The $2.9 million grant was funded and both properties are now under permanent protection.

They considered the decision a step in the right direction but were disappointed that it did not offer permanent protection to sensitive areas.

You should consider permanent armed protection, but be aware that even this cannot guarantee your safety.

This bill would give permanent protection to 20 million acres, barely 2 percent of America's original virgin forest.

Congress is studying whether to grant this land permanent protection as a wilderness area.

I am grateful for the permanent protection of these magnificent areas.

The Clinton administration began the process of establishing permanent protection for these lands in 1998.

Now, the land has gained permanent protection from development.

Monument status would give them "a long-term, even permanent protection for the benefit of the American people to come."

Farm state representatives saw the tariff as only the first step in a campaign for permanent protection and more government aid.