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American Stewards | White House Releases Progress Report on 30 x 30
Originally found on American Stewards. December 20, 2021, the White House released its “Year One Report – America the Beautiful” to update the progress made towards the President’s 30 x 30 initiative launched by Executive Order on January 27th. It is a laundry list of primarily small sized actions, while still failing to address the…
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American Stewards | True Conservationists Should Oppose 30 x 30
Originally found on American Stewards. Gabriella Hoffman interviews Margaret Byfield, Executive Director of American Stewards of Liberty, for Episode 237 of District of Conservation. Margaret came on to discuss her background in property rights, Endangered Species Act reforms, and fighting 30×30 – the misleading initiative to conserve public waters and lands by 2030. Margaret goes…
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American Stewards | Your Land is Their Land
Originally found on American Stewards. Two online mapping tools have been created to help the public identify lands in America that should be protected under the “climate crisis” agenda. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) released their mapping tool last year, the “Resilient Connected Network,” focusing on achieving ecosystem connectivity across state and regional boundaries. The second…
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American Stewards | 1.1 Million Acre Uranium Mineral Withdrawal in Build Back Better Act
Originally found on American Stewards. The $2.1 Trillion Build Back Better Act Democrats in Congress are pushing to get passed this week is full of socialist driven programs, including the creation of the Civilian Climate Corps, increased funding for federal conservation programs, and many provisions designed to end fossil fuel use. It also includes a…
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American Stewards | Conservation Dollars to Compete with Working Landowners
Originally found on American Stewards. In an interview given to Agri-Pulse Communications, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said there is $27 billion allocated in the Build Back Better Act (BBB) for conservation funding that “could lead to 100 million acres of land being put under conservation in the U.S.” At the International summit in Glasgow earlier this…
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American Stewards | Brace for Impact: Biden Administration Rescinding Protections for Landowners
Originally found on American Stewards. The Trump Administration governed from a philosophy of reducing regulations and increasing productivity, which, as his presidency demonstrated, leads to a stronger economy and better conservation practices. From this perspective, the Trump Administration rewrote the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definition, rolling back its reach, and revised the National…
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American Stewards | Hold the Line and Don’t Straddle the 30 x 30 Fence
Originally found on American Stewards. When the Biden Administration failed to publicly define “conservation” or even identify what lands qualify under his 30 x 30 initiative in the first report released last May, they had to expect criticism for hiding the ball. However, they had little choice but to back away from the well-defined agenda…
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American Stewards | Send the Calvary: Texas Border Commission Initiates Coordination with TDEM
Originally found on American Stewards. The Texas Border Counties of Kinney and Uvalde, along with the City of Uvalde, finally have the Texas Department of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) attention. They held their first coordination meeting with the agency October 21, 2021. The Chief of the Department, Nim Kidd, had committed to attend the meeting, but…
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American Stewards | What is 30 x 30? Video Released
Originally found on American Stewards. This short video answers what is 30 x 30, and why Americans are calling the Biden initiative a land grab. You can share this on your social networks, or email it to your contacts to help get American’s educated. Watch here. Read More
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American Stewards | Stop 30 x 30 Website Launched
Originally found on American Stewards. A new website has been launched to educate American’s on the 30 x 30 agenda. It contains new tools that have been developed for the fight such as a two-page download flyer and a short video that can be shared on social media. It also brings together the latest news,…