Press Room

Kayaking on Lake Havasu
Water-based Outdoor Recreation Generates $11.7 Billion Annually for Arizona's Economy
March 18, 2026 — New analysis examined the economic contributions of Arizona鈥檚 rivers, lakes, and streams.
SOUTHWEST
Senate Budget Bill Delivers a Blow to Clean Energy, but Public Lands Sell-Off Averted
July 01, 2025
Policy
A Bald Eagle flies in a blue sky.
House Budget Bill Advances with Some Fixes for Birds, but Sets us Back on Clean Energy, Conservation, and Environmental Protections
May 23, 2025
New Legislation Offers Vital Support for Habitat Conservation in Cities and Towns
May 09, 2025 — Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act will spur investments in efforts to support America鈥檚 birds
Policy
A female and male Common Yellowthroat perch next to each other on a tree branch.
Fall Migration Is the Most Dangerous Season for Warblers, per New 探花精选 Study
March 27, 2025 — For the brightly colored songbirds that breed in the US and Canada, the southbound journeys after the breeding season include more exposure to conservation challenges such as light pollution and urban and suburban landscapes.
A common tern flying
Migratory Birds that Fly between Canada and South America Face Highest Risk, per New 探花精选 Study
February 17, 2025 — 探花精选 scientists developed a new framework to understand threats to migratory species and found that birds traversing the longest distances across the Americas are at highest risk, underscoring the need for coordinated hemispheric conservation efforts.
Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision in Favor of Greater Sage-grouse Habitat
January 17, 2025 — Greater Sage-Grouse in the news again as court invalidates oil and gas leasing in essential habitat
News
探花精选 Denounces Congressional Action to Undo BLM Rule Elevating Conservation on Public Lands聽
April 29, 2024 — 鈥淭his legislation is an end-run around how westerners themselves would like to see these lands managed.鈥澛
探花精选 Hails Rule Creating Climate Resiliency, Balancing Development with Conservation on Federal Lands聽
April 16, 2024 — 聽 聽鈥淭oday鈥檚 rule finally restores balance to the stewardship of America鈥檚 iconic public lands.鈥
Effort to Proclaim Chuckwalla National Monument Accelerates with Announcement of Bicameral Legislation聽
April 16, 2024 — 探花精选 and broad coalition of Tribal, community and conservation organizations call for protection of more than 620,000 acres of California desert