Unprecedented and unlawful plan to gut protections for iconic public lands a disturbing move  In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement of historic reductions of protected public lands in Utah, Chris […]

WVP launched a new ad telling Trump to reject Zinke’s monuments reduction, today’s the sage grouse public comment period deadline, and other weekly roundups

Ad is part of a six-figure media buy airing on Fox and Friends and in Utah aimed at telling the President to reject Secretary Zinke’s plan to gut national monuments  […]

Request comes after Interior failed to release public documents Western Values Project (WVP) formally requested an extension of the public comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed changes […]

Likely nominee for Bureau of Land Management director Karen Budd-Falen flanked by land seizure advocates at Montana event In a land use management presentation, Karen Budd-Falen, Secretary Zinke’s leading rumored […]

Over the next month, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is preparing to announce a series of oil and gas lease sales across the West. Given the administration’s favoritism to […]

In response to news that President Trump plans to accept Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, Western Values Project Executive Director Chris […]

This week has seen leaders in the land seizure movement gaining traction at the Interior Department. Brian Steed, the former Chief of Staff to leading land seizure advocate Utah Congressman […]

Montana presentation will advocate abdicating control over lands that belong to all Americans Tomorrow, leading land transfer advocate, ‘darling of the original Sagebrush Rebellion’ and Secretary of the Interior Ryan […]

Former senior aide to top Utah politician keeping the chair warm for Bundy lawyer Karen Budd-Falen Today, the Interior Department announced the appointment of Brian Steed to serve as the […]