Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our public lands have provided desperately needed solace and responsible recreation opportunities for millions of people. Majestic, sweeping landscapes with seemingly limitless horizons refresh us and inspire us. Unlike other countries, our public lands are the nation’s birthright. That’s why it is so important that we end the exploitation of these lands.

Under federal law, the Bureau of Land Management within the Department of Interior is charged with managing our public lands for multiple purposes: from energy development and ranching to recreation and conservation. Unfortunately, in recent years, a single-minded pursuit of unfettered oil and gas development threatens to degrade our public lands permanently.