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PLA Welcomes Three New Board Directors

The Public Lands Alliance (PLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Board of Directors. Joining the Board of Directors Aileen Utterdyke is the President & Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Historic ...
The Public Lands Alliance Recognizes Nonprofits, Companies and Land Management Agency Staff at the 2023 Partnership Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Public Lands Alliance (PLA) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Partnership Awards that celebrate the best in public lands partnerships. These awards honor individuals, organizations, publications, ...

Maintenance Backlog Grows at National Parks as Funding Tightens (Roll Call, 10.3.23)
Federal Parks Just Got a Massive Shore-Up From Trump. They Need Billions More. (Courthouse News Service, 8.4.20)
Why the Great American Outdoors Act will be a game changer for WNC (6.28.20)
NRDems Forum: Not So Grand Opening: Examining Local Perspectives on the Department of the Interior’s Plan to Reopen National Parks During the Coronavirus Pandemic (6.2.20)
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)

Member Spotlight

Ding Darling Wildlife Society Takes Education to the Community with WoW

“Ding” Darling Wildlife Society , the non-profit Friends of the Refuge organization, has an incredible program in partnership with the refuge that is ...
Katmai Conservancy Meets Otis Fund Goal to Support Katmai National Park

Katmai Conservancy ’s annual online fundraiser, The Otis Fund, ran October 4 th through October 10 th during the popular Fat Bear Week . This year's ...
Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association and Parks Project Unite to Preserve Hawaiʻi's Natural Treasures with $10,000 Donation

To celebrate a recent apparel collection designed around Hawaiian volcanoes and the ecosystems they create, Parks Project donated $10,000 to the Hawaiʻi ...