A recent survey from the State of the Rockies Project estimates that 77% of Western voters support “30x30” conservation goals.
The 12th annual Conservation in the West survey, conducted by bipartisan researchers, surveyed 3,400 voters, with at least 400 voters from each of the Mountain West states — which include Arizona. Of the respondents, a supermajority supported setting a national goal of conserving 30% of America’s of land, inland waters and ocean areas by 2030.
Survey respondents also showed widespread support for expanding protected land, with 80% of voters supporting the creation of new national parks, monuments, wildlife refuges and tribal-protected areas...