groetzinger, as well as Director A.J. Carter and the team at Metropolis Media Group. Thank you to our partners at Oregon Natural Desert Association and Friends of the Owyhee. |
Public lands are re-filling. Not only by coming out, but by standing up to protect them—it refills that hope every single time we do that. It re-inspires us to keep at it.”
