House Committee Passes National Landscape Conservation System Act

For Immediate Release
03-19-08
Contact: Drew Vankat, Policy Analyst
drew@imba.com
303-545-9011

On March 12, 2008, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2016, the National Landscape Conservation System Act, with support from congressmen from both sides of the aisle and hearty support from the Bush Administration.

Legislative permanence for the Conservation System has been on Outdoor Alliance's policy platform since day one and IMBA has been working with its Outdoor Alliance colleagues to highlight not only the scenic and ecological value of the Conservation System, but the fact that the Conservation System includes some of the best human-powered recreational opportunities in the American West. Examples include: rock climbing at Red Rocks National Conservation Area in Nevada, mountain biking the Kokopelli area near Fruita, canoeing and kayaking the Rogue Wild and Scenic River, also in Oregon, backcountry skiing at Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in Colorado, and hiking the Wave at Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Utah. IMBA applauds the House Natural Resources Committee's accomplishment and look forward to the bill becoming law in the near future.

Member organizations of the Outdoor Alliance include Access Fund, American Canoe Association, American Hiking Society, American Whitewater, International Mountain Bicycling Association and Winter Wildlands Alliance.