The Mountain Pact
@themountainpact.bsky.social
Effort to educate, mobilize & empower 100+ #mountaintowns w/outdoor rec economies in the West around #climateaction & #publiclands federal policy. #MountainPact
www.themountainpact.org
www.themountainpact.org
Polls show upwards of 70% of Utahns favor protection of the Grand Staircase and Bears Ears national monuments. But some members of Congress just can't seem to get the memo.
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Tribune Editorial: We will have to ask other members of Congress to protect Utah public lands. Ours won’t.
"It's up to other members of Congress, the editorial board writes, “to frustrate the latest attempts to destroy the federal lands that drive so much of the state’s economy south of Provo.”
www.sltrib.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Polls show upwards of 70% of Utahns favor protection of the Grand Staircase and Bears Ears national monuments. But some members of Congress just can't seem to get the memo.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...
Read more: www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...
“Wildfire doesn't know Democrat, doesn't know Republican,” said Patrice Horstman, chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors and one of the letter’s signees. “It's not a political issue.”
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After federal funding cuts, Arizona eyes 2026 firefighting resources
Arizona officials say funding and staffing cuts hurt some forest resources last year, but federal officials insist the government is prepared.
www.azcentral.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“Wildfire doesn't know Democrat, doesn't know Republican,” said Patrice Horstman, chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors and one of the letter’s signees. “It's not a political issue.”
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Job Opportunity!
The Mountain Pact has an opening for a Communications and Project Coordinator contractor. The contractor can be located anywhere in the Western U.S. and the position will average 30-50 hours/month.
Learn more and apply: www.themountainpact.org/contractorsa...
The Mountain Pact has an opening for a Communications and Project Coordinator contractor. The contractor can be located anywhere in the Western U.S. and the position will average 30-50 hours/month.
Learn more and apply: www.themountainpact.org/contractorsa...
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Job Opportunity!
The Mountain Pact has an opening for a Communications and Project Coordinator contractor. The contractor can be located anywhere in the Western U.S. and the position will average 30-50 hours/month.
Learn more and apply: www.themountainpact.org/contractorsa...
The Mountain Pact has an opening for a Communications and Project Coordinator contractor. The contractor can be located anywhere in the Western U.S. and the position will average 30-50 hours/month.
Learn more and apply: www.themountainpact.org/contractorsa...
@themountainpact.bsky.social was honored to help facilitate a conversation today with Representative Kevin Kiley and six California local elected officials from Nevada, Placer, Inyo counties & the Town of Truckee & Mammoth Lakes to talk about the importance of our public lands. Thank you!
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
@themountainpact.bsky.social was honored to help facilitate a conversation today with Representative Kevin Kiley and six California local elected officials from Nevada, Placer, Inyo counties & the Town of Truckee & Mammoth Lakes to talk about the importance of our public lands. Thank you!
ICYMI: local leaders are pushing the Trump administration for better wildfire preparedness. Details: bit.ly/TMPWildfire
February 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICYMI: local leaders are pushing the Trump administration for better wildfire preparedness. Details: bit.ly/TMPWildfire
The January Conservation Update is out! Click the link below to catch up on all things conservation and to get involved in the fight to keep anti-public lands zealot Stevan Pearce from directing the BLM.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The January Conservation Update is out! Click the link below to catch up on all things conservation and to get involved in the fight to keep anti-public lands zealot Stevan Pearce from directing the BLM.
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"Pearce co-sponsored 2016 legislation that could have led to public land sales. And in a 2012 letter, then-Rep. Pearce...claimed that "divesting the federal government of its vast land holdings could pay down the deficit and reduce spending."
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
"Pearce co-sponsored 2016 legislation that could have led to public land sales. And in a 2012 letter, then-Rep. Pearce...claimed that "divesting the federal government of its vast land holdings could pay down the deficit and reduce spending."
Thank you to local leaders across the west who are pushing back against Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM!
#KeepItPublic #monumentsforall
#KeepItPublic #monumentsforall
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Thank you to local leaders across the west who are pushing back against Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM!
#KeepItPublic #monumentsforall
#KeepItPublic #monumentsforall
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, established nearly 30 years ago, is under threat. As we honor this landscape that is like no other, please urge Congress to protect this important place! #SaveGrandStaircase #MonumentsForAll
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January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, established nearly 30 years ago, is under threat. As we honor this landscape that is like no other, please urge Congress to protect this important place! #SaveGrandStaircase #MonumentsForAll
suwa.org/grandstaircase
suwa.org/grandstaircase
Thank you to Chaffee County, CO Commissioner Gina Lucrezi for speaking out about the threat Stevan Pearce poses to our public lands if confirmed to run the Bureau of Land Management. We urge the Senate to reject his nomination! #KeepItPublic #MountainPact
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Thank you to Chaffee County, CO Commissioner Gina Lucrezi for speaking out about the threat Stevan Pearce poses to our public lands if confirmed to run the Bureau of Land Management. We urge the Senate to reject his nomination! #KeepItPublic #MountainPact
Local elected officials across the West are warning of dire consequences for our public lands should President Trump’s nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, be confirmed to the position, and are urging the U.S. Senate to reject his nomination.
Read more: bit.ly/TMPpearce
Read more: bit.ly/TMPpearce
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Local elected officials across the West are warning of dire consequences for our public lands should President Trump’s nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, be confirmed to the position, and are urging the U.S. Senate to reject his nomination.
Read more: bit.ly/TMPpearce
Read more: bit.ly/TMPpearce
Federal land agencies are slashing staffing and failing to hire enough seasonal firefighters. That’s why more than 160 local elected leaders are demanding accountability, calling on state attorneys general to ensure the fed. government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect our communities.
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Federal land agencies are slashing staffing and failing to hire enough seasonal firefighters. That’s why more than 160 local elected leaders are demanding accountability, calling on state attorneys general to ensure the fed. government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect our communities.
Citing his “absolute disdain for the 245 million acres of public lands he has now been nominated to administer,” more than 80 groups are calling on their US Senators to oppose Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM.
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Citing his “absolute disdain for the 245 million acres of public lands he has now been nominated to administer,” more than 80 groups are calling on their US Senators to oppose Stevan Pearce's nomination to run the BLM.
ICYMI: Check out our 2025 recap! We worked hard to monitor ongoing threats to our lands while providing resources for those who want to protect them. We'll keep fighting to keep America's greatest treasures accessible to the public for generations to come.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
ICYMI: Check out our 2025 recap! We worked hard to monitor ongoing threats to our lands while providing resources for those who want to protect them. We'll keep fighting to keep America's greatest treasures accessible to the public for generations to come.
www.themountainpact.org/s/2025-Year-...
www.themountainpact.org/s/2025-Year-...
Thank you to the local leaders who are stepping up to keep our communities safe from wildfires! #MountainPact
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thank you to the local leaders who are stepping up to keep our communities safe from wildfires! #MountainPact
In Western states, federal land agencies are treating barely half the acreage with hazardous fuels reduction as they used to. We stand with more than 160 elected leaders holding the government accountable and keeping our communities safe. bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In Western states, federal land agencies are treating barely half the acreage with hazardous fuels reduction as they used to. We stand with more than 160 elected leaders holding the government accountable and keeping our communities safe. bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
Thank you to to Las Cruces Councilor Becky Corran and New Mexico Rep. Angelica Rubio for calling out Stevan Pearce's extreme anti-public lands agenda. He is not fit to lead the BLM.
Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinio...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thank you to to Las Cruces Councilor Becky Corran and New Mexico Rep. Angelica Rubio for calling out Stevan Pearce's extreme anti-public lands agenda. He is not fit to lead the BLM.
Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinio...
Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinio...
ICYMI: We are proud to stand with over 160 other western local elected officials from across the West in demanding the federal government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect Western communities. Learn more: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ICYMI: We are proud to stand with over 160 other western local elected officials from across the West in demanding the federal government fulfills its basic responsibility to protect Western communities. Learn more: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
🔥 Wildfires are a huge threat to Western communities, but fed wildfire preparedness is plummeting. 1000's of positions are unfilled, hazardous fuel reduction is down, & we are paying the price. Over 160 local officials are demanding action: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
December 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🔥 Wildfires are a huge threat to Western communities, but fed wildfire preparedness is plummeting. 1000's of positions are unfilled, hazardous fuel reduction is down, & we are paying the price. Over 160 local officials are demanding action: bit.ly/TMPWildfire #MountainPact
From the Durango Herald: "Over 14 years in Congress, “Sell-off Steve” built a record aimed at shrinking or disposing of America’s public lands."
The Senate must reject this anti-public lands ideologue!
The Senate must reject this anti-public lands ideologue!
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From the Durango Herald: "Over 14 years in Congress, “Sell-off Steve” built a record aimed at shrinking or disposing of America’s public lands."
The Senate must reject this anti-public lands ideologue!
The Senate must reject this anti-public lands ideologue!
National monuments protect clean drinking water used by millions of people across the U.S. Yet the Trump administration could be on the verge of reversing fundamental protections for these public lands. Read more ➡️
www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
Clean Drinking Water for Millions of People at Risk as Trump Administration Targets National Monuments
New analysis highlights the extensive risk to U.S. rivers, streams, and drinking water supplies posed by the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate protected national monuments.
www.americanprogress.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
National monuments protect clean drinking water used by millions of people across the U.S. Yet the Trump administration could be on the verge of reversing fundamental protections for these public lands. Read more ➡️
www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...
Trump's nominee to run the BLM, Steve Pearce, is a dire threat to our public lands. The U.S. Senate must reject his nomination.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/01/s...
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/01/s...
Western senators cannot support this Trump nominee who wants to liquidate public lands (Opinion)
Trump’s BLM nominee Steve Pearce’s vision for our public lands is not conservation or even balanced management — it’s liquidation.
www.denverpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trump's nominee to run the BLM, Steve Pearce, is a dire threat to our public lands. The U.S. Senate must reject his nomination.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/01/s...
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/01/s...
Steve Pearce, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is a tireless opponent of public lands and has been a staunch advocate for selling them off. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/west...
Westerners Denounce Trump’s Pick To Lead Bureau of Land Management
Critics say Steve Pearce, as an opponent of public lands, is unfit to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Steve Pearce, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is a tireless opponent of public lands and has been a staunch advocate for selling them off. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/west...
Communities across the West are standing up and pushing back against the administration's misguided attempts to rollback the BLM Public Lands Rule. Thank you to everyone who is speaking out to protect this critical conservation tool!
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Communities across the West are standing up and pushing back against the administration's misguided attempts to rollback the BLM Public Lands Rule. Thank you to everyone who is speaking out to protect this critical conservation tool!
Thank you to La Plata County Commissioner Matt Salka for standing up for our public lands, and for defending the BLM Public Lands Rule. We must retain this critical conservation tool so communities across the West can continue benefitting from our shared public lands.
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thank you to La Plata County Commissioner Matt Salka for standing up for our public lands, and for defending the BLM Public Lands Rule. We must retain this critical conservation tool so communities across the West can continue benefitting from our shared public lands.