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Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

Oil and leasing decisions by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) threaten the endangered and struggling wildlife. Forest Guardians supports responsible energy development that meets the nation's energy needs while protecting wildlife, wilderness and pristine public lands.



 


For specific questions about our efforts to protect deserts and grassland, contact Lauren McCain, desert and grasslands coordinator.

 

 

 

 

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Forest Guardians Report


The Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation Mandate - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico

In this report, Forest Guardians analyzes the effort of the Bureau of Land Management in four states to protect ‘areas of critical environmental concern’.
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2/7/2008
Bush Administration Defies Congressional Mandate to Study Harmful Effects of Gas Drilling on Drinking Water and Western Waterways

1/18/2008
State Game and Fish Asks Feds for Review of Drilling During Seasonal Closures

1/17/2008
N.M. Game & Fish concerned with BLM handling of wildlife protections

1/17/2008
BLM Looks To Drill In Otero Mesa

1/11/2008
Governor Richardson Praised For Issuing Six-Month Moratorium On Gas Development In Santa Fe County

1/5/2008
BLM Harming Wildlife at Oil, Gas Sites

12/28/2007
Groups Boycott Tecton Meetings

12/25/2007
Forest Guardians puts pressure on Tecton

12/24/2007
Tecton Says ''Frack You'' In Denying Request From Groups And Residents To Withdraw Drilling Applications

12/10/2007
Feds Allow Wildlife Protections to be Breached Nearly 1,000 Times in New Mexico

12/10/2007
No Rest for the Weary: Why Seasonal Oil & Gas Closures Aren't Protecting Wildlife in New Mexico

12/10/2007
Conservationists Blast BLM Exceptions to Wildlife Protections