Help Save America's Public Lands
Did you know that one-third of the nation – more than 700 million acres – is held as public land, owned by all citizens?
These lands – our national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, monuments, wilderness areas, and rangelands – are a uniquely American legacy. Wildlife need big spaces, and people enjoy them too, spending billions of dollars in wildlife viewing activities.
The National Wildlife Federation works to protect public lands in these areas:
Endangered species: We press federal agencies to enforce the Endangered Species Act.
Rangeland health: We work for healthy livestock grazing.
Energy development: We work for sustainable energy development policies.
Public ownership of public lands: We make sure the public really owns this land, not industry, and fight efforts to reduce public involvement.
The National Wildlife Federation has been working in the Yellowstone ecosystem since 2002 on a program to retire livestock grazing allotments that experience chronic conflict with wildlife, especially grizzly bears and wolves. Ranchers receive fair payment for retiring their allotments, and typically use these funds to secure grazing in locations without wildlife conflicts. Learn more on our Wildlife Conflict Resolution microsite.
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