Celebrating 30 Years of Protecting Wildlands
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Our Public Lands are at Risk!
Our National Forests, BLM lands, National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges are a risk because of the dramatic staff cuts and funding freezes ordered by President Trump’s administration.
Wild Connections stands in solidarity with the staff of our Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Royal Gorge BLM, Florissant Fossil Beds and Browns Canyon National Monuments, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. We're doing what we can, and we urge you to fight back!
Nationwide Day of Action
Happened on Saturday March 1
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds protest. Photo Jim Lockhart
Over 100 people gathered at
Florissant Fossil Beds on March 1st to show their support for National Parks.
The Fossil Beds, usually open all week, is closed now Monday and Tuesday due to staff shortages. These staff protect the globally important paleo artifacts, wildlife, and wetlands of the Monument. They greet you and your kids, guide hikes, and care for the exhibits.
Photos courtesy of Florissant Fossil Beds NM
Browns Canyon National Monument
Friends of Browns Canyon National Monument members and Wild Connections have explored locations that may be resilient as the climate changes. Data loggers that record hourly temperature and humidity were retrieved for our climate records. The USFS and BLM jointly manage the 21,586 acre Monument along the Arkansas River that was designated in 2015 under the Antiquities Act.
Hekla Tower. Photo Wendall Day, FOBC
Hikers getting orientation from John Sztukowski, Wild Connections Conservation Co-ED. Photo David Beaulieu, FOBC
Ecology Park Dayhike
a BLM Wildlands Outing
March 22, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Ecology Park overlook. Photo Jim Lockhart
Ecology Park, near Cañon City, offers hiking and mountain biking trails. This moderate hike of approximately 5 miles with less than 700 feet elevation change will explore trails in the western part of the area.
For more information or to register for the hike, contact Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045 or jlock@datawest.net, no later than Thursday evening, March 20th.
For more information or to register for the hike, contact Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045 or jlock@datawest.net, no later than Thursday evening, March 20th.
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