The House of Representatives is busy this week promoting good conservation legislation! We wanted to update everyone on whatβs happening this week:
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Supporters Storm Capitol Hill Asking For Protections
Last week, supporters of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada stormed Capitol Hill to ask lawmakers to continue the existing protections of this iconic refuge. The Air Force is proposing to expand their footprint into 1.1 million acres of the Refuge, essentially removing these acres from the Refuge System, totaling 5% of all refuge lands in the lower 48 states.