RPL Ambassadors Sara Aranda and Ti Eversole explore the future of outdoor recreation in Grants, New Mexico, the area’s history of extraction, and the current administration’s renewed push for more mining.
News Category: Public Lands
Our Policy and Advocacy Work: Year in Review for 2025
Check out some highlights from our policy and advocacy work during a busy 2025.
Connecting Race Directors With Lawmakers in Northern California
Hear from race director Craig Schmidt about a recent public lands-focused event he attended featuring Rep. Jared Huffman.
Race Director Resource: How to Apply for a Recreation Event Special Use Permit and not Over-Burden the Agencies
We have some useful tips and resources about applying for Special Use Permits.
Policy Update: Federal Government Reopens, What Runners and Race Directors Can Expect
Policy Update: Federal Government Reopens, What Runners and Race Directors Can Expect
Advocacy Recap: RPL Stands Up for the Public Land Rule
This important regulation provides the BLM with the modern, science-based tools to manage the nearly 245 million acres it oversees across the West.
Advocacy Update: Runners for Public Lands Speaks Up on Climate Change and Supporting Runnable Landscapes
Repealing the 2009 endangerment finding would undermine protections that regulate greenhouse gases, threatening the health of public lands and the humans recreating on those lands.
Run for Our Lands III: One Week on the Colorado and Continental Divide Trails
RPL Ambassador Oscar Ponteri shares stories from a week spent running parts of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trails.
Advocacy Recap: Runners Speak Out for Roadless Areas
Race directors and runners across the country submitted comments highlighting the importance of the 2001 Roadless Rule.
Policy Update: Government Shutdown & What It Means for Runners, Club Leaders, and Race Directors
The government shutdown has begun, and it has implications for runners and race directors who run on federal public lands across the country.
Advocacy Recap: Runners for Public Lands Submits Comment on USDA Reorganization Plan
Repealing the 2009 endangerment finding would undermine protections that regulate greenhouse gases, threatening the health of public lands and the humans recreating on those lands.
Run for Our Lands II: One Week on the Pacific Crest Trail
RPL Ambassador Oscar Ponteri shares stories from a week spent running parts of Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail.