Wilderness Report #171 (08/11/2006)
Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act Introduced (Idaho). Nevada's Senators Introduce White Pine County Public Lands Bill. Local Groups voice support for New Hampshire Wilderness.
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WILDALERT: Help Protect Arizona's Roadless Areas (Arizona residents only) (07/31/2006)
We need your help to protect Arizona Roadless Areas! The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking input from the public on how national forest roadless areas in Arizona should be managed. The input will assist Governor Janet Napolitano as she develops a petition to the US Forest Service for protecting roadless areas in the state.
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Wilderness Report #170 (07/28/2006)
Three Wilderness bills pass US House of Representatives: California, Idaho and Oregon. House approves Valle Vidal (NM) Protection Act. House Subcommittee holds hearing on Browns Canyon (CO) and Eastern Sierra (CA) Wilderness bills.
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WILDALERT: ORV Amusement Park Proposed Next to Sonoran National Monument (07/27/2006)
The Sonoran Desert National Monument is the heart of one of North America's largest and most diverse desert ecosystems. However, a private group has asked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to hand over a square-mile of public lands practically adjacent to the Sonoran Monument so that the group can build an off-road vehicle theme park. Nothing could be more inappropriate. The resulting damage would irreversibly harm the Monument.
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WILDALERT: Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake Needs Your Help (07/25/2006)
Over the strong objections of Native people, wildlife biologists, sportsmen's groups, and the general public, the Bureau of Land Management remains intent on leasing one of the most remarkable wetlands complexes on the planet. The place is the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), the largest single block of wild public land left in the United States.
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Wilderness Report #169 (07/14/2006)
Utah Sen. Bennett & Rep. Matheson introduce Washington County Growth and Conservation Act. New Mexico senators introduce measure to create National Monument and protect ancient fossilized tracks in southern New Mexico. Ketchum and Sun Valley (ID) mayors editorialize in support of Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.
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Wildland Fire News Update #12 (07/13/2006)
Wildland fire linked to climate change. Fire as management tool. Wildland fire statistics. Online fire resources.
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WILDALERT: Protect Pennsylvania's Wilderness (07/11/2006)
The future of Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania's only national forest, is very much a stake today. The Forest Service is proposing a long-term management plan that recommends too little wilderness and doesn't do enough to protect the plants, animals and recreation opportunities most people care about. You can change that!
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WILDALERT NEWS: July 2006 Update (07/06/2006)
New Hampshire's White Mountains. Take Action: Some in Congress blocking email. Permanent protection for Rocky Mountain Front? National Parks protections soon to be restored.
Off-shore drilling bill also threatens Rocky Mountain West. Roadless protection news.
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Wilderness Report #168 (06/30/2006)
Wilderness bill introduced for Chattahoochee National Forest, GA. House Resources Committee votes to protect Valle Vidal, NM. Important logistics and travel scholarship information for Wilderness Week, September 10-13, 2006. Wilderness forever-- a literary & historical lecture in Big Horn, WY.
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WILDALERT: Help Us Ensure Parks Are Protected (06/27/2006)
America's national park system is a breathtaking array of archaeological, historical and natural treasures. Last summer, the Administration proposed a dramatic shift in policy that would have allowed damaging off-road vehicle use, more development, and less protection for wildlife, scenic views, and air quality in National Parks. Thanks to comments from the WildAlert community and thousands of other Americans, the Administration recently announced a reversal of its terrible policy proposal.
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Wildland Fire News Update #11 (06/27/2006)
Senate examines fire suppression. Fire as a management tool. Wildland fire statistics. Online fire resources
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WILDALERT: Legislation Would Remove Offshore Drilling Ban (06/26/2006)
This week the House of Representatives will be voting on whether to lift the 25-year old ban on drilling in ecologically sensitive areas of America's coastlines. H.R. 4761, the "Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act," would remove the ban on oil and gas development off the West coast, East Coast, and Florida coastlines.
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WILDALERT: Park Plan Will Determine Future of Great Sand Dunes (06/23/2006)
The National Park Service is developing a management plan for the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and while the draft plan has some good features, we need your help to make it even stronger.
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Wilderness Report #167 (06/16/2006)
Outreach week highlights expansion of National Landscape Conservation System - including new wilderness, wild & scenic rivers. Former Vermont governors support wilderness designation. Science professionals and researchers cite values of preserving Tumacacori Highlands wilderness in southern Arizona.
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WILDALERT: Oregon Roadless Area Timber Sale Announced, Despite Public Opposition (06/07/2006)
The Forest Service announced last week that it will begin selling timber in Oregon's roadless areas -- despite strong public support for the protection of these areas. The Mike's Gulch Timber Sale would be the first logging project in a national forest roadless area since the Roadless Area Conservation Rule was adopted in January 2001.
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WILDALERT: Critical Areas of Kenai Peninsula Would be Open to Snowmobiles Under Proposal (06/06/2006)
At 5.5 million acres, the Chugach National Forest in southcentral Alaska is the nation's second largest. One of its best-known wonders is the Kenai Peninsula, rich in natural beauty, fish and wildlife. The U.S. Forest is developing a winter use plan for the area that could surrender 85 percent of it to snowmobile use. We need your help to prevent that.
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Wildland Fire News Update #10 (06/02/2006)
A model for wildland fire planning. New fire mapping tool launched. Fire is essential tool. Wildland fire statistics. Online fire resources.
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Wilderness Report #166 (06/02/2006)
Eastern Sierra Wilderness bill moves forward -- Senate committee holds hearing on bill. Scientists voice their support for Wilderness designations in White Pine County, NV. Wilderness ads kick off in Idaho.
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WILDALERT NEWS: June 2006 Update (06/02/2006)
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Ask Senate to support land acquisition programs. Recent victories. Blueprint for living with wildfire. Harmful Walden logging bill passes House.
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Wilderness Report #165 (05/27/2006)
Draft Allegheny Forest Plan Falls Short On Wilderness Recommendation, Wilderness Brief: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee To Hold Hearing On Eastern Sierra Wilderness Bill, Wilderness Brief: Four New Mexico Wilderness Heroes Honored By The Wilderness Society
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BLM Action Center Update #38 (05/26/2006)
New Report: Living with Fire: Protecting Communities and Restoring Forests. Did You Know? -- The Draft West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic EIS is Expected to be Published in June. Intern Joins BLM Action Center for the Summer. Trainings Taking Place in Your Area? Let Us Help! Action Needed, Announcements, And Updates: AK and CA. Contacts -- Friends Across the Great Frontier.
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WILDALERT: Protect the Arctic - Spread the Word! (05/24/2006)
We need to make sure that we get as many people as possible to contact their Representatives in the next few days.
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WILDALERT: Arctic Refuge Action Needed TODAY (05/22/2006)
As hard as it is to believe, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in the crosshairs again. Some House members may force a vote on drilling in the Arctic Refuge as early as this Wednesday.
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WILDALERT: Protect the Arctic Refuge (05/18/2006)
Some cynical politicians in Washington will stop at nothing to open our Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. Now these politicians have reached the height of cynical politics - they are threatening to hold hostage legislation to make our cars and trucks more energy efficient.
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WILDALERT: Help Protect America's Coastlines From Oil & Gas Development (05/16/2006)
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the FY 2007 Interior Appropriations bill this week. Your help is needed to ensure that this bill doesn't become the vehicle for rampant oil and gas drilling off our beaches and coastlines.
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WILDALERT: Please Attend Allegheny Nat'l Forest Planning Meetings (Pennsylvania only) (05/15/2006)
The Forest Service will be holding public meetings, starting May 22nd, to discuss its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Allegheny National Forest Plan revision, which includes recommendations for new wilderness on the forest; the DEIS will be released May 17th.
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WILDALERT: Ask Your Representative To Protect Our National Forests Vote No On HR 4200 (05/11/2006)
Early next week, the House will vote on a bill, HR 4200, that could cause serious harm to the long-term health of our public forests. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) is the lead sponsor of this bill, which would exclude the public from decisions regarding the management of our public lands. The bill also ignores important scientific research, threatens the Endangered Species Act, could increase the risk of wildfire and leaves roadless areas, old growth forests, and other special areas unprotected.
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Forest Planning News #4 (05/11/2006)
Rep. Walden logging bill (HR 4200) moving toward a House vote. Vote on eliminating subsidies for Tongass road building expected soon. Roadless forests update. Cimarron and Comanche draft plans issued under 2005 NFMA regulations. Kenai Winter Access Plan on the Chugach National Forest.
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WILDALERT: Tongass National Forest, America's largest, needs your help (05/08/2006)
Within the next week, Congress will consider an amendment to prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to build new logging roads in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. If their amendment passes, it would eliminate yet another government subsidy and protect the Tongass from further logging.
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Wilderness Report #164 (05/05/2006)
Arizona's Daily Star editorializes in support of Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness. Sportsmen organize to designate Copper Salmon Wilderness (Oregon). Summary of Wilderness legislation in the 109th Congress.
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WILDALERT NEWS: May 2006 Update (05/01/2006)
Big Oil targets Arctic Refuge, again. Go Wild: Touch the Earth. Eastern Forests for sale. Wilderness bills to cheer on. Support The Wilderness Society: matching gift offer.
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BLM Action Center Update #37 (04/28/2006)
Colorado May oil & gas lease sale -- largest in state's history. Trainings taking place in your area? Let us help! New competitive oil and gas leasing process fact sheet available. Action needed, announcements, and updates: CA.
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WILDALERT: Tell Congress LWCF Should Be Fully Funded (04/26/2006)
Across the country, lands with exceptional recreation and conservation value are at risk to development. Congress has provided the mechanism for acquiring such lands but not the money. Please write your members of Congress today and urge them to support specific funding for these projects and programs.
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Wilderness Report #163 (04/21/2006)
Eastern Sierra Wilderness Bills (CA) introduced in House and Senate. Utah Senator announces draft legislation for Washington County public lands bill. Save the date: Wilderness Week in Washington, DC, planned for September 10-13, 2006.
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WILDALERT: Help Protect Missouri Breaks National Monument (MT) (04/21/2006)
Urge BLM to adopt plan for Missouri Breaks that will give Monument its due. Agency's draft plan won't protect this storied place.
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Wilderness Report #162 (04/07/2006)
New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006 introduced in Congress. Vermont Wilderness Bill would almost double designated Wilderness in state. Wilderness Bills in Oregon and Colorado have hearings on Capitol Hill.
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Forest Planning News #3 (04/05/2006)
Oregon's Siskiyou Forest plans logging in roadless areas. Bush budget cuts local fire assistance funds by 25%. Forest plans must address wildland fire. Wyden-Baucus bill addresses Bush's proposed land sales; USFS
comment period extended. Tongass National Forest plan revisions beginning soon. Walden logging bill moving in the House of Representatives. How to get involved in National Forest projects. Forest Service planning around the country.
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WILDALERT: Thank Sen. Boxer and Rep. Solis for Reintroducing the California Wild Heritage Act (California only) (04/05/2006)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Hilda Solis (D-32/CA) recently reintroduced the California Wild Heritage Act (S. 2432 / HR 5006), which would designate 2.5 million acres of wilderness and 480 miles of wild and scenic rivers throughout California.
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WILDALERT NEWS: April 2006 Update (04/04/2006)
Prince William Sound.
Siskiyou National Forest logging. The Wilderness Society's community wildfire work.
Arctic Refuge drilling dropped from House budget bill. Interior Secretary Norton rushes out damaging roads policy. New rules could lead to more jet skis, noise, pollution in National Parks.
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WILDALERT: Your Representative Can Stop Arctic Refuge Drilling in its Tracks! (03/27/2006)
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution that included a provision to drill the protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Despite being soundly defeated by the efforts of millions of conservation-minded Americans last year, drilling pushers have pledged to do everything they can to force their Arctic Refuge drilling plan through Congress this year. Your Representative can make sure this bad idea stop in the U.S. House of Representatives. Please call today! A vote is scheduled for March 29th.
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Wilderness Report #161 (03/24/2006)
California Wild Heritage Act reintroduced in Congress. County shows support for Scotchmans Peak Wilderness (ID/MT). Mt. Hood Wilderness bill details announced. Final plan for Green Mountain National Forest released. Wilderness ads kick off in West Virginia newspapers.
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WILDALERT: Tell Forest Service our National Forests are Not for Sale (03/22/2006)
The Forest Service is seeking public comment on the proposed sale of National Forest lands, which could be the only official public comment gathered. Please send a resounding "Not for Sale!" to the agency.
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WILDALERT: Help Us Stop Gale Norton's Last Public Lands Giveaway (03/22/2006)
In her final weeks at the Department of Interior, Secretary Gale Norton is spearheading an effort to streamline a policy to make it easier for states and counties to build highways on public lands. The end result of this last-minute maneuver could be the construction of thousands of miles of roads on some of our most unspoiled public lands.
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BLM Action Center Update #36 (03/22/2006)
Thanks for taking our survey. Comments due: Revisions to onshore oil and gas Order Number 1. Public can weigh in on oil shale research and development. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AZ, CA, ID, MT, OR.
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WILDALERT: Senate Votes for Arctic Refuge Drilling (03/17/2006)
On March 16, 2006, the Senate narrowly passed (51-49) an FY07 budget resolution that could lead to opening the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. The extraordinarily close vote on this resolution is an indication of how much your emails and phone calls helped, and just how controversial this issue remains. The battle for the Refuge now moves to the House, which is expected to take up its own FY07 budget resolution the week of March 26th.
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WILDALERT: Proposed Road Would Damage Great Smoky Mountains National Park Permanently (03/16/2006)
Despite its own research to the contrary, the National Park Service is proposing to construct a new road in the Great Smoky Mountains that would impair park resources and be a massive boondoggle. The road, to be constructed along the North Shore of Fontana Lake, would cost around $590 million and require $14 million in annual maintenance costs, this at a time when the entire park's annual operating budget typically falls over $11 million short of actual need.
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WILDALERT: Renewed Arctic Refuge Battle in Congress (03/14/2006)
Big Oil and its buddies in Washington are up to their old tricks again. In a sign of just how strong the drilling obsession is for some politicians, a dangerous provision to drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been slipped into the Senate's Budget Resolution, again.
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Wilderness Report #160 (03/10/2006)
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act reintroduced in Congress. Wilderness group partners with BLM, others, on Wilderness restoration in Nevada. Redrock Wilderness slideshow in 4 Corners region. Wilderness System displays available.
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WILDALERT: Plan Threatens Arizona Monuments' Most Prized Resources (03/10/2006)
The Grand Canyon-Parashant and the Vermilion Cliffs were added to America's treasured roster of National Monuments so their exceptional values could be protected forever. The challenge for us is to ensure that the promise is fulfilled. How hard that might be is now evident in a draft management plan for the areas that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released for public comment. It's a plan long on roads and motors, pitifully short on protection for priceless resources.
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WILDALERT: Urge Park Service to protect Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Residents in and around Bozeman, MT, & Jackson, WY) (03/10/2006)
The Bush Administration has initiated yet another study--the fourth--to justify continuing snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. This study is underway despite volumes of evidence showing that snowmobile use threatens the Parks' wildlife, air quality and natural sounds. The outcome of the current study will result in the final plan for winter use in the Parks
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Forest Planning News #2 (03/03/2006)
Opposition to Bush land sale plan mounts. Roadless protection: APA petition filed. Walden logging bill. Threats to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Look up status of forest plans.
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WILDALERT NEWS: March 2006 Update (03/02/2006)
Tongass clearcuts. Selling off the public estate. Roadless protection petition filed. Carrizo Plain National Monument victory.
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WILDALERT: Public lands sell off, help us spread the word (02/27/2006)
We need your help to keep a steady drumbeat of messages before Congress. This cartoon pretty much says it all. Will you please forward this to at least five friends, family, or coworkers urging them take action as well?
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Wilderness Report #159 (02/24/2006)
More towns pass resolutions in support of Wilderness for Dona Ana County, NM. Communities pass resolutions opposing Valle Vidal energy development. Wilderness Society honors three Arctic Refuge heroes.
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WILDALERT: Protect New Hampshire Wilderness (02/21/2006)
Last November, the Forest Service released its plan for the White Mountain National Forest, recommending that Congress designate 34,500 acres of Wilderness in the Sandwich Range and Wild River. The New Hampshire Congressional delegation has been supportive of a new wilderness bill that would include these Forest Service recommendations, but a wilderness bill should also include additional areas in the Sandwich Range, Pemigewasset, and other areas beloved by New Hampshire residents.
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BLM Action Center Update #35 (02/21/2006)
Tell us how we're doing! New report on ecological importance of New Mexico's Otero
Mesa. Proposed Forest Service and BLM land sales spark vocal opposition. Northeast National Petroleum Reserve update. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AZ, ID, MT, NV, split estate.
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WILDALERT: BLM Schedules Open Houses for Missouri Breaks Plan -- Please Attend (Montana only) (02/17/2006)
The BLM has extended the comment deadline for its draft plan for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in north-central Montana to April 26th. Open houses have also been scheduled around Montana. Unfortunately, their draft plan won't protect this magnificent place. It's clear the BLM needs to hear from you.
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WILDALERT: Bush Budget Puts Our Public Lands on Blue-Light Special (02/15/2006)
As much as 800,000 acres of Americans' public land would be sold into private hands under one egregious provision of President Bush's proposed budget. Astonishingly, less than two months ago, bipartisan opposition in the Congress defeated a similar scheme. This absurd proposal deserves the same reaction from all of us. Please send that message to your Members of Congress!
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WILDALERT: Keep Pipelines, Power Lines out of California's Parks, Wilderness Areas (California only) (02/15/2006)
California's national parks, monuments, wilderness, and other special wild areas may be at risk due to a new federal plan that designates power line and pipeline energy corridors across many western states. Here at home, energy companies are advocating for numerous corridors in California that if approved, could forever change the landscape of many of our most treasured conservation areas.
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Wilderness Report #158 (02/10/2006)
Local elected officials support Wilderness and public lands resolutions for Dona Ana County, NM. White Pine County Commission (NV) prepares public lands bill requests. Charleston Gazette editorializes in favor of West Virginia Wilderness.
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WILDALERT: Protect National Parks System (02/10/2006)
The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies -- America's national park system is a breathtaking array of places that protect our heritage of archaeological, historical and natural treasures. But the Bush Administration is now proposing to dramatically reduce protections for our parks, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and resource degradation.
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WILDALERT: Help Protect Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia (02/02/2006)
The beautiful Blackwater Canyon is a cherished destination in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The Blackwater Trail runs through the canyon and offers hiking and biking, scenic waterfalls, endangered species habitat, and graceful and historic stone archways and other remnants of a bygone era. The future of this popular and spectacular Canyon and this well-loved trail is now threatened by proposed logging and resort development.
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WILDALERT NEWS: February 2006 Update (01/31/2006)
Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, NC. Help protect Utah wildlands. Wyoming Range, one of state's unsung gems. BLM shifts policies to expand drilling dramatically. Bush Administration guts protections for Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake; gives key wildlife habitat to oil industry.
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WILDALERT: Colorado Landowner Protection Act needs your support (Colorado only) (01/31/2006)
Energy development in Colorado is taking place at an unprecedented rate, and it must be balanced with the rights of landowners to ensure protection of wildlife habitat, property values, agricultural uses, and water quality. Right now, oil and gas companies have access to many private lands to drill for oil and gas, sometimes without permission of the landowner.
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WILDALERT: Key Environmental Law Under Attack (01/27/2006)
National Environmental Policy Act, bedrock of environmental protection, faces threats from the House Resources Committee, led by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA), which has undertaken an effort to weaken NEPA and remove the public from the decision-making process.
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Wilderness Report #157 (01/27/2006)
Poll shows support for wilderness in Dona Ana Co., NM. Zahniser celebration in Pennsylvania in February. Profile: Wilderness Land Trust. NLCS photo exhibit visits Nevada.
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BLM Action Center Update #34 (01/25/2006)
Take the BLM Action Center survey. Status of "No More Wilderness" settlement challenge. Wilderness in Utah -- analysis of Time Sensitive Plans. NEPA under attack. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AZ, ID, MT, NM, UT, and West-Wide Wind PEIS
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Wilderness Report #156 (01/13/2006)
Cedar Mountain Wilderness becomes law. Monongahela Forest Plan generates record number of comment; paves way for Wilderness legislation. Wilderness Support Center releases activist guide.
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WILDALERT NEWS: January 2006 Update (01/06/2006)
Glastebury Mountain, VT. Arctic Refuge safe, for now. Governor wants full protection for roadless areas in Virginia.
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WILDALERT: ARCTIC REFUGE WIN! (12/21/2005)
On December 21, 2005, by a vote of 56-44, the Senate refused to invoke cloture on the defense appropriations bill, rejecting Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-AK) attempts to attach Arctic Refuge drilling on the Defense Appropriations bill.
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BLM Action Center Update #33 (12/20/2005)
Is privatization of our public lands on the horizon? Keep a ware eye on oil shale. Regulations for onshore oil and gas operation due out soon. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AK, AZ, CA, MT, NM, UT, & West-Wide PEIS
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URGENT WILDALERT: Calls to Senate Still Needed to Stop Arctic Refuge Drilling (12/19/2005)
Pro-drilling members of Congress have taken the outrageous step of adding Arctic Refuge drilling to an unrelated appropriations bill that provides funds for the Department of Defense and relief for the states suffering from hurricane Katrina. The House leadership then pushed the bill through the House of Representatives. Calls are needed *now* to your Senators asking them to stop this outrage.
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Wilderness Report #155 (12/16/2005)
Status of Wilderness legislation in 109th Congress. Mining provisions dropped from Budget Reconciliation bill.
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WILDALERT: New Arctic Refuge Threat, But Good News on Mining (12/15/2005)
New Arctic Refuge Drilling Threat Emerges -- Your Calls Needed
After being blocked on Budget bill, drilling proponents target Defense spending bill.
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WILDALERT NEWS: December 2005 Update (12/05/2005)
Mountaintown Roadless Area, GA.
Take Action: Arctic Refuge & public lands; Roadless petition
Forest Service flooded with comments on Monongahela National Forest.
Western public lands for sale?
New Wilderness for Puerto Rico! Groups take legal action to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
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Wilderness Report #154 (12/02/2005)
Caribbean National Forest Wilderness bill signed into law. Mining provision in Budget bill threatens Wilderness Areas, National Monuments, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Parks, and Forests. White Mountain National Forest Plan recommends Wilderness; New Hampshire delegation voices support. Oregon Representatives announce plan to protect Mount Hood Wilderness.
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WILDALERT: Two New Ways to Protect Our Forests (12/02/2005)
The Wilderness Society announces online Forest Action Center to ensure our National Forests will be passed on to future generations in good condition.
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Forest Planning News #1 (11/30/2005)
Online Forest Action Center unveiled. Forest planning around the country. State of Planning: East vs. West. Active plans: Big Horn National Forest ROD and appeal period (WY).
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BLM Action Center Update #32 (11/23/2005)
BLM actions to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. What might the West look like in 10 years? Energy corridors are coming. Additional BLM web sites are back up. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AK, AZ, CA, MT, NM.
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WILDALERT: An Offering of Thanks (11/22/2005)
A special Thanksgiving message from Eleanor Huffines, Anchorage, Alaska.
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WILDALERT: Help Protect Missouri Breaks National Monument (11/21/2005)
Urge the BLM to adopt a plan for the Missouri Breaks that will give the Monument its due. The agency's draft plan won't protect this storied place.
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WILDALERT: Update--House Passes Budget Bill (11/18/2005)
Budget Reconciliation Bill squeaks through U.S. House of Representatives. Although the House bill does not include provisions to drill the Arctic Refuge, it does contain a provision that could lead to the sale of millions of acres of public lands.
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Wilderness Report #153 (11/18/2005)
Caribbean National Forest Wilderness bill clears Congress. Monongahela Forest Plan receives record number of comments. Wildlands in California, Nevada threatened by new legislation. Bighorn National Forest recommends new wilderness.
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WILDALERT: Great News--House Removes Arctic Refuge Drilling (11/10/2005)
The House Rules Committee has removed from the House Budget Reconciliation bill the provision that would have opened the Arctic Refuge to development. The provision that would have made it easier to drill for oil and gas in coastal areas currently off limits to development was also removed.
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WILDALERT: Arctic Refuge Update (11/04/2005)
In a close vote along mostly party lines on Nov. 3rd, the Senate approved the 2006 Budget Reconciliation bill, which would, among other things, open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil development. The focus next turns to the House, where a significant number of Republicans are outspoken in their opposition to Arctic Refuge drilling in the Budget Bill, thereby casting serious doubt on whether a bill with Arctic drilling in it can pass the House at all.
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Wilderness Report #152 (11/04/2005)
Ojito Wilderness bill signed into law. Boulder-White Clouds (ID) gets hearing in House. New Zahniser biography published.
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Wildfire News Update #9 (11/03/2005)
2005 Fire Season Wrap-Up: A Look Behind the Numbers
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WILDALERT: Tell Forest Service to Protect Monongahela's Wilderness (11/03/2005)
The future of the much-loved Monongahela National Forest is very much at stake today. The Forest Service is proposing a long-term management plan that recommends too much clearcutting and too little wilderness protection.
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WILDALERT NEWS: November 2005 Update (11/02/2005)
North Cascades. Key Arctic Refuge vote. Top 10 Halloween Horribles. Ojito Wilderness bill passes Congress. New report: Western BLM lands suffering. Roadless Rule repeal challenged. Court rules public must be included in Forest Service decisions.
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WILDALERT: Critical Vote on Arctic Refuge This Week--Calls Needed (10/31/2005)
Senate to vote on Budget Reconciliation package that would allow oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge; House to vote next week.
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BLM Action Center update #31 (10/27/2005)
Select BLM state web sites are back up. BLM's New Guidance on permitting energy development projects is out. New report: State of the National Landscape Conservation. Colorado BLM & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service face off over endangered species. Action needed, announcement, updates: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, NM, OR.
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WILDALERT: Montana's Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Asking For Comments on Management Plan (10/27/2005)
A plan now in development will set the course for this national forest for the next 10 to 20 years and determine whether it will retain its wild character and wildlife values
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Wilderness Report #151 (10/21/2005)
Ojito Wilderness bill passes House; heads to President for signature. Boulder-White Clouds (ID) gets hearing. California gets new State Wild & Scenic River.
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WILDALERT: Urge Sens. McCain, Kyl to Protect Tumacacori Highlands (10/14/2005)
Southern Arizona's extraordinary Tumacacori Highlands are a national treasure. We know that the Highlands are deserving of wilderness protection; now it's time to ask Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl for their support.
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Wilderness Report #150 (10/7/05) (10/07/2005)
Poll shows support for Boulder-White Clouds wilderness. West Virginia Governor declares Wilderness Month.
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URGENT WILDALERT: Another bad energy bill hits House floor on Friday (10/06/2005)
While the cost of fuel continues to skyrocket some members of Congress are cynically exploiting the tragedies in Louisiana and Mississippi by compiling an energy industry wish-list of environmental rollbacks and calling it an emergency energy bill.
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WILDALERT NEWS: October 2005 Update (10/04/2005)
Arctic Refuge. Energy policy. Court rules public must be involved in National Forest decisions.
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BLM Action Center Update #30 (10/03/2005)
BLM State Director Musical Chairs. New Mexico Governor Strikes a One-Two Punch: Placing Citizens Before Oil & Gas Industry. BLM Formalized Guidance on Comment Periods and Extensions. Action Needed, Announcements, and Updates.
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Wilderness Report #149 (9/23/05) (09/23/2005)
Puerto Rico Wilderness bill passes House. Monongahela National Forest hearings in WV. Legislation introduced to protect Valle Vidal in NM.
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Wildfire News Update #8 (09/22/2005)
2005 Fire Season: Not out of the woods yet. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: Urge Gov. Schwarzenegger to Protect Cache Creek (09/19/2005)
Cache Creek is a spectacular river located in the Coast Range of California northwest of Sacramento. A bill to add 31 miles of Cache Creek to the California Wild & Scenic Rivers System is now awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger's signature. Please ask the Governor to sign the bill.
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WILDALERT: Help Preserve the Unique Treasures of the Ironwood Forest (09/15/2005)
The Bureau of Land Management has begun drafting a management plan for Ironwood Forest National Monument in Arizona. The agency is now soliciting comments on a range of alternative management plans.
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WILDALERT: NEPA Task Force needs to hear from you in writing & in person (09/12/2005)
On Saturday, September 17, 2005, a Congressional Task Force on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will hold a field hearing in Norfolk, VA. It's the fifth such hearing and will look at NEPA's role in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and West Virginia.
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WILDALERT: Join us at Arctic Refuge Action Day, Sept 20 in Wash, DC (09/09/2005)
Join thousands of Americans for Arctic Refuge Action Day in Washington, DC, on September 20. Sign up now!
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Wilderness Report #148 (9/9/05) (09/09/2005)
Bangs Canyon proposed Wilderness (CO) draws support at hearing. Western states file suit against Bush Roadless Rule.
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WILDALERT NEWS: September 2005 update (09/06/2005)
Hurricane Katrina: human and environmental toll, Tongass National Forest, Oil Lobby shamelessly exploiting Hurrican Katrina to further agenda, 2006 Wilderness Society calendar.
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WILDALERT: Cabeza Prieta Proposed Plan Offers No Help For Wildlife Refuge (08/30/2005)
Proposed management plan bodes ill for desert wildlife refuge. Motorized use violates desert sanctuary's Wilderness.
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Wilderness Report #147 (8/26/05) (08/26/2005)
National Forest Plans set stage for Wilderness campaigns. Spotlight on West Virginia: Monongahela National Forest Plan Revision & WV Wilderness. Status of Wilderness legislation introduced in the 109th Congress.
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BLM Action Center Update #29 (08/23/2005)
"No More Wilderness" Settlement Under Review. WORC Study Finds:
"Multi-billion Dollar Taxpayer Liability for Oil and Gas
Clean-up." BLM Required to Reconsider Powder River and
Billings RMPs. Action Needed, Announcements, And Updates.
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Wildfire News Update #7 (08/22/2005)
President Bush, wildfires visit Idaho in August. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: Keep Destructive Gas Development Out of New Mexico's Valle Vidal (08/18/2005)
'Valley of Life' will be drilled to death if gas greed prevails.
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Wilderness Report #146 (8/12/05) (08/12/2005)
Rocky Mountain Park Wilderness bill introduced in Senate.
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WILDALERT: Rocky Mountain Front's Future on the Block in New Travel Plan (08/09/2005)
The Forest Service is considering a travel plan that could shield Montana's spectacular Rocky Mountain Front from the growing threat of unchecked off-road vehicles, but only if the agency selects the sensible alternative in the process. We need your help to ensure that it does.
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Wildfire News Update #6 (08/03/2005)
Congress funds community wildfire protection. Current fire statistics
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WILDALERT NEWS: August 2005 update (08/01/2005)
Yellowstone snowmobiles, Arctic Refuge, Wilderness bills pass Senate, energy bill compromise, Roadless Act introduced, LWCF & Forest Legacy Program.
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Wilderness Report #145 (7/29/05) (07/29/2005)
Senate passes four wilderness bills. Residents of White Pine County, NV, voice support for wilderness.
Tips on meeting your Members of Congress during their congressional recess.
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WILDALERT: Oil well proposal threatens Glen Canyon NRA, Grand Staircase (07/26/2005)
In a rugged, remote corner of Utah, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument -- protected federal lands -- are under threat from a proposed oil-drilling project.
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WILDALERT: NEPA task force needs to hear from you in writing and in person (07/22/2005)
On Monday, August 1, a Congressional Task Force on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will hold a field hearing in Albuquerque, NM. These hearings are being held to justify the rewriting and undermining of this landmark law. Here are a few ways you can help.
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Wildfire News Update #5 (07/20/2005)
Prevention best cure for forest fires. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: Congress Closing in on Final Land Acquisition Budgets (07/18/2005)
Sometime within the next two weeks, we expect the House and Senate to work out final budget numbers for the Interior Appropriations bill for the next fiscal year. Within that budget will be funding for two very important land protection programs: the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and Forest Legacy.
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Wilderness Report #144 (7/15/05) (07/15/2005)
Gaylord Nelson dies. Northern California Wilderness hearing. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness bill introduced. Custer County (ID) endorses Boulder-White Clouds bill. Your Wilderness horoscope.
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WILDALERT: Otero Mesa threatened by NM Land Commissioner decision--calls needed (07/14/2005)
Yesterday, New Mexico State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons stomped on the voices of New Mexicans by siding with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in their plan to open 95% of Otero Mesa to irresponsible oil and gas development. Please tell Commissioner Lyons you think his decision to support full-scale development of Otero Mesa is not in the best interest for New Mexicans or our quality of life.
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Wildfire News Update #4 (07/13/2005)
Wilderness Society teams with International Association of Fire Chiefs to issue community guidance. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: Help Us Secure Enduring Wildness For Denali National Park (07/12/2005)
The National Park Service is now drafting a management plan that will govern Denali National Park's backcountry for the next decade and beyond. The agency has proposed opening 4 million acres of the Park to snowmobiling and increased airplane tours which will destroy the natural quiet and alter the wilderness experience.
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Wilderness Report #143 (7/1/05) (07/01/2005)
Wilderness updates for Colorado, Alaska and New Mexico. And a special tip of the hat to Lighthawk.
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Wildfire News Update #3 (06/29/2005)
Wildfire season in full swing. Wildfire experts at The Wilderness Society. Current fire statistics.
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BLM Action Center Update #27 (06/20/2005)
BLM leases Otero Mesa over strong objections. NLCS listed on National Trust's 11 most endangered list. NLCS annual meeting. Comments needed, and updates: ID, UT, NV, MT, CO. Update on status of BLM planning efforts.
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Wilderness Report #142 (6/17/05) (06/17/2005)
Tumacacori citizens hearing. Wilderness hero in South Dakota.
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WILDALERT NEWS: June 2005 Update (06/02/2005)
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) 5th anniversary, National Trust's "Most Endangered" list includes NLCS, Roadless Rule reaction, energy bill, Arctic Refuge update, appropriations.
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Wildfire News Update #2 (06/01/2005)
New report--Following the Money: National Fire Plan Funding and
Implementation. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: New Forest Service Rules Weaken Safeguards For Our National Forests, Bar Public From Process (05/26/2005)
Besides dumping the Roadless Rule that protected nearly 60 million acres of pristine forest, the U.S. Forest Service has moved to impose new regulations and directives that sharply weaken the National Forest planning process.
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Wilderness Report #141 (5/20/05) (05/20/2005)
Ojito, Caribbean Wilderness bills pass House committees. Boulder-White Clouds bill introduced. Lake County endorses Northern California Wilderness bill. Wilderness: The Big Picture.
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BLM Action Center Update #26 (05/18/2005)
BLM withdraws parcels near Dinosaur National Monument. Bad BLM trends in Wyoming. Is wind energy on your horizon? Comments needed: MT, NV, UT, Kings Range NCA ROD. Update on status of BLM planning efforts.
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WILDALERT: House Bill Proposes Savage Cuts in Land Protection Funding (05/16/2005)
The House of Representatives this week will take up the Interior Appropriations bill that funds our land management agencies. For the first time ever, the Congress proposes to eliminate funding for all new land acquisitions in Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and to slash funding for the Forest Legacy program. But in a stark display of twisted priorities, the bill would continue massive subsidies for road-building and logging on our largest national forest, the Tongass in Alaska.
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Wildfire News Update #1 (05/16/2005)
Inaugural issue. GAO's number one way to protect structures. Current fire statistics.
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WILDALERT: Interior Secretary Gale Norton Should Protect Otero Mesa (05/12/2005)
Under a plan finalized by the U.S. Department of Interior last January, 95% of wild Otero Mesa, in New Mexico, is open to oil and gas development. In an effort to stop this ill-conceived plan, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has filed suit against Interior Secretary Gale Norton for failing to adequately protect Otero Mesa. Secretary Norton can put a stop to the leasing plan.
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Wilderness Report #140 (5/6/05) (05/06/2005)
New poll shows support for Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness. Arizona Wilderness hero. Utah and Virginia Wilderness bills reintroduced in Congress. Wilderness recipes.
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WILDALERT NEWS: May 2005 Update (05/05/2005)
Roadless Rule overturned, Arctic Refuge update, archaeological resources in National Monuments in Arizona, NLCS anniversary, your gifts doubled for limited time.
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WILDALERT: Ask Your Members of Congress to Support Funding to Protect Wild, Natural Lands (05/02/2005)
We have the mechanism to preserve some of the most beautiful and vulnerable places here and elsewhere in the country from degradation and development. But Congress must provide monies through the Land & Water Conservation Fund and Forest Legacy program for these specific places to make that happen. Please contact your Members of Congress today and ask them to request a specific funding "earmark" for these critical projects.
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WILDALERT: Congress Approves Budget Conference Report (04/29/2005)
In two close votes on April 28, 2005, the House and Senate approved a Budget Conference Report that paves the way for a bill that could open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This campaign is far from over, though. Here's how you can help.
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BLM Action Center Update #25 (04/28/2005)
BLM web site down. Otero Mesa in the news. BLM Right-of-Way Rule. Comments Needed Now! MT, NV, UT. Update on status of BLM planning efforts.
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Wilderness Report #139 (4/22/05) (04/22/2005)
Green Mountain National Forest draft management plan. West Virginians honor Rep. Rahall. History of Earth Day.
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WILDALERT: Special Earth Day Thank You to an Arctic Refuge Hero (04/22/2005)
While the energy bill, including an Arctic Refuge drilling provision, passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, more Representatives voted against Arctic Refuge drilling than in a similar vote in 2003. Meanwhile, Congressional negotiators are deciding whether to include language in the final Budget Resolution that would pave the way for drilling.
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WILDALERT: Green Mountain Forest Plan Is Long on ATV Accommodation, Pitifully Short on Wilderness (04/15/2005)
The future of Vermont's Green Mountain National Forestis at stake as the Forest Service develops a new management plan for the forest. The agency's draft plan recommends far too little wilderness protection and proposes opening up much of the forest to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Please tell the Forest Service to recommend more wilderness and keep the forest free of ATVs.
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WILDALERT: Your Action Still Needed for Arctic Refuge (04/11/2005)
As Congress gets back to work this week, we know you are as interested as we are in next steps for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Wilderness Report #138 (4/8/05) (04/08/2005)
Cedar Mountain (UT) Wilderness bill reintroduced. Deschutes County (OR)commissioners & Badlands wilderness. Wilderness histroy quiz. Conserving Wildplaces Conference.
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WILDALERT NEWS: April 2005 Update (04/04/2005)
Monongahela National Forest, Pennsylvania Wilderness, Tongass National Forest logging, Eastern Forests, Arctic Refuge battle just beginning, Northern California Coastal Wilderness, NLCS photo contest deadline extended.
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WILDALERT: Hoover Wilderness Addition Threatened By Illegal Snowmobile Use (04/02/2005)
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Forest Service has banned snowmobiles from the proposed Hoover Wilderness Addition in California. Unfortunately, this prohibition is blatantly violated and snowmobiles are a common sight. The Forest Service has stood by idly and done nothing. Now, instead of taking steps to enforce the existing law, the agency is proposing to change the rules to accommodate unlawful snowmobile use!
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BLM Action Center Update #24 (04/01/2005)
Arizona group working to protect southern desert. BLM & substantive comments. BLM Resource Advisory Council (RAC) openings in the West. Comments needed now: Roan Plateau & NV, UT. Update on status of BLM planning efforts.
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WILDALERT: Thank you! West Virginia Anti-Wilderness Vote Cancelled (03/31/2005)
This past Monday was a big day for wilderness in West Virginia, and for all who work so hard to protect it. Thanks to a huge response from you and others who care about West Virginia's wilderness, a vote on the controversial resolution opposing wilderness designation in the Monongahela National Forest has been cancelled!! Thank you!!
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WILDALERT: Gallatin Travel Plan Will Say Much About Greater Yellowstone's Future (03/30/2005)
The U.S. Forest Service now is considering a travel plan for the Gallatin National Forest in Montana that will impact the forest for the next 20 years. The Gallatin, in southwest Montana, forms the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park.
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WILDALERT: West Virginia Senate To Vote on Anti-Wilderness Resolution (03/26/2005)
A controversial anti-wilderness resolution (SCR 67) has been introduced in the West Virginia State Senate. This resolution is filled with bogus information and opposes any new wilderness protection for special areas in the Monongahela National Forest.
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Wilderness Report #137 (3/25/05) (03/25/2005)
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness endorsed. Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act reintroduced in Congress. Wilderness Booknotes: Arctic.
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WILDALERT: Tie A Green Ribbon (03/18/2005)
Make a statement today. Show your solidarity for America's Arctic Refuge with a visible symbol -- a green ribbon. Tie it in your yard, hang it on your home, pin it on your clothes or wear it around your wrist. Then pass it on. Give ribbons to your friends and family.
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Wilderness Report #136 (3/11/05) (03/11/2005)
Arctic drilling passes Senate. Utah National Forests wilderness proposal. Two book reviews.
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WILDALERT: Don't Let Yukon Flats be Traded Away for Oil Development (03/07/2005)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has described the 11 million acres of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska as a "natural, virtually undisturbed ecosystem." Despite that wholly accurate description, the agency is poised to deal away some of the refuge's premier wilderness lands for oil and gas development.
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WILDALERT NEWS: March 2005 Update (03/04/2005)
Arctic, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Redrock Country, Forest Rules lawsuit, Upper Green River study, Victory for Big Cypress, photo contest.
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Wilderness Report #135 (2/25/05) (02/25/2005)
Senate committees approves three wilderness bills. Montana-Wyoming tribal leaders & Great Divide Basin. New Oregon Badlands poll shows support. Wilderness book notes: Wyoming Voices, Leopold's Southwest.
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Wilderness Report #134 (2/11/05) (02/11/2005)
Ojito Wilderness. Caribbean National Forest Bill. 8th World Wilderness Conference. Juneau Residents Oppose Taku Mine. Wilderness Book Notes.
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Wilderness Report #133 (1/28/05) (01/28/2005)
Wilderness Bills Get Early Start in 109th Congress. Wilderness Support Center Priorities in the New Year. Bush Administration Issues Final Plan to Drill In New Mexico's Wildest Grassland. Wilderness Book Notes. Wilderness Brief: Proposed Albuquerque Municipal Wilderness.
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Wilderness Report #132 (1/14/05) (01/14/2005)
Wilderness legislation passed in the 108th Congress. Taku River Watershed (Canada).
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Wilderness Report #131 (12/17/04) (12/17/2004)
Wilderness Top 20
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Wilderness Report #128 (10/29/04) (10/29/2004)
Lame Duck Outlook
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Wilderness Report #127 (10/15/04) (10/15/2004)
Boulder-White Clouds - House passes Ojito Wilderness - Senate passes Caribbean Wilderness - Nevada Lincoln County Lands bill
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Wilderness Report #126 (10/1/04) (10/01/2004)
40th Annivesary Celbration - House Committee moves two Wilderness bills - Zahniser remarks - Senator statements on Wilderness 40th
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Wilderness Report #125 (9/17/04) (09/17/2004)
Puerto Rico Wilderness passes Senate committee - Mt. Hood Wilderness hearing - Nethercutt Wildereness bill - Nevada Wilderness testimony
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Wilderness Report #124 (9/3/04) (09/03/2004)
40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Special!
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Wilderness Report #123 (8/20/04) (08/20/2004)
Summary of pending Wilderness legislation in the 108th Congress.
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Wilderness Report #122 (8/6/04) (08/06/2004)
40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Special -- Activities Abound as Americans Gear Up to Celebrate the Signing of the Wilderness Act on September 3!
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Wilderness Report #121 (7/23/04) (07/23/2004)
Five Wilderness bills in spotlight this week - Oregon Wilderness bill introduced
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Wilderness Report #120 (7/9/04) (07/09/2004)
Boulder-White Clouds - Hearings on Wilderness bills in Congress - Oregon update
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Wilderness Report #119 (6/25/04) (06/25/2004)
Nevada wilderness - Resolution on 40th Anniversary of Wilderness Act - Boulder-White Clouds - Tongass amendment - Virginia Wilderness
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Wilderness Report #118 (6/4/04) (06/04/2004)
Otero Mesa (NM) - Upcoming Wilderness annivesaries - Mt Hood Summit II (OR)
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Wilderness Report #117 (5/21/04) (05/21/2004)
Cedar Mountain Wilderness bill (UT) - Oregon Badlands - Nethercutt supports Wild Sky (WA)
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Wilderness Report #116 (5/7/04) (05/07/2004)
Maine Coastal Island Wilderness - Mt. Hood Wilderness poll - Summary of Wildeness Legislation in 108th Congress (updated)
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Wilderness Report #115 (4/23/04) (04/23/2004)
Puerto Rico Wilderness - Virginia Wilderness - Owyhee Initiative - Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument
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Wilderness Report #114 (4/9/04) (04/09/2004)
Wild Sky Wilderness - BLM Action Center - West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
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Wilderness Report #113 (3/26/04) (03/26/2004)
Oregon Wilderness - Bethine Church column - Owyhee Canyonlands - 2004 Northwest Wilderness Conference
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Wilderness Report #112 (3/12/04) (03/12/2004)
Northern California Wilderness - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (AZ) - Wilderness Outreach Guide
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Wilderness Report #111 (2/27/04) (02/27/2004)
Ojito wilderness - Vermont wilderness - Wild Sky wilderness
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Wilderness Report #110 (2/6/04) (02/06/2004)
Boulder-White Clouds - Otero Mesa - Red Desert
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Wilderness Report #109 (1/23/04) (01/23/2004)
Otero Mesa public forum - Final Medicine Bow Forest Plan released - NPR-A opened to oil and gas - State of the Wild report - High Country news highlights Wilderness threats
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Wilderness Report #108 (1/9/04) (01/09/2004)
Tumacacori Highlands Proposed Wilderness (AZ) - Otero Mesa opened to oil & gas drilling - Tongass exempted from Roadless Rule - Utah slideshow
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Wilderness Report #107 (12/19/03) (12/19/2003)
Summary and status of Wilderness legislation in the 108th Congress.
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Wilderness Report #106 (12/5/03) (12/05/2003)
Wild Sky Wilderness passes Senate - Steens Mountain management plan proposal - 40th Anniversary of Wilderness Act
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Wilderness Report #105 (11/21/03) (11/21/2003)
Roadless policy - Idaho Wilderness - Western Arctic oil & gas leasing (NPR-A)
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Wilderness Report #104 (10/31/03) (10/31/2003)
Mardy Murie dies - Allegheny National Forest citizens wilderness proposal - Vermont Wilderness
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Wilderness Report #103 (10/17/03) (10/17/2003)
California Wilderness & WSR bills introduced in House - Utah Test & Training Range Protection Act hearing - Monongahela Wilderness subject of meeting
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Vroom Report (10/7/03) (10/07/2003)
Yellowstone Snowmobiles comments due in one week - Denver Post editorial on ATV threats to National Forests
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Wilderness Report #102 (10/3/03) (10/03/2003)
Ojito Wilderness Act introduced - Bush Administration formalizes anti-Wilderness policy - Oregon Wilderness Conference - Wild Utah slideshow
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Vroom Report (9/23/03) (09/23/2003)
Dirtier snowmobiles - Salt Lake Tribune on snowmobile emissions - ATV accident claims 5 children
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Wilderness Report #101 (9/19/03) (09/19/2003)
Apostle Islands - Bush Administration blocking Park wilderness - Wild Sky Wilderness poll
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Vroom Report (9/9/03) (09/09/2003)
Cleaner snowmobiles not so clean - Park Service list of approved snowmobiles - Draft Yellowstone rule
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Wilderness Report #100 (9/5/03) (09/05/2003)
Wilderness Report celebrates 100th issue and 39th anniversary of Wilderness Act - Wild Sky Wilderness resoluiton - Comments oppose roadless rule exemption in Alaska
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Wilderness Report #99 (8/22/03) (08/22/2003)
Browns Canyon proposed wilderness (CO) - Owyhee Initiative (ID) - Summary of Wilderness legislation in 108th Congress
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Wilderness Report #98 (8/8/03) (08/08/2003)
California Wilderness & Wild and Scenic River legislation reintroduced - Sen. Boxer's comments on California Wild Heritage Act of 2003 - Steens Mountain Wilderness - Tongass & Chugach National Forests exemption from Roadless Rule - SUWA campaign to expose Gov. Leavitt's anti-wilderness deals - Wild Utah slideshow heads to the Dakotas
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Wilderness Report #97 (7/25/03) (07/25/2003)
Senate Committee Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill - Hearing on Puerto Rico Wilderness Shows Bill Has Broad Support - Wilderness Protections Sought for Eastern Nevada Public Lands - House Debates Administration "RS 2477" Policy - House Turns Back Pro-Conservation Amendments to Interior Appropriations Bill
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Wilderness Report #96 (6/27/03) (06/27/2003)
Ojito Wilderness & Zia Pueblo wilderness proposal - Administration makes anti-wilderness policy official
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Wilderness Report #95 (6/13/03) (06/13/2003)
Bush Administration Flip Flops - Proposes Changes to Gut Roadless Area Convservation Rule; House Members Renew Effort to Undermine Antiquities Act - Block New National Monuments; Wilderness Brief: Mountain Biking in Wilderness Debated; Celebrating the Wild Sky - Wilderness Festival to Be Held In Index, WA
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Wilderness Report #94 (5/30/03) (05/30/2003)
Wild Sky Wilderness, "Americans for a Maine Woods National Park," wilderness study of Minnesota's Canoe Country in Superior National Forest.
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Wilderness Report #93 (5/16/03) (05/16/2003)
Minnesotans Fight Proposal to Auction State Land in Boundary Waters; DeGette Announces Reintroduction of Colorado Canyons Wilderness Bill; Wilderness & the NLCS; Wild Idaho Conference Celebrates 30 Years of Conservation
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Wilderness Report #92 (4/25/03) (04/25/2003)
Department of Interior Launches Immense Assault on Wilderness, and a List of Related Resources; Citizens' Unveil Wilderness Proposal for Nearly One Million Acres of BLM Land in Northern Arizona
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Wilderness Report #91 (4/11/03) (04/11/2003)
Arctic Refuge Drilling Provision in Energy Bill; Citizens Call for Protection of Wyoming's Red Desert; Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Bill Reintroduced In House; Interior Department and Utah Settle RS 2477 Claims
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Wilderness Report #90 (3/29/03) (03/29/2003)
Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act Introduced; New R.S. 2477 Regulations Threaten Wilderness, National Parks and Monuments, and Other Public Lands Nationwide; Citizens Propose "Keep the Medicine Bow WILD" Alternative to Forest Plan; Arctic Update: Senate Votes No on Drilling in the Arctic Refuge; Wilderness Brief: "Alabama's Mountain Treasures" Unveiled
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Wilderness Report #89 (3/14/03) (03/14/2003)
Arctic Refuge Under Threat In House & Senate Budget Process; Bush Administration Fails Wilderness Test for Tongass National Forest - Recommends No New Wilderness; Wilderness Land Trust Created in the Northeast; Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Bill Reintroduced;
Wilderness Briefs
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Wilderness Report #88 (2/28/03) (02/28/2003)
New Mexico Governor Richardson Calls for Wilderness Protection for Otero Mesa Grassland; Hundreds Join Nevada Senators at Ceremony Dedicating Newly Created Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area; Newspapers, Local Elected Officials Herald Reintroduction of Wild Sky Wilderness Bill; Dozens of Utah Wilderness Activists Hit Capitol Hill To Gain Support for Redrock Wilderness Bill
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Wilderness Report #87 (2/14/03) (02/14/2003)
Congress Approves FY 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill - Some Anti-Wilderness Riders Dropped, Others Remain; First Annual Chugach Wilderness Summit a Big Success; Alaska, Colorado, & Washington Wilderness Bills Reintroduced; BLM Proposes Leasing In Western Arctic - Conservationists Present Wildlife Habitat Alternative Balancing Protection With Development
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Wilderness Report #86 (1/31/03) (01/31/2003)
Six Republican Senators Write Letter Opposing Arctic Refuge Drilling; Anti-Wilderness Rider Aimed at Alaska's Tongass National Forest Approved; New Poll Shows Bush Administration Out of Step With Americans Who Support Protecting More Wilderness; Activists Head to DC to Promote the National Landscape Conservation System
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Wilderness Report #85 (1/17/03) (01/17/2003)
Court Says Forest Service Must Protect Montana's Wilderness Study Areas; New TV Ad Kicks Off New Year for Wild Sky Wilderness Campaign; Summary of Wilderness Legislation Passed By the 107th Congress; "Do Mountain Bikes Belong In Wilderness?" by Michael Carroll; Long Time Arizona Conservationist and Wildlands Advocate Mike Seidman Passes Away |
