Hi all,

Today the Center for Western Priorities released a new report, 290 Million Reasons to Invest in America’s Public Lands, estimating that U.S. public lands on Western states see more than 290 million visits each year. For context, that's equivalent to nearly 90 percent of the entire U.S. population and more than the amount of people who visited zoos and aquariums, watched the Super Bowl, or attended every NFL, NBA and MLB game combined last season.

We also looked at land management agency budgets as a percent of the federal budget. By this measure, funding for public lands has dropped since 2000 while visitation has climbed.

Here's the full report: http://westernpriorities.org/2018/03/21/visitationreport/

And some draft tweets and graphics if you'd like to share. All help is appreciated!

New report from @WstrnPriorities shows 290 million visits to the West’s national #publiclands each year. That’s nearly 90% of the entire U.S. population. Read more at http://westernpriorities.org/visitation

With 290 million visits each year, U.S. public lands in the West outshined Super Bowl viewership to the tune of nearly 200 million. Check it out at http://westernpriorities.org/visitation

The West’s #publiclands are a top destination for American recreation, with visitation reaching 2x of all MLB, NBA, and NFL games combined. Get the numbers at http://westernpriorities.org/visitation

As visitation to the West’s national #publiclands balloons, the percent of the federal budget dedicated to land management has dropped. Here are 290 million reasons to invest in America’s lands: http://westernpriorities.org/visitation

The Trump administration’s aggressive rollback of land protections is out-of-step with American priorities. Here’s 290 million reasons why our approach needs to change: http://westernpriorities.org/visitation