Threatened Public Lands: 146 Sites Under Threat Across 41 States

Tracking threats to America's most vulnerable national parks, monuments, forests, and wildlife refuges. 50 sites at critical threat level, 0 at high threat level. Threats include drilling, mining, boundary reduction, defunding, and regulatory rollback.

Each threatened site includes a timeline of actions, responsible actors, community submissions, and links to relevant legislation, executive orders, and litigation. Continuously updated by the MTJP editorial team.

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Threatened Public Lands

National parks, monuments, forests, and refuges facing active threats from drilling, mining, boundary reduction, and defunding. Continuously monitored.

Threat Level Overview | 146 locations tracked

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CriticalNational Monument

Dinosaur National Monument

Colorado / Utah

211K acres

CriticalBLM Land

American Prairie

Montana

604K acres

CriticalNational Park

Pinnacles National Park

California

27K acres

CriticalNational Park

Padre Island National Seashore

Texas

130K acres

CriticalNational Park

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Mississippi / Florida

139K acres

CriticalNational Monument

Grand Staircase-Escalante

Utah

1.7M acres

CriticalWildlife Refuge

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska

19.6M acres

CriticalNational Monument

Sattitla Highlands National Monument

California

225K acres

CriticalNational Forest

Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine (Kaibab NF)

Arizona

17 acres

CriticalNational Forest

Forest Service Public Comment Rules (Nationwide)

Multiple

CriticalNational Monument

Bears Ears National Monument

Utah

1.2M acres

CriticalWilderness Area

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Minnesota

1.1M acres

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