Ken Rait

Lover of the West and wide open spaces. Sailor. Trail runner. Road biker. Director of U.S. public lands @ The Pew Charitable Trusts. Tweets my own.

[Ken Rait @KenARait]

It's particularly concerning because these are areas that represent truly remarkable habitat that we don't have anywhere else in the lower 48"—Aubrey Bertram of @wildmontana. #BLMWild https://t.co/XDg7YgeeOp

[Ken Rait @KenARait]

#TBT

[Sitka Conservation Society @Sitka_Wild]

Happy Alaska Wild #Salmon Day! 🐟🌲💚🐻💛
Here are a few ways you can take action today to support Alaskan salmon:
🐟🌲 #SaveRoadless https://t.co/NEpdb5piRF
🐟🌲 #NoPebbleMine https://t.co/K5z84xLPKQ

[BLMWild @BLMWild]

"It's particularly concerning because, again, these are areas that represent truly remarkable habitat that we don't have anywhere else in the lower 48. This is the last stand for these places." #BLMWild @BLMNational https://t.co/khgjffYmxN

[Ken Rait @KenARait]

Unprotected: 200,000 acres with wilderness characteristics would be left without key safeguards under the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s new central Montana resource plan. #BLMWild https://t.co/XDg7YgeeOp

[Public Lands @OurPublicLands]

"The Trump administration is rolling out land use plans for regions across the West that could keep oil and gas flowing for decades. But the plans are largely flying under the radar." Read more via the @nationaljournal https://t.co/KMPnKeXYyF #KeepItPublic #ProtectChaco

[Sitka Conservation Society @Sitka_Wild]

"The forest is 'priceless,' said Joel Jackson, president of the Organized Village of Kake, one of the tribes that signed the petition. 'It's basically our grocery store.'" #saveroadless #tongass

https://t.co/udb13N4aak

[Protect Greater Chaco @ProtectChaco]

"Bernal, of the @puebloalliance, said that too often the onus falls on tribes—and their limited resources—to make consultations happen, rather than on the federal agencies making the decisions." #ProtectChaco https://t.co/wkilX1sl2M

[Save our Roadless Forests @SaveRoadless]

9 tribes in SE AK submit petition to @USDA @forestservice that would protect ancestral lands from current US Gov plans which seek to open these areas up to logging and destructive road building. Read more here: https://t.co/4ZEUHTcf7I. We must #SaveRoadless & #ProtectTheTongass

[BLMWild @BLMWild]

The plans "completely miss the mark for ensuring future generations have the same opportunities we have on our public lands." #BLMWild @MTWildlife @NWF
https://t.co/uhqbl71srO

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

Breaking: This week, the Trump administration plans to overhaul the National Environmental Policy Act, making it easier to build projects with environmental risks. (via @eilperin and @brady_dennis) https://t.co/DN0kvZQYMb

[Save our Roadless Forests @SaveRoadless]

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians stand in solidarity with Southeast Alaskan tribes in their fight against @USDA @forestservice efforts to open the Tongass National Forest to clear cut industrial logging and development. Read more here: https://t.co/p07wiG7OYw #SaveRoadless

[Wild Connections @Wildconections2]

New @ArkValleyVoice article outlines threats to Grape Creek proposed wilderness, quoting @RepDianaDeGette, our own John Sztukowski, & references @EcoFlight1's recent Grape Creek Virtual Tour.

Read the full article at: https://t.co/8Gn6yCgiNy

#BLMWild #protectpubliclands

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

The Tongass National Forest in Alaska is one of the world’s last remaining temperate forests.

However, 9 million acres of it are currently under threat. https://t.co/RMQpSfgBWt

[Sitka Conservation Society @Sitka_Wild]

Of the 267,000 public comments submitted to the USFS, 96% of comments from Alaskans and Americans support keeping the #RoadlessRule on the #Tongass. Send a message to your elected officials and tell them to #SaveRoadless! Take action ➡️ https://t.co/NEpdb5piRF

[New Mexico Wild @nmwild]

The Bureau of Land Management extended the public comment period on a plan that could threaten the lands surrounding @ChacoCultureNHP to September 25. Learn more about the threats and how you can help #ProtectChaco here: https://t.co/fuj4iWCfjV

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

9 million acres of America’s largest national forest–the Tongass in Alaska– is under threat despite local support for conservation. https://t.co/RMQpSfgBWt

[Sitka Conservation Society @Sitka_Wild]

"Those of us who care owe it to future generations to make sure they have the opportunity to walk up a stream brimming with salmon, surrounded by giant ancient trees, and to come face to face with the incredible rainforest grizzly." #saveroadless #tongass

https://t.co/Qt2fERwcTS

[BLMWild @BLMWild]

"Less famous than the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it is one of the most ecologically valuable tracts of federal property — providing a critical refuge to polar bears as well as tens of thousands of migrating caribou and waterfowl." #BLMWild https://t.co/NPD0tGz5PC

[Ken Rait @KenARait]

65 percent of Westerners agree: The Trump administration & @SecBernhardt must listen to the public and put in place a 10-mile no-drilling zone around @ChacoCultureNHP & protect it for generations to come! https://t.co/0mVaFMwIdC #nmpol

[Monuments For All @MonumentsForUSA]

"Creating public lands is terrific. Keeping these special places protected requires continued vigilance. Let’s celebrate the Ironwood Forest’s 20th birthday." #MonumentsForAll https://t.co/9w3hoolTgq