SAN FRANCISCO -- Tomorrow Bay Area residents will rally in front of the Department of the Interior’s San Francisco offices to push back on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s expected recommendations to erase public lands protections. Tomorrow is the deadline for Zinke to make recommendations on multiple national monuments, including those protecting forests, marine areas and archaeological sites. Seven monuments in California are among those on the list. The recommendations follow an executive order from President Trump in May. Zinke received more than 2.8 million public comments regarding the review--98% which supported keeping the sites protected for public use.
The event will highlight the concerns with Zinke’s intentions to downsize public lands, showcasing his failure to understand the economic, public lands heritage and diverse, historical significance of these places.
What: Rally to Defend our Public Lands
When: Thursday, Aug. 24 at 12 p.m.
Where: The Department of the Interior, 333 Bush Street., San Francisco, CA
Who: Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and public lands advocates.
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