Thanks to supporters like you who contacted members of Congress, an amendment within the federal budget that would have sold off millions of acres that belongs to all Americans has been removed. By reaching out to your representatives and telling them how important National Forests, BLM lands, and the Arizona Trail are to you and future generations, we were able to keep public lands in public lands — not sold to the highest bidder. THANK YOU for your support and advocacy on this important issue. We anticipate other attacks on public lands in the future, and will keep you informed about what you can do to help protect the Arizona Trail and the precious lands that belong to us all.

Our gratitude also goes to Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both of whom were stalwart in their opposition to public lands sales within the budget reconciliation package. To read a copy of the letter the ATA and Wild Arizona submitted to Senators of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico about this issue, click here.