This week I had the pleasure of hanging out and chatting with angela ledyard. Angela is a landscape photographer living in Texas, originally from Ohio. She recently created a group called the Black Female Landscape & Nature Photographers. 1/3 🧵

"This ill-considered trade reveals how land management agencies pander to wealthy interests, do not properly value public land, & restrict opportunities for public involvement...an ongoing scandal in #Colorado that receives little attention" Bureau of Land Management - National writersontherange.org/land-exchanges…

Today, on the first day of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we join the Pit River Tribe's call to #ProtectSáttítla and #ProtectMedicineLakeHighlands. Join us in supporting their efforts to preserve these ancestral lands for future generations. Learn more: protectmedicinelakehighlands.org

STRONG Editorial from the Los Angeles Times Biden should protect more of California's mountains and deserts as national monuments #https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-24/editorial-expand-californias-national-monuments-its-mountains-and-deserts-are-important-resources

Colorado River Valley tribes are calling for President Biden to protect vast swaths of desert in California's Imperial County as a national monument. The photos by @HenleMark are truly spectacular: azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via Deb Krol

The proposed Chuckwalla National Monument would protect 660,000 acres just south of Joshua Tree National Park, safeguarding biodiversity & ensuring more equitable access to nature for local communities. Learn more in our latest Postcard film. #protectchuckwalla #30x30CA #30x30

In the words of Tribal Chairman Yatch Bamford at today's press event in DC - Protect Sáttítla! Help us protect Sáttítla Medicine Lake Highlands - add your name to the petition to President Biden calling for a national monument designation! protectmedicinelakehighlands.org/take-action #California

National Monuments in California x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our public lands are being laid off in the thousands and it’s going to hurt our ability to respond to fire season. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are putting our people, our homes, and our lands at risk.

Early impacts of Elon Musk and his team’s purge of the federal workforce are already hitting America’s parks and public lands, while oil and gas industry loyalists shift remaining government resources to prioritize corporate profits. americanprogress.org/article/americ…

w/ another trifecta in hand, the Trump GOP has taken its gloves off on federal public lands—pushing a multi-pronged effort to undermine, chip away at & pawn off the public domain new from Public Domain—a look at this new chapter in a longstanding fight publicdomain.media/p/trump-gop-tr…

More than half of Americans (56%) say that President Donald Trump is rushing to make change without considering the impact of his decisions, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Monday. That includes two-thirds of independents and 11% of Trump voters.

1,104 days later, I still stand with Ukraine. Share if you stand against oppression.

Sh*t That Ain't True: Trump promised to lower prices on day one, but costs have only gone up.

Kathleen Sgamma, who thinks there is too much federal public land, is now President Trump’s choice to lead the federal government's largest land management agency. new w/ Jimmy Tobias publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-no…

ABC News You either believe in the 1st Amendment or you don't. No ***

More than 16 million acres of public land could be for sale in California if Republicans pass their Big Ugly Bill.   Ridiculous.   Keep public lands in public hands. axios.com/local/san-dieg…

Fun reading. AND these monuments may inspire your next trip! #nationalmonuments #protectwhatwelove dailypassport.com/newest-u-s-nat…

Access to clean drinking water ranks as Americans’ top environmental priority. Yet the Trump administration could be on the verge of reversing fundamental protections for public lands serving as vital clean water sources for millions. Read more ➡️ americanprogress.org/article/clean-…

🧵 ATTN veterans & public lands owners - did you know Mike Lee is back with another nefarious plan to sell our public lands - again? Meet Steve Pearce. He’s Lee’s hand-picked guy to run the Bureau of Land Management. He's known as #SellOffSteve for a reason. Here’s why…