For more than a decade, Colorado College has been sponsoring a poll to gauge conservation sentiments of residents in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada. Over the years, the questions have ranged from whether the members of the public view themselves as conservationists, whether land conservation and protection can be paired with a strong economy, and even whether federal lands should be turned over to the states.
The 2023 poll just came out, and it points to public support for strong conservation policies that protect wildlife and wild lands, and what some might call surprisingly strong support from a largely conservative corner of the country for a conservation goal of protecting 30 percent of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. We’re going to get into the poll results with Brian Kurzel, the National Wildlife Federation’s regional executive director for the Rocky Mountain region.
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
:55 Vista Verde - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
1:15 The Everglades Foundation
1:26 Potrero Group
1:52 Yosemite Conservancy
2:17 Dissecting the State of the Rockies poll with Brian Kurzel from the National Wildlife Federation.
12:13 Escalante - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
12:41 Traveler Promo
12:53 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
13:14 Washington’s National Park Fund
13;46 Great Smoky Mountains Association
14:10 Discussing the State of the Rockies poll with Brian Kurzel continues.
23:37 The Road Scholar - Bill Mize - The Spirit of South Dakota
24:00 Interior Federal Credit Union
24:17 Friends of Acadia
24:42 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
25:14 Wrapping up discussion of the State of the Rockies poll with Brian Kurzel.
36:01 No’Easter - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
36:57 Episode Closing
37:29 Orange Tree Productions
38:02 Splitbeard Productions
38:13 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - February 19th, 2023 7:00am
