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PLA Corporate Partners Pivot Production in Wake of COVID-19

As land management agencies and public lands partners begin to navigate what it will take to reopen our nation's most treasured landscapes in the time of COVID-19, safety measures for staff and visitors are top of mind. PLA is proud of the work that ...
Earth Day Wrap-Up

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Earth Day 2020 was recognized with great enthusiasm and innovative shifts to virtual celebrations! Check out how some of our members observed the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22: Shop Public Lands --> ...
Public Lands Online Retailers Provide "Stay-At-Home" Entertainment

Due to public health threats related to COVID-19, many public lands retail operations have had to close their physical stores. However, many online opportunities to purchase engaging public lands products are still open! By shopping at these at nonprofit ...

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National Parks Traveler Episode 60 (podcast, 4.5.20)
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Dan Puskar, president and CEO of the Public Lands Alliance (Politico, 12.2.19)
Trump wants the national parks to generate revenue; critics see creeping privatization (Yahoo! News, 9.3.19)
Make Forest Service Lands Great Again (Outdoor Life, 8.12.19)
Federal Lands Behind in Maintenance (The Register-Herald, 6.19.19)
PLA testifies on deferred maintenance needs and potential solutions (Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 6.18.19)
Dan Puskar on the Natural Resources Management Act (C-SPAN, 3.2.19)
PLA testifies on the impacts of the government shutdown on public lands nonprofits at a House Democratic Forum. (Facebook video, 1.24.19)

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Creating Refuges in Your Own Backyard

The Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is dedicated to helping shape and support the development of Valle de Oro National Wildlife ...
Composing in the Wilderness: Alaska Geographic

Alaska Geographic (AG) has been creating deeper connections to Alaska's wild lands for over 60 years as the nonprofit education partner of ...
Overdue Renovations Become a Reality for 40-Year-Old Fish Ladder

Ballard Locks Fish Ladder Renovations Concept The Fish Ladder Viewing Gallery at the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks in Seattle has ...