Secretary Salazar to field questions from sportsmen on public lands, the economic benefits of conservation and connecting Americans to the outdoors

Photo: Lew Carpenter. Pictured: John Gale, our Regional Rep. for AZ, CO, ID, NM, UT

The Interior Department is partnering with the National Wildlife Federation Tuesday, Feb. 7 to hold a live chat between Secretary Ken Salazar and sportsmen and sportswomen from across the country. The hour-long forum is a chance for hunters and anglers to hear from Salazar and ask him questions on such issues as access to public lands, protecting  backcountry areas, wildlife habitat and migration corridors, protecting air and water quality, renewable energy development on public lands and the economic benefits of conservation, recreation, hunting and fishing.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
1p.m. Eastern Time/ 11a.m. Mountain Time

Where:  http://www.doi.gov/news/video/live.cfm

How to ask Salazar a question: Via Twitter @Interior
(Hashtag: #publiclands, #hunting, or #fishing

Photo: Steve Torbit

By Judith Kohler | 02.11.12
DENVER–  Speeding up the leasing of public lands for oil shale and rules for commercial development doesn’t make sense because the technology isn’t in place and the potential environmental and economic impacts haven’t been adequately explored, Kate Zimmerman of the National Wildlife Federation said Wednesday.

Photo By John Gale. Pictured: Lew Carpenter, Regional Rep. for WY, NE, NV

The Colorado College 2012 Conservation in the West Poll asked sportsmen from AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, and MT about public lands, energy development, and environmental issues.
Click here to see the results of the survey

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