public lands

Western Lands and Rocky Mountain Advocate

Chandra, a Colorado native, serves as the Director of Rocky Mountain PEER. Formerly a staff attorney with Defenders of Wildlife specializing in endangered species and public lands issues, she has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and, under a legal fellowship, worked on a Superfund site with the Department of Energy. “I view my job as helping the region’s public service professionals do their jobs of protecting the diverse and abundant natural resources of the Rockies,” states Rosenthal. Chandra earned her law degree in 1993 at the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, where she focused her studies on environmental law.

The Old Spanish Trail Has Waited Long Enough for Protection

by Chandra Rosenthal | August 14, 2026
Our hope is that the court will reinforce that a National Trail designation carries meaningful responsibilities for the agencies entrusted with managing these lands ...

Comment – Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program

by PEER | July 17, 2026
Comment on Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program ...

Comment – BLM Proposed Grazing Rule

by PEER | July 13, 2026
Comments to Bureau of Land Management Director Steven Pearce on BLM's proposed revisions to its grazing regulations ...

Public lands need public voices; comment now on new BLM rules

by Lilley Gallagher | July 9, 2026
Public lands belong to all of us — we should all have a say in how they’re managed. Yet, a proposed rule from the Bureau of Land Management threatens to strip the public out of public land decisions, prioritizing business considerations over the health of western rangelands ...

Ruination of Public Lands: All Uses, Everywhere, All the Time, Without Limit

by Jeff Ruch | July 8, 2026
Donald Trump will certainly not go down in history as the Conservation President. At the current rate, his legacy will be as our first Despoiler-in-Chief ...