Darrell Echols Acting Director National Park Service, Region 2 100 Alabama Street SW 1924 Building Atlanta, GA 30303 September 9, 2026 Re: Request for Public Hearing Pursuant to 54 U.S.C. § 102901(b)(3) Regarding Proposed Cumberland Island National Seashore Land Exchanges Dear Acting Regional Director Echols, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our members, we
Groups Call on BLM to Defer Oil and Gas Leases Threatening Wildlife, Water and Carlsbad Caverns
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NEW MEXICO WILD ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD September 4, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Gera Ashton Acting State Director for BLM New Mexico U.S. Bureau of Land Management 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508 Project Contacts: Nathan Combs nc****@*lm.gov (505) 954-2110 Cody Mccullah cm*******@*lm.gov (505) 954-2027 Re:
Groups Urge Missouri to Withdraw Regional Haze Plan Update, Citing Air Pollution and Public Health Risks
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Epiphany United Church of Christ Franklin County Rural Coalition Labadie Environmental Organization (LEO) Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition Missouri Chapter, Sierra Club Missouri Coalition for the Environment National Parks Conservation Association Sierra Club September 3, 2026 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Air Pollution Control Program ATTN: Air Quality Planning Section
More Than 50 Organizations Call on Interior to Preserve Oil and Gas Leasing Safeguards
ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION COLORADO CONSERVATIVES FOR RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP DAKOTA RESOURCE COUNCIL * DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL NEVADA CONSERVATION LEAGUE NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN NEW MEXICO WILD * NUESTRA TIERRA CONSERVATION PROJECT POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL * PUBLIC CITIZEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
More Than 50 Organizations Urge Interior Department to Preserve Oil and Gas Leasing Protections
Summary On August 24, 2026, more than 50 conservation, environmental-justice, public-health, recreation, wildlife, and community organizations—representing millions of members—urged Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Bureau of Land Management Director Steve Pearce to withdraw the Department of the Interior’s proposed oil and gas leasing rule. The groups ask the department to retain and fully implement BLM’s
Coalition Also Joins Comments Urging NPS to Maintain Wilderness Protections
National Parks Conservation Association, Alaska Wilderness League, Badlands Conservation Alliance, Californians for Western Wilderness, CalWild, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Glacier Two-Medicine Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust, Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America, Mountain Mamas, Natural Resources Defense
Conservation Groups Urge National Park Service to Preserve Strong Wilderness Protections
August 14, 2026 Michael P. Michener Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Subject: Comments on National Park Service Director’s Order #41: Wilderness Stewardship (91 Fed. Reg. 35,998 (June 15, 2026)) Dear Mr. Michener: This letter is submitted on behalf of the undersigned organizations and
Coalition Comments on Proposed NPS Wilderness Climbing Policy
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Comments submitted at: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NPS-2026-0101-0001 August 10, 2026 Michael Michener Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection National Park Service 1849 C Street NW, MS–2457 Washington, DC 20240 Subject: Comments on Director’s Order (DO) 41: Wilderness Stewardship, Section 7.2 (draft) and Reference Manual (RM) 41: Wilderness Stewardship,
Coalition Urges National Park Service to Preserve Director’s Order 41 and Existing Wilderness Stewardship Protections
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NPS-2026-0100-0001 August 3, 2026 Michael P. Michener Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Subject: Comments on National Park Service Level 2 Wilderness Stewardship Policy Review: Director’s Order #41 Dear Mr. Michener: The Coalition
More Than 330 Organizations Tell Trump Administration: America’s National Monuments Are Not for Sale
President Trump Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cc: Members of Congress Our national parks and monuments are among our country’s most precious places. These cherished spaces protect Tribal and Indigenous homelands, outdoor access, drinking water, and wildlife habitats. They sustain rural economies and support family businesses. They belong to all Americans. Public lands
Coalition Urges BLM to Defer Q4 Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Protect Theodore Roosevelt National Park
July 16, 2026 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attn: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Re: Comments on Draft EA and FONSI for the Montana-Dakotas and Wyoming Q4 2026 Oil and
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Withdraw Utah Oil and Gas Leases Threatening the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
RE: Scoping Comments – DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0007-EA – BLM Utah 2026 Fourth Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment Submitted via email: bl****************@*lm.gov July 15, 2026 The following comments are submitted by John W. Hiscock, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Western Watersheds Project,
Coalition Urges CBP to Minimize Border Barrier Construction and Keep Big Bend National Park Wild
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW July 10, 2026 Submitted via email to: Bi*************@*****hs.gov Subject: Brewster County Vehicle Barrier System Construction The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) is comprised of more than 5,000 members, all of whom are retired, former, or current National Park Service (NPS) employees or volunteers who collectively
Coalition Opposes Reopening Moose-Wilson Road Decision Without Full Public Review
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW July 8, 2026 National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park Subject: Comment on Revised Draft Programmatic Agreement for the Moose-Wilson Road Comprehensive Management Plan The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) is comprised of more than 5,000 members, all of whom are
Coalition Urges NCPC to Delay Approval of Proposed Monumental Arch Pending Full Historic and Environmental Review
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW July 2, 2026 National Capital Planning Commission Subject: Item #8778 – Proposed approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new Monumental Arch The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) is comprised of more than 5,000 members, all of whom are retired, former, or
Coalition Urges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Uphold Lead Phase-Outs and Fully Fund Expanded Refuge Hunting and Fishing
Julie Henning Branch Chief of Conservation Planning and Policy National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 Subject: Conservation Groups Comments on 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations, FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-1223 Date: 23 June 2026 Dear Ms. Henning and National Wildlife Refuge System Administration, The Coalition to Protect
Coalition Urges OPM to Withdraw Overbroad Government-Wide NDA Proposal
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2026-0100-0004 June 26, 2026 RE: Comments on Proposed Confidential Government Information Non-Disclosure Agreement (OPM-2026-0100) The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Office of Personnel Management’s proposed Confidential Government Information Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The Coalition is a nonpartisan
Conservation, Recreation, Tourism, and Preservation Groups Urge Senate Passage of the America the Beautiful Act
June 24, 2026 Dear Senators, We, organizations supporting conservation, recreation, outdoor industry, travel and tourism and historic preservation, urge you to support S. 1547, America the Beautiful Act. The bill has 66 bipartisan cosponsors and passed through the U.S. Senate Energy Natural Resources Committee with unanimous support. The bill extends the Great American Outdoors Act
Coalition Partners Urge BLM to Protect Old Spanish National Historic Trail from Utah Oil and Gas Leasing
John W. Hiscock Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Western Watersheds Project Basin and Range Watch Comments – DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0005-EA – BLM Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment June 21, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office To whom
Conservation Groups Urge Congressional Oversight of NPS Actions at Cumberland Island National Seashore
The Honorable Steve Daines Chairman Subcommittee on National Parks Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Angus King Ranking Member Subcommittee on National Parks Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Jon Ossoff U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Raphael Warnock U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Former Big Bend Superintendents Urge DHS to Protect the Park While Strengthening Border Security
June 15, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security 1880 2nd Street Southwest Washington, DC 20024 Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to you again, following up on our letter from May 21, 2026. We are six former superintendents and a former deputy superintendent of Big Bend National Park, with
Animal Welfare and Public Health Groups File Petition in Colorado to Ban Lead Ammunition for Hunting
For Immediate Release June 4, 2026 Contact: Lindsey von Busch at 732.284.9089| li*****@******************on.org Animal Welfare and Public Health Groups File Petition in Colorado to Ban Lead Ammunition for Hunting Lead poisons and kills dozens of wildlife species and is also an acute threat to hunting families and others eating wild game shot with the toxic, irreducible
Protest Challenges BLM Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale Near the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
May 23, 2026 Bureau of Land Management BLM Utah Lease Sales To whom it may concern: The following signators, and noted related organizations, hereby submit this protest to the DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0003-EA – BLM Utah 2026 Second Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment: John W. Hiscock Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Public
Coalition Urges Full Public Review of Proposed Monumental Arch Near Arlington National Cemetery
May 21, 2026 Mr. William Scharf Chair, National Capital Planning Commission 401 9th Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 Subject: Comments on the Proposed Monumental Arch, Memorial Circle, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Columbia Island Dear Chairman Scharf, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) is
Former Big Bend National Park Leaders Urge DHS to Reject Border Wall Waiver
May 21, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin, Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security 1880 2nd Street Southwest Washington, DC 20024 Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to you today as former superintendents and a former deputy superintendent of Big Bend National Park, with 259 collective years of National Park Service (NPS) experience, to