Conservation Lands Foundation
For Building Support For Land Protection In Southeast Utah
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Amount$175,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/17/2014
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Term8 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Southeast Utah has some of the most ecologically and culturally important land on the Colorado Plateau. Framed by the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, the public lands of the region also contain a rich archeological history of Native American life, important to virtually every tribe in the Four Corners region. This grant to the Conservation Lands Foundation would support its efforts to protect this diverse, culturally important area, and its work with Native peoples in the region.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.conservationlands.org
Address
835 E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 314, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the National Monuments Campaign
National monuments are protective public land designations that can be created by the president without action by Congress. This renewal grant to the Conservation Lands Foundation would continue support for its successful efforts over the last year that resulted in the creation of five new national monuments in the West. Over the next year, it will seek the designation of six new national monuments and lay the groundwork for another three. The Conservation Lands Foundation will use public education, research, and outreach to build support for this campaign.
for general operating support
The Conservation Lands Foundation's goal is to expand the National Landscape Conservation System to encompass the entire range of biologically important Bureau of Land Management lands and to ensure the system is managed for ecological integrity. Some of the initiatives the organization would undertake during the grant period include an effort to create a robust system of support groups around key National Landscape Conservation System lands, to implement the new Secretarial Order on managing National Conservation System lands adopted by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in 2010, and to bring new attention to the needs of these lands through outreach to the public, policymakers, and the media.
for general operating support
This grant would support the Conservation Lands Foundation’s efforts to create a robust system of support groups around key National Landscape Conservation System lands, to promote new additions to the System, especially through the creation of national monuments, and to bring new attention to the needs of these lands through outreach to the public, policymakers, and the media.
