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Secretary of the Interior takes Parks Service Head to the woodshed

From The Hill: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke brought the leader of a California park to his office last month to reprimand him for climate change-related tweets the park had sent via Twitter, two sources close to the situation said. Zinke did not take any formal disciplinary action against David Smith, superintendent of Joshua Tree National […]

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AMRA USFS lawsuit

  3 years ago this January, two retired Veterans, one with his wife were panning and crevicing on their AMRA claim near Coulterville. It was a cold day, but sunny and they were each finding some good color enjoying a day out from the bustle of the valley. Two USFS law enforcement officers (LEO’s) came […]

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A very, very important post

Please SHARE this post if you love small mining.   Recently a brief was written to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Solicitor General of the US recommending the Supreme Court NOT hear the landmark Brandon Rinehart case. The case is about whether or not the states can create prohibitions which frustrate […]

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Article written about AMRA standing up to the BLM in Barstow CA

A very fair piece written on AMRA standing up to the illegal road closures down in Barstow with Route 66 and Temecula gold clubs.  We have not, and will not let this issue go…   “We had a lengthy debate about that and I encouraged her to do a little bit of research on color […]

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The wealth-destroying insanity of modern environmentalism

We at AMRA try and provide you with factual stories, articles and examples of the real world. Real life problems with what environmental groups and our government does to affect public lands use and educate you how they do it.   This article, while a bit long is a stunning example of how an environmental […]

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United Nations taking over our public lands?

We have posted many times on Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030, well known by Conservatives and wide-awake Americans for several years now. They are both plans for a one-world style of governance for America devised by the United Nations (UN) and operates under the guise of sustainability and conservation. We warned of the word “sustainability” […]

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Zinke’s Interior upends Obama era anti-domestic energy policies

“Our public lands are meant to be managed for the benefit of the people,” said Zinke in the statement announcing the DOI reports release. “That means a multiple-use approach where appropriate and making sure that multiple-use includes energy development under reasonable regulations.” This is true, and the Trump Administration is returning America to a level […]

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Big fight in Nevada over closed roads and using the 1866 mining act

This article by our good friends at Free Range Report is one we will be following intensely over the course of this litigation.   We talk all the time about road closures by USFS, BLM and how environmental groups sue, fight, protest and influence the decisions to close your lands.   This case, while not […]

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Josephine County Commissioners declare a vote of no confidence with USFS

Josephine County Board of Commissioners declare no-confidence resolution with U.S. Forest Service Josephine County Board of Commissioners declare no-confidence resolution with U.S. Forest Service Grants Pass, Or.- Josephine County Commissioners have declared a “no confidence” resolution in the current federal forest management policy. “The U.S. Forest Service’s fire policy is resulting in catastrophic fires,” Josephine […]

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Forest fires and the USFS

Well, can’t say we disagree with this. Just in the past 4 1/2 years we have had to endure two massive fires in our own backyard. One was the 5th largest in the history of California. The latest one came within a mile and a quarter of our home base. Mismanagement of our forests has […]

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