bike seeds: 🌸 Spring Newsletter 🌸 National monuments are our common ground

NEWSLETTER

SPRING 2026

National monuments are our common ground

From the desert canyons of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni in Arizona to the jagged peaks of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks in New Mexico, these treasured places remind us of who we are and where we come from.

But according to news reports, the administration is planning to strip protections from several beloved national monuments, despite strong local and national support for these places that protect wildlife, clean water, cultural history and the freedom people have to explore, learn and connect with lands that belong to all of us. These monuments help preserve America's story and ensure future generations can experience these places as part of our common ground.

Join The Wilderness Society on a journey across the American West to visit nine of these special places and meet the people who know them by heart. Discover what's truly at stake if protections are rolled back.

Our shared public lands and waters are one of America's greatest equalizers, meant to be protected for current and future generations. But today, politicians in Washington, D.C. are advancing a dangerous agenda that prioritizes corporate profits over these places, threatening millions of acres and limiting public access.

We released a new report highlighting 10 iconic landscapes—from the Arctic to the Boundary Waters to the Southwest— most at risk from this dangerous energy agenda.

Check out our report and join us in telling Interior Secretary Burgum that our public lands are NOT FOR SALE.

A little-known legislative tool is being used to break down public lands

In the last couple of months, Congress has been using an obscure law, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to slash established public lands protections. Read more.

9 public lands to visit this Spring

With warmer weather comes vibrant colors, blooming flowers and endless opportunities to enjoy the outdoors on our nation's public lands. Read more.

Stop attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Utah's lawmakers have introduced legislation that would overturn the monument's land-use plan, risking protections for wildlife habitat, fragile watersheds, cultural resources and recreational access across nearly 1.9 million acres of public land. Tell Congress to keep Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's protections!