Protecting America’s Public Lands
Roughly 300 million acres of American lands, most in the West, are set aside as public lands and maintained using taxes paid by all Americans. These lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and National Wildlife Refuge System are by charter supposed to be managed for multiple uses including recreation and provision of wildlife habitat and clean water sources. Increasingly, however, they are run for the benefit of extractive industries and with little regard for the preservation of the rare wildlife or iconic natural beauty for which they are famous.
With the help of conscientious range management specialists, scientists, law enforcement officers and other workers within these agencies, PEER is uncovering how our precious national heritage is being sold to the highest bidder, often under the direction of poorly qualified and illegally appointed political appointees.
Grazing and Rangeland Health
Livestock grazing allows heavily subsidized private operators to degrade our public lands.
Plastic Free Parks
Our national parks are drowning in a rising tide of plastic waste.
Cell Tower Invasion
Cell phone towers spread across national parks without proper planning and public input.
Off-Road Wreckreation
Off-road vehicle abuse is a growing problem on our public lands, especially in the West.
Oil and Gas Drilling
Environmental and public health risks are being ignored by regulatory agencies and decisions heavily influenced by profit-driven industries.
“Orphaned” Park Wilderness
Twenty-five million acres of recommended wilderness in our national park system are in limbo, marooned by politics.
REPORT | The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management
Mapping Rangeland Health
Our interactive BLM Rangeland Health Standards Evaluation Data (2020) on MangoMaps is based on data from 2020, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act. PEER worked with a former BLM contractor to analyze what these records reveal about the condition of our public lands and BLM’s discharge of its duties to safeguard them.
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NEWS FROM PEER
Park Backcountry Thrown Open to Mountain Biking
Bush Proposal Dusted Off and Adopted with Only Slight Modifications
National Wildlife Refuges to Regulate Oil and Gas Drilling
Agency Acts on PEER Rulemaking Petition to Curb Damage of Energy Production
Romney Not Likely to Be a Conservation President
Dismal Land Preservation Record in Massachusetts Bodes Ill for Natural Legacy
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Plan to Allow ORVs on Inyo County Roads
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Plan to Allow ORVs on Inyo County Roads Independence, Calif. — The Center for Biological Diversity and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility took action today to hold Inyo County accountable to adequately review the environmental...
Petroglyph Monument Imperiled by Jurisdictional Impasse
Ancient Rock Art in No-Man-Zones Vulnerable to Vandalism and Degradation
Wacky Plans From Florida’s Top Environmental Officials
Sell State Lands to Foreign Nations, Move Offices to Parks and Pelletize State Forests
New Plan for Outsourcing National Bison Range to Tribe
Tribal Takeover Resembles Agreement Invalidated by Federal Court in 2010
Livestock’s Heavy Hooves Impair One-Third of BLM Rangelands
33 million Acres of BLM Grazing Allotments Fail Basic Rangeland Health Standards
New Jersey War on “Killer Trees” Violates Federal Law
Bull’s Island Is Habitat for Endangered Bat and Protected Migratory Birds
Big Bend Breaks Ground on Single-Track Bike Racing Trail
Precedent-Setting Embrace of Converting Park Backcountry to Thrill Sport Venues
New Jersey Declares Stealth War on “Killer Trees”
DEP Plans Emergency Clear-Cut of Bull’s Island State Park on Delaware River
GE Crops on Southeastern Wildlife Refuges Hit a Snag
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Admits Need for Deeper Environmental Review
Water Gap Transmission Corridor Legally Vulnerable
Concessions to Industry and Skewed Review Will Fuel Lawsuits
Creeping Corporatization of National Parks
Summit Promoting a Billion Dollar Private Endowment for Parks
Price No Object for Federal Refuge Land Purchases
Consideration of Land Costs “Optimizes” Both Economic and Ecological Benefits
Court Lets Park Service Drop Desert Tortoise Protections
Park Service Wins Legal Victory at Mojave of Which It Should Be Ashamed
Documents Link Coke to Grand Canyon Plastic Bottle Reversal
Secret Decision to Block Single-Use Bottle Bans throughout National Park System
Grazing Punted From Federal Study of Land Changes in West
Scientists Told to Not Consider Grazing Due to Fear of Lawsuits and Data Gaps
Park Service Scientists at Point Reyes Vindicated yet Again
Marine Mammal Commission Confirms Shellfish Operation Effect on Seals
Things Don’t Always Go Better With Coke
Did Corporate Donation Sway Reversal of Grand Canyon Plastic Water Bottle Ban?