Badlands Conservation Alliance

A Voice for Wild North Dakota Places

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"Snowy owls are rather regular winter visitors to North Dakota, although their numbers can be quite variable." https://t.co/q3Qev5zMrI

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"The Dakota Resource Council is among the environmental groups opposed to state regulation of coal combustion residuals, saying North Dakota has a history of ignoring environmental issues." https://t.co/pbBqmfxy7H

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"National parks are the darling of public lands, receiving the highest degree of protections and the most public support. A natural question: If the administration is kneecapping the park service, what’s happening to more vulnerable agencies?" https://t.co/7EhdztD8Xr

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The New York Times: "Now it is unclear whether anyone will clean up an estimated 93 abandoned wells on federal lands managed by the Park Service." https://t.co/D5n4IzAKfW

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High Country News: "Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s decision to keep the national parks open without adequate staffing during the government shutdown shows the failure of his responsibility to conserve them unimpaired, for future generations." https://t.co/g3VejGW248

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"Elimination of the buffer reopens it to coal, oil and gas leasing, making the area vulnerable to drinking water contamination unless Congress enacts protection, according to the Dakota Resource Council." https://t.co/KTT36h2N6F

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In a chaotic and unprecedented move, the Senate voted last week to pass Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the BLM's resource management plans for North Dakota, Montana, and Alaska. https://t.co/xyJwaCoHXT

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Thanks to everyone who made it to the film screening with Walt Dabney yesterday evening in Grand Forks! Thanks to all of the UND and NDSU students who attended, as well as Professor Emeritus Robert Seabloom—and thanks to Valerie Naylor for moderating the Q&A discussion.

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Prairie Public: "If you have been around the woods and thickets across the state over the past few weeks, a couple of interesting vines may have caught your attention." https://t.co/0HbTW67io9

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National Parks Conservation Association: "On behalf of our 1.9 million members and supporters and all who love our national parks, NPCA is demanding that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum explain why he is unraveling the very fabric of our national parks." https://t.co/YPDsodSARa

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Thank you to everyone who made it to the film screening in Bismarck last night! Thanks to Keith Trego for moderating the question-and-answer discussion.

Join us tonight in Grand Forks!

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Join us at the North Dakota Heritage Center for a screening of Walt Dabney’s film, followed by a Q&A session moderated by Keith Trego, Executive Director of North Dakota Natural Resources Trust.

This event is free and open to the public. https://t.co/9klW2GKMQe

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Thank you to everyone who made it to The History and Future of America’s Public Land with Walt Dabney in Dickinson last night, including Clay Jenkinson, who moderated the Q&A.

Join us tonight in Bismarck!

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Tonight! Join us in Dickinson for a screening of Walt Dabney’s film at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with Dabney, moderated by Clay Jenkinson, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. https://t.co/KDZ8tLpWJW

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Join us this week for a film screening and discussion series featuring Walt Dabney, a nationally recognized public lands leader whose 43-year career spanned the National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife. https://t.co/HEVLQ5fRCT

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Great crew for an outing to the new Bear Creek Bridge along the Maah Daah Hey Trail south of Medora, ND! Thanks to everyone who joined us.

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Center for Western Priorities: "Contingency plans released by the federal government ahead of the ongoing shutdown reveal the Interior department has lost around 14 percent of its total staff since September 2024." https://t.co/Axrydvms2H

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"The shutdown comes as the National Park Service already faces staffing issues. The Trump administration, via layoffs and buyouts, has cut 24 percent of the agency’s staff so far this year" https://t.co/RlqfA2khcX

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The Atlantic: "The Trump administration’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year—which suggested $1.2 billion in cuts to NPS funding, the largest in the history of the agency—would only worsen the parks’ infrastructure problems." https://t.co/hRayCROdtA

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High Country News: "The most recent move, which is currently open to public comment, involves a proposal by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to radically overhaul the entire U.S. Department of Agriculture." https://t.co/aqaanQ7kGg