Protect Our Public Lands - PNW
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We want to protect our public lands and support those who work for public land agencies across the Pacific Northwest
If you haven't seen this awesome piece by Nick Offerman yet be sure to check it out. Be warned though he does make several crude jokes.
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Nick Offerman Is Sounding the Alarm: America’s National Parks Are Under Attack | The Daily Show
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July 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you haven't seen this awesome piece by Nick Offerman yet be sure to check it out. Be warned though he does make several crude jokes.
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“Senator Wyden’s National Prescribed Fire Act is a must-pass bill for the sake of our communities and forests." Tim Ingalsbee says, "Proactive prescribed burning beats reactive wildfire fighting any day!”
Read more: www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Read more: www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
As Wildfire Season Approaches, Wyden, Budd, Schrier and Valadao Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Impacts of Wildfires | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
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June 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Senator Wyden’s National Prescribed Fire Act is a must-pass bill for the sake of our communities and forests." Tim Ingalsbee says, "Proactive prescribed burning beats reactive wildfire fighting any day!”
Read more: www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Read more: www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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This is why we call:
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
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Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
June 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is why we call:
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
As many of you heard by now the Senate is proposing the sale of millions of acres of public lands. Make your voice heard and Join us Saturday, June 28th from 1pm to 3pm at the Olympic National Forest Headquarters 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98512
June 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
As many of you heard by now the Senate is proposing the sale of millions of acres of public lands. Make your voice heard and Join us Saturday, June 28th from 1pm to 3pm at the Olympic National Forest Headquarters 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98512
June 21st is Washington Trails Days. Be sure to get out there and enjoy some hiking on our public lands.
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Washington Trails Day
Washington Trails Day — our state's official holiday to recognize the importance of our public lands — is a day for hikers to take action to support trails.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
June 21st is Washington Trails Days. Be sure to get out there and enjoy some hiking on our public lands.
www.wta.org/get-involved...
www.wta.org/get-involved...
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Keep calling your senators and tell them no land sales! Better yet, tell them to drop all of the #publiclands provisions.
Don’t let the land grabbers getaway with this!
What a corrupt shitshow…
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Don’t let the land grabbers getaway with this!
What a corrupt shitshow…
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June 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Keep calling your senators and tell them no land sales! Better yet, tell them to drop all of the #publiclands provisions.
Don’t let the land grabbers getaway with this!
What a corrupt shitshow…
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Don’t let the land grabbers getaway with this!
What a corrupt shitshow…
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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is doing a tour of public lands....while actively gutting them and planning to fire their staff. Did he really think he could get away with that? Yikes.
Some parks fans at Olympic didn't let him get off easy! ⬇️⬇️
Some parks fans at Olympic didn't let him get off easy! ⬇️⬇️
May 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is doing a tour of public lands....while actively gutting them and planning to fire their staff. Did he really think he could get away with that? Yikes.
Some parks fans at Olympic didn't let him get off easy! ⬇️⬇️
Some parks fans at Olympic didn't let him get off easy! ⬇️⬇️
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House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget
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House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget
More than $100 million would be stripped from the National Park Service under a budget proposal passed by Republicans in the House Natural Resources Committee, which also wants to green-light a 211-mi...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget
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“…the simple truth is that the pipeline corridor will actually be a permanent road through National Forest lands despite the fact that these public lands have been classified and protected as federal Inventoried Roadless Areas.”
April 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“…the simple truth is that the pipeline corridor will actually be a permanent road through National Forest lands despite the fact that these public lands have been classified and protected as federal Inventoried Roadless Areas.”
Rally with in a rally! If you are going to the April 19th Rally in downtown Portland and want to show support for public lands meet at Edith Green Federal building around 11:30am. Then we will move to the main rally at Pioneer Square before 12! Be sure to bring a sign supporting public lands.
April 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Rally with in a rally! If you are going to the April 19th Rally in downtown Portland and want to show support for public lands meet at Edith Green Federal building around 11:30am. Then we will move to the main rally at Pioneer Square before 12! Be sure to bring a sign supporting public lands.
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“It’s not over yet. There’s going to be more challenges,” she said. “Like I tell my members—you know, buckle up, put the bite stick in—because it’s still going to get bumpy. But don’t lose hope. Keep that energy up.”
Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest Service employees return to work after mass terminations
Okanogan-Wenatchee U.S. Forest Service employees returned to work on March 24 after being laid off on Valentine's Day.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“It’s not over yet. There’s going to be more challenges,” she said. “Like I tell my members—you know, buckle up, put the bite stick in—because it’s still going to get bumpy. But don’t lose hope. Keep that energy up.”
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Protect our Parks and Protect Public Lands peaceful protest on Thursday April 17 at 4:30pm #handsoff #protectourparks #protectpublicland #rallyforrangers #nature #trees #mountains #nps
April 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Protect our Parks and Protect Public Lands peaceful protest on Thursday April 17 at 4:30pm #handsoff #protectourparks #protectpublicland #rallyforrangers #nature #trees #mountains #nps
The next resistance rangers nation wide event is going to be April 22nd (earth day). If you are in the Portland area and would like to help out on a Portland area event send me a message!
April 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The next resistance rangers nation wide event is going to be April 22nd (earth day). If you are in the Portland area and would like to help out on a Portland area event send me a message!
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Did you hear? The U.S. Senate is OK with selling federal lands to cover the president’s economic plans.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/sena...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/sena...
Senate, By Slim Margin, Open To Selling Public Lands
The U.S. Senate, by a three-vote margin, is fine with public lands being sold off to reduce the federal government, according to conservation groups.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did you hear? The U.S. Senate is OK with selling federal lands to cover the president’s economic plans.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/sena...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/sena...
"According to the US Forest Service, National Forests are the largest source of municipal water supply in the nation, serving over 60 million people in 3,400 communities across 33 states."
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Public lands are the birthplace of rivers and are our largest source of clean, safe, reliable drinking water. We must keep public lands in public hands to protect healthy rivers and our nation's water security. www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/the-...
The secret double life of America’s public lands
Public lands are the birthright of every American. One of the great privileges of living in this country is the ability to access hundreds of millions of acres to enjoy the great outdoors — all for fr...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"According to the US Forest Service, National Forests are the largest source of municipal water supply in the nation, serving over 60 million people in 3,400 communities across 33 states."
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BREAKING NEWS: A new species has just been confirmed after a U.S. Forest Service trail camera captured these new (very real, totally legitimate) photos.
Meet the newest North American mammal species: #Bigfoot.
P.S. Happy April Fools'! 😆
📷: Wayne National Forest, U.S. Forest Service
Meet the newest North American mammal species: #Bigfoot.
P.S. Happy April Fools'! 😆
📷: Wayne National Forest, U.S. Forest Service
April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A new species has just been confirmed after a U.S. Forest Service trail camera captured these new (very real, totally legitimate) photos.
Meet the newest North American mammal species: #Bigfoot.
P.S. Happy April Fools'! 😆
📷: Wayne National Forest, U.S. Forest Service
Meet the newest North American mammal species: #Bigfoot.
P.S. Happy April Fools'! 😆
📷: Wayne National Forest, U.S. Forest Service
If your in the Vancouver, Washington area there will be a Rally for Science and the Environment this Saturday at Esther Short Park.
March 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If your in the Vancouver, Washington area there will be a Rally for Science and the Environment this Saturday at Esther Short Park.
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Hear from a former Tahoe National Forest employee about the dangerous impact of the DOGE cuts.
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Hear from a former Tahoe National Forest employee about the dangerous impact of the DOGE cuts.
YouTube video by Nevada County Democrats
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March 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hear from a former Tahoe National Forest employee about the dangerous impact of the DOGE cuts.
youtube.com/shorts/12Lr3...
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@popl-pnw.bsky.social This is a good conversation about public lands that everyone should watch. We need to give this issue all the attention it deserves.
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American Conversations: Wes Siler and America's Public Lands
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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March 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
@popl-pnw.bsky.social This is a good conversation about public lands that everyone should watch. We need to give this issue all the attention it deserves.
www.youtube.com/live/O6Bch6v...
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Rally for our National Parks this Saturday!
March 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Rally for our National Parks this Saturday!
Lets go!. The next nation wide rally for our National Parks is this Saturday, March 22. tinyurl.com/ye437v3j Here is a list of the rally locations. Be sure to check back regularly as it gets update.
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Public locations for 3/22 Rally & Teach-In
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March 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lets go!. The next nation wide rally for our National Parks is this Saturday, March 22. tinyurl.com/ye437v3j Here is a list of the rally locations. Be sure to check back regularly as it gets update.
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You ready for round two?! Protect the Parks Protest is back! This Saturday, March 22—show up to support your closest national park site. Can we get someone at all 433 NPS units?? 🏔️🌵🏕️
March 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
You ready for round two?! Protect the Parks Protest is back! This Saturday, March 22—show up to support your closest national park site. Can we get someone at all 433 NPS units?? 🏔️🌵🏕️
March 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Looks like we might be getting some rain but we got this PNW. Hope to see you all out there today!
March 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looks like we might be getting some rain but we got this PNW. Hope to see you all out there today!
This could be a big problem for many of our volunteer organizations in the PNW such as the Washington Trails Association, Trail Keepers of Oregon, ETC.
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With their federal funding suddenly canceled, hiking organizations throughout the U.S. are looking at potentially losing entire seasons' worth of planned trail maintenance. (Yes, including volunteer work—that costs money to organize and equip too.) www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Thanks to Federal Funding Cuts, Hiking Organizations Say Trails Will Suffer This Summer
Without federal funding and support from agency partners, trail stewardship organizations are struggling to keep maintenance projects afloat.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This could be a big problem for many of our volunteer organizations in the PNW such as the Washington Trails Association, Trail Keepers of Oregon, ETC.
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