Land Conservation

Land Conservation

Land Conservation

We must protect 30% of lands by 2030 to fight the climate and extinction crisis. Protecting wild places will keep drilling and logging from dumping pollution into the air, sequester emissions, provide protection from extreme weather, homes for wildlife, and opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors together.

 


Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

About Our Program

Our campaign focuses on protecting lands as a climate solution. Safeguarding these places will reduce our carbon pollution and conserve these places for future generations.

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Help save Our Wild America

Our natural heritage is threatened by mining, drilling, and the devastating effects of climate disruption. We must protect our land and water so plants and animals can survive and thrive for generations to come.

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Protecting at least 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030 can fight the climate crisis, protect clean air and water, and provide endless ecological benefits.

September 4, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C— The Trump administration today announced a new proposed rule to circumvent establishing habitat protections for endangered species. The rule follows a string of other proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act, including another…

August 31, 2020

Washington, DC— Today, the Trump administration proposed gutting protections for national forest lands— granting easier access to the fossil fuel industry for drilling and fracking on the landscapes.

28 de agosto de 2020

"Donald Trump es el peor presidente de la historia para la limpieza del aire y el agua, la salud pública y el clima. Es una vergüenza nacional su descarada celebración en un parque nacional como si fuera una fiesta mientras las familias del país…

August 25, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As multiple extreme weather events converge across the country and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Trump administration is planning to auction off more than half a million acres of public lands for oil and gas drilling.

August 20, 2020

Salt Lake City, UT -- Today, the Sierra Club’s Utah Chapter released a comprehensive legislative scoring on conservation and environmental issues of the 2020 Utah State legislature. The scorecard reviewed twenty bills addressing a swath of…