Find Your Love in Public Lands & Waters
Lands to Love® was created to inspire all people to find their joy in America’s public lands and waters. Led by the Foundation for America's Public Lands, the charitable partner of the BLM, this Campaign celebrates the people and heritage these special places hold, recognizes their caretakers and helps create opportunities for support.
La Junta Trail
Dotted by volcanic fields, rugged, wide open plains and steep canyons cut by the mighty Río Grande River, the Río Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico is one-of-a-kind. Its unique setting boasts a wealth of recreational opportunities from whitewater rafting to hunting, fishing, mountain biking and camping. At its heart, the La Junta Trial carves a culturally significant route of Indigenous Tribes and early settlers, and holds the key to unlocking a thriving, new Recreation economy for the region.
No matter your favorite activity you will find your place in public lands and waters. Follow along as we plot new places each month, and get out and explore.
New Mexico
La Junta Trail
This lifeline to the Río Grande and Red Rivers is also one of the most culturally significant spots for the Taos community.
California
Point Arena-Stornetta
This BLM-Managed gem is a lifeline for wildlife, community connectivity, and natural heritage along the California coastline.
Alaska
White Mountains National Recreation Area
One-million acres of outdoor adventure, pristine nature, and Alaskan tradition.
Today, we honor Tribal communities and the deep knowledge they hold. Indigenous Peoples’ Day provi ...
des an opportunity to recognize the critical role these communities play in ensuring the health and sustainability of our public lands and waters.
In a new blog post, our Strategic Advisor for Native Nations Cheryle “Cookie” Cobell Zwang, shares her story of growing up on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and the role public lands and waters played in her community and family.
“When we invest in Tribal communities and recognize the value of the participation of Tribal Nations, public lands and waters benefit, as do all people. By creating a sense of community and fostering open dialogue where diverse voices are lifted up, our work becomes not just more collaborative, but exponentially more meaningful and impactful.”
Read more from Cookie about how the Foundation is collaborating with Tribal communities here: https://americaslands.org/on-indigenous-peoples-day-we-lift-up-public-lands-and-waters-as-a-thread-connecting-us-and-expanding-our-understanding/
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Spoiler Alert 📢
Meet the first round of #LandsToLove Locations!
📍La Junta Trail @ New Mexi ...
co’s Río Grande del Norte National Monument; @newmexicopubliclands
📍Alaska’s White Mountains National Recreation Area
📍Point Arena-Stornetta @ the California Coastal National Monument
Help us celebrate these special places that the @mypubliclands cares for and meet the people and communities that love them.
As part of our new public awareness campaign, #LandsToLove, we'll spotlight new locations often and want to hear from you too!
What’s your favorite spot? Share your experience on public lands or waters, we’d love to add it to our list.
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National Public Lands Day soared to new heights this year at the @mypubliclands Vermilion Cliffs Na ...
tional Monument! 🪽
Dozens watched with eyes glued to the skies to view the release of four of North America’s largest land bird, the California condor. The open skies made it extra easy to spot these rare birds take flight!
See highlights from the release below ✨
#NPLD #NationalPublicLandsDay #publiclands #LandsToLove
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What a weekend! On National Public Lands Day, thousands of volunteers and visitors across the countr ...
y showed up to show some love to our public lands and waters.
Check out these highlights ✨
📍 Penrose Commons OVH, @copubliclands
📍 Biak Training Center, @@blmoregonwashington
📍 @newmexicopubliclands
📍 Wood Hill Mountain Bike Trails, @utahpubliclands
📍 Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, @arizonapubliclands
#NPLD #NationalPublicLandsDay #publiclands #LandsToLove
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Love 💗 (noun): a strong feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection; a kinship from per ...
sonal ties.
This #NationalPublicLandsDay, we’re turning the spotlight toward America’s public lands and waters with the launch of a new awareness campaign, Lands to Love!
It’s about time our public lands and waters, and their amazing caretakers @mypubliclands, get some love for all they do to keep our country ticking. From outdoor recreation to ranching, wildlife protection, energy development...and Burning Man?!
Our public lands and waters are as diverse as the communities that call them home, so join us as we celebrate the iconic places and spaces we think you’ll love. Plan a visit, get outside, and tell us your #LandstoLove favorites.
Learn more at the link in bio!
#publiclands #mypubliclands #bureauoflandmanagement
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“The Foundation for America’s Public Lands, the official congressionally-chartered charitable pa ...
rtner of the Bureau of Land Management, launched the Drought Resilience Fund, a first-of-its-kind grant program to involve locally-led partnerships with the federal agency.
The goal is to combat the severe drought challenges facing public lands and Western communities with an investment of $2.4 million in a pair of inaugural projects in the Colorado River Basin.
Two of the seven basin states were selected for the debut of the program as the foundation maps out its priorities: Colorado and Arizona.” @mypubliclands
#publiclands #mypubliclands #coloradoriverbasin
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As @outdoor_life puts it: “The Bureau of Land Management is having a moment.” ⛰️✨
Despit ...
e being the agency that manages the most acres of public land, @mypubliclands has the least resources to do it. That’s where we come in.
As the Bureau’s official charitable partner, the Foundation is a partner and fundraising catalyst in service of our public lands and waters. Our CEO I Ling Matthews Thompson talked to Andrew McKean about the Foundation’s exciting work to elevate the value of public lands, build locally-led partnerships, and boost critical resources to support the BLM’s important mission.
#publiclands #mypubliclands
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"Nearly $1 million of the first grant funding ever awarded by a new foundation supp ...
orting @mypubliclands will help cattle ranchers expand the use of virtual fencing on BLM rangeland in Eagle County.
The grant comes from the foundation’s newly launched Drought Resilience Fund, which supports locally led partnerships with the BLM to combat the drought challenges facing public lands and western communities."
#publiclands #mypubliclands #droughtresilience #virtualfencing
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🎉 EXCITING NEWS: Today, the Foundation announced the launch of its new Drought Resilience Fund wi ...
th a $2.4M investment to help boost drought resilience on public lands and waters in the Colorado River Basin!
The first two grants will help BLM partners in Colorado and Arizona expand innovative, community-led initiatives to combat severe drought, secure drinking water, and improve the health of our lands and waters.
To learn more about the exciting work underway, and hear from community partners, visit americaslands.org/stories.
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