William A. Morgan Foundation

for Environmental Excellence

Public Lands Sale in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”

(June 24, 2025)  Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has proposed selling 2.2 to 3.3 million acres of federal lands, including U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management holdings, as part of President Trump’s...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Memorandum 1078-006

On April 3, 2025, Secretary Brooke Rollins released Memorandum 1078-006,   “Increasing Timber Production and Designating an Emergency Situation on National Forest System Lands” declaring an Emergency Situation Determination (ESD) encompassing 66,940,000 acres of...

Kohanaiki Beach Access – Big Island of Hawaii

In the early 1990s, Nansay Hawai’i, Inc., a Japanese corporation, proposed a resort development at Kohanaiki, including two hotels with over 1,000 rooms, 330 multiple family residential units, 380 single family homes, a golf course, health club, restaurants,...

Shoreline Access

State governments across the United States have taken various steps to protect public access to the shorelines of water bodies, recognizing the vital role these areas play in recreation, commerce, environmental health, and cultural heritage. These efforts aim to...

Fourth Annual Celebration Announcement – December 13, 2024

Dear Friends, The William A. Morgan Foundation will be holding its fourth annual celebration 6:00 pm, Friday December 13, 2024, at the Carson Valley Country Club in Gardnerville, Nevada. Please join us for dinner at this end of year event with your friends and family...