MA: Public Lands/Wilderness
Wild Turkeys in MA: A Model for Conservation Efforts Nationwide
Wild turkeys are not only the official game bird of the Commonwealth but the latest champion of conservation efforts in Congress, where …
Anthology Spotlights Value of Land Trusts Across Northeast
NORTHFIELD, Ma. -- Land trusts across the Northeast have partnered with poets this year for the first edition of "Writing the Land," an anthology to …
Report: Nature Offers Best Protection Against Natural Disasters
CAPE COD, Mass. -- As hurricane season begins, a new report from The National Wildlife Federation and Allied World insurance shows that natural …
Vote Expected This Week on Bill to Fix National Parks
BOSTON -- Congress is expected to vote this week on a bill that would cut in half the maintenance backlog at national parks and other federal sites…
Analysis Cites Threats to New England Forests from New Endangered Species Act Rules
BOSTON – A new analysis by Defenders of Wildlife shows that New England could be hard hit if the Trump administration’s new Endangered Spe…
National Parks Funding Backlog Gets Attention in U.S. House
BOSTON – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, meeting Wednesday, is expected to discuss funding to fix the national parks. The …
Resolving to Fight Climate Change in 2018
BOSTON -- Catastrophic hurricanes, severe flooding and raging wildfires fueled by drought have been prominent features of an eventful year for the …
New Englanders Organize Against Dakota Access Pipeline
BOSTON – While the Dakota Access Pipeline is being built thousands of miles away, tribal and social justice activists in New England have been …
Report: Little Legal Merit to State Control of Public Lands
BOSTON – The armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon earlier this year took place thousands of miles from New England…
New England Scores: First Atlantic Marine National Monument
CAPE COD, Mass. - With the stroke of a pen, President Obama has designated a new national monument off the coast of Cape Cod. It is the first-ever …
Fracking Opponents in Massachusetts Plan March
BOSTON – Opponents of building new fracking gas pipelines in Massachusetts plan to march more than 40 miles today to call attention to their cau…
Public Land Disputes Could Disrupt Vacations
BOSTON – Summer vacation adventures on public lands could change dramatically if the push to turn federal lands over to state control succeeds…