After Biden was elected, Byfield told the group, he began exploring environmental policies. She was interrupted by a loud voice in the crowd: “He wasn’t elected!”
The 30x30 plan is supported by 73 countries around the world that have pledged to conserve 30% of their lands by 2030. The initiative was launched in 2018 with a billion-dollar donation by the Washington, D.C.-based foundation of Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss native now living in Wyoming, according to his foundation’s website.
In bringing her presentation to Great Falls, Byfield hoped to foster a grassroots movement to push local officials to oppose 30 x 30. She noted other communities and states have already drafted resolutions in opposition – including four counties in Montana.
Inside the Heritage Inn ballroom, Byfield encouraged people to attend a $50 “coordination class” the following day. On its website, ASL describes coordination as “a process for reconciliation of conflicts between federal and local policies” that provides “local government with an equal seat at the negotiating table.”
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