Meet the Monuments: The San Gabriel Mountains
Protections for this area have already passed the House of Representatives, the Senate now has an opportunity to act
Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., Oberlin College
Ellen runs campaigns to protect America’s beautiful places, from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. Prior to her current role, Ellen worked as the organizing director for Environment America’s Climate Defenders campaign. Ellen lives in Denver, where she likes to hike in Colorado’s mountains.
This country has an incredible legacy of protecting land, and we need to keep building on that
Posts by Ellen Montgomery
Moving Beyond Wood Pulp Part 2: Bamboo
Bamboo is becoming a popular alternative to wood for everything from paper to flooring. We talked with bamboo product producers about the plant’s environmental benefits.
Moving Beyond Wood Pulp Part 1: Cotton
Cotton is an alternative to using centuries-old trees for paper products. Cotton-rag paper can take material that is headed for the trash, and give it a new life.
A milestone for our forests turns 20
Twenty years ago the conservation movement earned a huge victory. In January 2001, federal protections designating nearly 60 million acres of our national forests as roadless areas went into effect.
Why we need the Arctic Refuge Protection Act
Wilderness designation is our best tool to protect the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge.