April 26 2024 – The Bureau of Land Management recently released the final version of a new rule elevating conservation as a valid "use" of public lands on par with others uses, such as grazing and energy development. And while we are thrilled that this long-overdue rule has now been issued, we're not yet in full celebration mode. Some members of Congress are fast-tracking legislation to overturn the rule, believing that conservation threatens certain industries. In fact, all the rule does is to help protect lands with the highest conservation values while still allowing for uses on other public lands, such as mining, drilling, road building and energy development. This is urgent, which is why we're asking for your help.

We need YOU now to call or email our members of Congress to tell them to fight the effort to overturn this rule. Please send your House representative and our two Senators an urgent message telling them to protect our precious public lands in Nevada and vote against any effort to overturn BLM's Public Lands Rule.  If you're not sure what congressional district you live in you can look it up at the House of Representatives website. Thank you!