National Wildlife Refuges

Public Lands Under Fire – Just Think About It

By Mia McPherson|December 7th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: Antiquities Act, environment, National Conservation Areas, National Monuments, National Recreation Areas, National Wildlife Refuges, protection, public lands, reduction, under fire|

Like to fish? Hunt? Watch wildlife? Recreate on public lands? Then think real hard at what the reduction of existing national monuments mean and the precedent that might be set.

Fracking does not belong in our National Wildlife Refuges

By Mia McPherson|April 18th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Environment, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: Buteo swainsoni, conservation, environment, fracking, National Wildlife Refuges, oil, pollution, preservation, Swainson's Hawk|

Oil and gas companies want to come in our National Wildlife refuges to explore for oil and natural gas, they want to exploit; not preserve and protect, the resources found within the boundaries of our National Wildlife System.