Protecting Our Public Lands
Our Public Lands Are Still Under Threat—Let’s Keep the Pressure On
Over 27,000 emails and phone calls were made by the Outdoor State to raise their voices during the recent budget reconciliation process to defend public lands from being handed over to the highest bidder. That momentum made a difference and prevented up to 1.2 million acres of proposed public land from being sold off. But the fight isn’t over.
The same push to prioritize oil and gas drilling over clean air, water, and outdoor access is still underway. Special interests are working to roll back protections and silence community voices, fast-tracking leases without science-based reviews or public input.
These lands are more than lines on a map. They’re the source of clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife, a foundation for local economies, and the places we go to feel most alive.
Why Take Action Now?
Despite the recent outcry, the pressure to lease public lands to fossil fuel extraction hasn’t let up. Here’s what’s at stake:
- Clean Water: Drilling near watersheds risks polluting rural water supplies.
- Local Economies: The $1 trillion outdoor recreation industry could face job losses as access and ecosystems degrade.
- Public Voice: Gutting environmental review timelines erases local input and scientific oversight.
- Public Ownership: These lands belong to all of us—not to fossil fuel companies.
Take a stand: Personalize and send this letter to your members of Congress today to:
- Halt expanded oil & gas leasing on public lands
- Restore rigorous, science-based environmental reviews
- Keep public lands in public hands for generations to come
