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National Conservation Lands The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) system of National Conservation Lands includes more than 34 million acres of nationally significant landscapes with outstanding historic, cultural, ecological, and scientific values. Congress and presidents have provided specific designations to these lands to conserve,

protect, and restore them for the benefit of Pompeys Pillar National Monument in Montana current and future generations. PHOTO BY ANN BOUCHER/BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

National Conservation Lands The National Conservation Lands FY 2020 Appropriations Request system include BLM lands with the following congressional and presidential Please support $45 million for the Bureau of Land Management’s designations: National Conservation Lands in the FY 2020 Interior • National Monuments Appropriations bill, as as robust funding for Wild and Scenic • National Historic Trails Rivers, National Scenic and Historic Trails, and Components • National Scenic Trails of National Conservation Lands that are part of Oregon and • Wild and Scenic Rivers Grant Lands. • Wilderness Areas • Wilderness Study Areas APPROPRIATIONS BILL: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies • National Conservation Areas AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management • Additional areas designated by ACCOUNT: Management of Lands and Resources Congress for inclusion in the system ACTIVITY: National Landscape Conservation System (National Conservation Lands) Background BLM created the National Landscape Recent Funding History: Conservation System (National FY 2017 Enacted Funding: $36.819 million Conservation Lands) in 2000. Congress FY 2018 Enacted Funding: $36.819 million codified the system in the Omnibus FY 2019 Enacted Funding: $39.819 million Public Lands Act of 2009 (PL 111-11) and FY 2020 President’s Budget Request: $37.112 million directed the Secretary of the Interior FY 2020 NTHP Recommendation: $45 million to manage these lands “in a manner that protects the values for which

the components of the system were JUSTIFICATION: A modest increase in base funding for National Conservation designated” and in accordance with any Lands will allow for greater inventory and monitoring of cultural resources applicable law. and prevent damage to the resources found in these areas, ensure proper management, and provide for a quality visitor experience. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

National Conservation Lands by State

ALASKA FLORIDA Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Iditarod National Historic Trail Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Old Spanish National Historic Trail Steese National Conservation Area Area Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument 1 Wilderness Study Area IDAHO Prehistoric Trackways National Monument 6 Wild and Scenic Rivers California National Historic Trail Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Continental Divide National Scenic Trail ARIZONA 2 Wild and Scenic Rivers Craters of the Moon National Monument Agua Fria National Monument 5 Wilderness Areas; 57 Wilderness Study Areas Arizona National Scenic Trail Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey OREGON National Conservation Area California National Historic Trail Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Nez Perce National Historic Trail Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Ironwood Forest National Monument Oregon National Historic Trail Oregon National Historic Trail Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 16 Wild and Scenic Rivers Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Las Cienegas National Conservation Area 9 Wilderness Areas; 40 Wilderness Study Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Old Spanish National Historic Trail Areas Protection Area San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area Sonoran Desert National Monument MARYLAND 25 Wild and Scenic Rivers Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail 8 Wilderness Areas; 87 Wilderness Study Areas 47 Wilderness Areas; 2 Wilderness Study Areas Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail UTAH Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail CALIFORNIA Beaver Dam Wash National Conservaton Area Alabama Hills National Scenic Area MONTANA Bears Ears National Monument Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Continental Divide National Scenic Trail California National Historic Trail California Coastal National Monument Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument California Desert Conservation Lands Nez Perce National Historic Trail John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area California National Historic Trail Pompeys Pillar National Monument Jurassic National Monument Carrizo National Monument Upper Missouri River Breaks National Old Spanish National Historic Trail National Monument Monument Pony Express National Historic Trail Headwaters Forest Reserve 1 Wild and Scenic River Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 1 Wilderness Area; 35 Wilderness Study Areas 11 Wild and Scenic Rivers National Conservation Area 18 Wilderness Areas; 86 Wilderness Study Areas Mojave Trails National Monument NEVADA Old Spanish National Historic Trail Basin and Range National Monument VIRGINIA Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Trails NCA Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route California National Historic Trail National Historic Trail To Snow National Monument Gold Butte National Monument Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains WASHINGTON National Monument Old Spanish National Historic Trail Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 8 Wild and Scenic Rivers Pony Express National Historic Trail San Juan Islands National Monument 87 Wilderness Areas; 65 Wilderness Study Areas Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area 1 Wilderness Area; 1 Wilderness Study Area COLORADO 46 Wilderness Areas; 60 Wilderness Study WYOMING Browns Canyon National Monument Areas California National Historic Trail Canyons of the Ancients National Monument NEW MEXICO Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Continental Divide Scenic Trail Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Nez Perce National Historic Trail Historic Trail Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Oregon National Historic Trail El Malpais National Conservation Area McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Pony Express National Historic Trail Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National 42 Wilderness Study Areas Old Spanish National Historic Trail Conservation Area 5 Wilderness Areas; 53 Wilderness Study Areas

^ For additional information, contact Janelle DiLuccia, Associate Director of Public Lands Policy, [email protected], (202) 588-6140.