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Talk to a visitor at the Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area about their ex-
perience and they'll delight in sharing their Our lands range from the vast-
adventure in a desert landscape. They’ll also ness of Utah’s Grand Staircase
say how they didn't expect such a wonderful – Escalante National Monument
place mere minutes from the bright lights of covering over 1,860,000 acres
the Las Vegas Strip. down to the intimate 51 acre
Pompeys Pillar National Monu-
What they likely won't tell you is that the ment in Montana. Most of these Grand Staircase – Escalante
Red Rock Canyon is part of the National special places are fortunate to
Conservation Lands, some of the most spec- have the support of their Friends groups.
tacular natural, cultural and historic lands in
our country. The National Conservation
Lands are our newest collection of protected
lands and waterways—standing proudly Pompeys Pillar
alongside our National Parks, National For- Photo from Friends of
ests and National Wildlife Refuges as treas- Pompeys Pillar
ured places belonging to every American.
Some of
the other The Friends of Red Rock Canyon are proud
spectacular members of the Friends Grassroots Network, a
lands in the group of place-based organizations that work
elite club as stewards and advocates for the National
include our Conservation Lands. By making more people
oldest Con- San Juan Island aware of these special places—as stunning as
servation any National Park and as ecologically im-
Area, King Photo from BLM Archives portant as any National Wildlife Refuge—we
Range NCA along the Lost Coast of north- can all assure their long-term protection.
ern California and our newest addition -
San Juan Island National Monument located But as supporters of Red Rock Canyon are
off the Washington coast. aware, the National Conservation Lands are
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