[ Memorial Day and outdoor escapes – why we love LWCF ]

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Memorial Day weekend is here!  Summer vacation starts now, and for many Americans (and certainly people reading this) that means getting outdoors and into nature. So it’s a good thing that Americans have so many places to get outside – more than 600 million acres of public land, and more 110 million acres protected as Wilderness. Many of those protected acres are because of a program called the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

We’re highlighting a few of the places that the Land and Water Conservation Fund has protected.  Places like the Appalachian Trail, where the Land and Water Conservation Fund helped connect the full length of the trail.…

[ Camping plans for Memorial Day weekend… ]

If you are planning on enjoying the central Texas great outdoors by doing some camping, make sure you practice safety and responsible camping as far as not messing up the beautiful area that Mama Earth has supplied for us.  Click here for an idea for some things to bring with you, especially if you aren’t an experienced camper. (That would be me).
Here are some Green Tips to consider when you go camping:

- Bring a set of reusable dishes and flatware – ditch the disposables!…

[ Diving into Español, rivers and outreach: The 411 on our first Public Lands Fellow ]

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Fabiola Lao is the first Public Lands Fellow at The Wilderness Society.  Since June 2011 she has been based in the Los Angeles office working on the San Gabriel Mountains Forever campaign.

As her year comes to an end, and before she heads to the Sierra Club to continue working on San Gabriel Mountains Forever, Fabiola dished about her fellowship.

Q: You were born in Perú, but raised in Los Angeles. And you have both Chinese and Peruvian heritage. Did that help your work on the San Gabriel Mountains Forever campaign?…

[ Mahoosuc Touring Map goes wireless ]

Online and smartphone enabled map will help tourists and locals alike find outdoor adventure

Just in time for summer vacation, the Mahoosuc Touring Map is going digital – putting great local adventures at the fingertips of visitors and locals alike.  Find the map at www.mahoosuctouringmap.org.

The Mahoosuc region in New Hampshire and Maine is an ideal spot for hiking, paddling, horseback riding and other outdoor recreation. Just over 3 hours from downtown Boston, it’s a great way to get outside without the crowds.…

[ BLM can balance conservation, oil/gas development in NPR-A ]

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (May 23, 2012) – As the federal Bureau of Land Management works to create the first land-use plan for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the agency has a historic opportunity to protect some of the world’s most significant wildlife resources that sustain many communities in the western Arctic, according to The Wilderness Society.

“When Congress transferred these western Arctic lands from the Navy to the BLM, they recognized the need to balance protection of special ecological values while at the same time providing opportunity for oil and gas development,” said Nicole Whittington-Evans, Alaska regional director for The Wilderness Society.…