Clarion Call – Citizen Involvement

Keeping America’s public lands in public ownership by increasing citizen’s involvement in decisions affecting its future. When citizens are absent from the democratic process, it is reflected in the performance of their government.

Citizen involvement in the land management process, from cradle to grave, is paramount and is necessary to have an accountable, rules-based, on the ground management.

Knowledge of the “Notice” process – where the government publishes in the Federal Register any proposed rules, regulations and information to notify the public – in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).

When the public is actively involved in the management of their public lands, the quality of the land improves (cleaning-up trash, monitoring activities, attending public meetings etc..).  Recruiting volunteers (especially younger ones), and connecting them to their public lands, will ensure that land and resource values are appreciated (e.g. heritage and biological values) and are front and center in the lives of the citizens.

Public lands provide priceless values to the American people – including quantifiable (barrels of oil) and non-quantifiable (recreation opportunities) commodities – that improve their lives and well-being.

America’s public lands are like an investment account for the American people.  Currently, there are no mechanisms to measure the status of the account or its financial health).

There are approximately 245 million acres of public lands managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on behalf of the American people.

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