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Poll: Western Republican, Democratic voters alike support public lands

Recent survey shows broad support in Interior West
The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Mosca, Colo. Both Republicans and Democrats across the Interior West are concerned about Trump administration policies that shrink national monuments and promote oil and gas development on public lands, according to the ninth annual Conservation in the West poll, a bipartisan snapshot of values across the Interior West.

Both Republicans and Democrats across the Interior West are concerned about Trump administration policies that shrink national monuments and promote oil and gas development on public lands.

That’s according to the ninth annual Conservation in the West poll, a bipartisan snapshot of values across the Interior West.

“There is an overwhelming sentiment that conservation rather than resource extraction ought to be guiding our management of these lands,” pollster Dave Metz said.

Read the rest of the story at Colorado Public Radio.