Due to its role in immigration, #AngelIsland was often called the #EllisIsland of the West. In 1953, #California started to purchase the land from the Department of the Interior or #USDoI to create a park with open space, recreation and historical reservation. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #history

New #BLM #PublicLands rule proposal puts #conservation "on equal footing with other permitted uses for federal land — such as mining, grazing, or oil and gas permitting — that have historically taken precedence".

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indyexplains-how-a-new-blm-rule-could-make-conservation-a-higher-priority-in-the-west

#PublicLand #USDOI #EnvironmentalPolicy #LandUse #LCLUC

IndyExplains: How a new BLM rule could make conservation a higher priority in the West

The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed a new rule last week that would give conservation priorities equal weight in public land use decision-making — a change experts say constitutes one of the most significant land management policy moves in decades.

The Nevada Independent