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Background
A Decade of National Forest Roadless Area Conservation: Background Paper (01/17/2008)
January 22, 2008 marks the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Forest Service's roadless area conservation policy. At stake are 58.5 million acres of national forest roadless areas that provide exceptional recreation, wildlife and fish habitat, clean water, and other important ecosystem services to all Americans.
 
Roadless Area Conservation Rule: A 10-year timeline for protecting American wilderness (01/17/2008)
This timeline features historical highlights from the past decade of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
 
Conservation Quotes
Quotes on Wilderness (06/02/2003)
Quotes pertaining to Wilderness.
 
E-Newsletters
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
 
BLM Action Center Update #40 (12/26/2006)
Why BLM Lands mean so much to Americans; Updates on action needed in Alaska, Arizona and elsewhere; and a revised list of contact info for people working on BLM issues across the West.
 
BLM Action Center Update #42 (04/13/2007)
1) BLM has a New National Travel Management Website; 2) Save Otero Mesa Public Forum; 3) Arizona Wilderness Coalition; 4) Action Needed, Announcements, And Updates: AZ, CA, CO, and WY; 5) Contacts -- Friends Across the Great Frontier
 
North Cascades April 2007 Newsletter (04/20/2007)
Celebrate Earth Day; Regional Snapshot: Boulder River Wilderness Area; 103.7 The Mountain's 12th annual concert to benefit The Wilderness Society is 100% Carbon Neutral; Activities and events.
 
North Cascades February 2007 Newsletter (02/15/2007)
Fall in love with the great outdoors at Mount Baker. Snowshoe at Artist Point. Wild Sky Wilderness re-introduced. Help with storm recovery efforts. Summer wilderness camps.
 
North Cascades January 2007 Newsletter (01/12/2007)
Focus on the Skagit Wild and Scenic River as well as the surrounding area; Sauk Mountain; January Events and Activities.
 
North Cascades July/August Newsletter (08/10/2007)
Scrambling in the North Cascades; Surprise Lake and Surprise Creek; Alpine Lakes Wilderness Addition Proposed; News and Events.
 
North Cascades June 2007 Newsletter (06/22/2007)
The North Cascades region is a mecca for white water adventurers. The Skagit River in the north, the Skykomish River near the proposed Wild Sky wilderness area, and the Wenatchee River in central Washington, among others, offer world-class rafting and kayaking opportunities. This month's North Cascades Newsletter looks at the rivers of the North Cascades as well as news about Washington hiking trails, summer events and more.
 
North Cascades March 2007 Newsletter (03/16/2007)
Connecting children with nature; Profile of Hidden Lake; Wild Sky Wilderness Proposal passes through committee; Summer Wilderness camps and more.
 
North Cascades November 2006 Newsletter (11/21/2006)
Giving Back to the Places We Love: Find out about Washington Trails Association work parties; Explore Meadow Creek Trail; Readers Share Their Love for the Outdoors and more.
 
North Cascades October 2007 Newsletter (10/25/2007)
This month we take an in-depth look at mountaineering in the North Cascades. Explore the Ptarmigan Traverse and find out more about the local mountaineering community. We also take a look at glaciers and global warming.
 
North Cascades September 2007 Newsletter (09/21/2007)
Exploring Index, Washington. On the Trail at Barclay and Eagle Lakes. Check out the University of Washington Libraries collection of historical and rare photographers, including photos by Lee Pickett documenting the development of Index, Washington and the Wild Sky region. Live from the Mountain Music Lounge Volume 13 released September 25, 2007. National Public Lands Day.
 
WildAlert News December 2006 (12/06/2006)
Victory in court for National Forest roadless areas. Go Wild in California's Cache Creek Wilderness. Save open space and read about the places you helped protect in 2006.
 
WildAlert News December 2007 (12/05/2007)
Protect Utah's Price District BLM Lands from increased ORV Use; Investigations Continue into Politicized Endangered Species Decisions; Congress Poised to Pass Energy Bill.
 
WildAlert News February 2007 (02/05/2007)
President releases FY 2008 Budget. Go Wild at Colorado's Little Snake Area. Update on roadless area protection. Quick updates on the Green Budget, clean energy, payments to counties and monster cutbacks to staffing at National Wildlife Refuges.
 
WildAlert News January 2007 (01/12/2007)
Welcome to 2007 and the 110th Congress. Off-road vehicles and travel management planning top the agenda at Oregon's Steens Mountain. New leadership in Congress faces many of the same old issues (and some new ones).
 
WildAlert News July 2007 (07/03/2007)
Good News from the Arctic Refuge and Tongass National Forest; Protect California's Sequoia National Forest from ORV Use; Visit the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest; Energy Appropriations Bills Advance; One Hundred Thousand People Tell BLM to Protect the Upper Green River Valley in Wyoming.
 
WildAlert News June 2007 (06/05/2007)
Work Continues on Energy Legislation; ORVs in Idaho's Owyhee Mountains; Strong Support for Yellowstone Continues; Tongass Forest Gets Interim Protection; New Mexico's Congressional Delegation Comes Together Over Otero Mesa Leasing.
 
WildAlert News November 2006 (11/01/2006)
Plummeting funds for National Wildlife Refuges force massive cuts in staff and closing of some refuges. Go Wild in Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley. New California wilderness designated.
 
WildAlert News November 2007 (11/05/2007)
Update on California Wildfires and Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake; Take a Moment to Help Montana's Bitterroot National Forest; Global Warming and Forest Fires; Accelerating Oil and Gas Development; Hearing on Proposed Road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge; New Wyoming Wilderness Bill Introduced; House Passes Virginia Ridge and Valley Act; Six Members of Congress Honored for Refuge System Efforts.
 
WildAlert News October 2007 (10/04/2007)
Good News to Report on Efforts to Protect Spotted Owl Habitat; When a Burning Fire is Nature's Best Friend; National Wildlife Refuge Week; Natural Dividends Report Released; Updates on Wilderness Bills for California and Colorado.
 
WildAlert News September 2006 (09/06/2006)
Here they come, rarin' to drill the Arctic Refuge and Teshekpuk Lake. National Park Services releases final management policies. A look at the fate of wilderness bills late in the 109th Congress. The Interior Department's Inspector General looks into allegations that Utah BLM made closed-door commitments to industry.
 
WildAlert News September 2007 (09/04/2007)
New Threats to the Northern Spotted Owl; BLM Told to Consider Impact of Energy Drilling on Endangered Species.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
WILDALERT: An Offering of Thanks (11/22/2005)
A special Thanksgiving message from Eleanor Huffines, Anchorage, Alaska.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
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
 
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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report # 209 (03/07/2008)
1) West Virginia’s Wild Mon Act Hailed at DC Hearings, Concern Expressed for Omitted Areas; 2) Wilderness Brief: Friends of Nevada Wilderness Honors Volunteers; 3) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #100 (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
 
Wilderness Report #101 (09/19/2003)
Apostle Islands - Bush Administration blocking Park wilderness - Wild Sky Wilderness poll
 
Wilderness Report #102 (10/03/2003)
Ojito Wilderness Act introduced - Bush Administration formalizes anti-Wilderness policy - Oregon Wilderness Conference - Wild Utah slideshow
 
Wilderness Report #103 (10/17/2003)
California Wilderness & WSR bills introduced in House - Utah Test & Training Range Protection Act hearing - Monongahela Wilderness subject of meeting
 
Wilderness Report #104 (10/31/2003)
Mardy Murie dies - Allegheny National Forest citizens wilderness proposal - Vermont Wilderness
 
Wilderness Report #105 (11/21/2003)
Roadless policy - Idaho Wilderness - Western Arctic oil & gas leasing (NPR-A)
 
Wilderness Report #106 (12/05/2003)
Wild Sky Wilderness passes Senate - Steens Mountain management plan proposal - 40th Anniversary of Wilderness Act
 
Wilderness Report #107 (12/19/2003)
Summary and status of Wilderness legislation in the 108th Congress.
 
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
 
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
 
Wilderness Report #110 (2/6/04) (02/06/2004)
Boulder-White Clouds - Otero Mesa - Red Desert
 
Wilderness Report #111 (2/27/04) (02/27/2004)
Ojito wilderness - Vermont wilderness - Wild Sky wilderness
 
Wilderness Report #112 (3/12/04) (03/12/2004)
Northern California Wilderness - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (AZ) - Wilderness Outreach Guide
 
Wilderness Report #113 (3/26/04) (03/26/2004)
Oregon Wilderness - Bethine Church column - Owyhee Canyonlands - 2004 Northwest Wilderness Conference
 
Wilderness Report #114 (4/9/04) (04/09/2004)
Wild Sky Wilderness - BLM Action Center - West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
 
Wilderness Report #115 (4/23/04) (04/23/2004)
Puerto Rico Wilderness - Virginia Wilderness - Owyhee Initiative - Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument
 
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)
 
Wilderness Report #117 (5/21/04) (05/21/2004)
Cedar Mountain Wilderness bill (UT) - Oregon Badlands - Nethercutt supports Wild Sky (WA)
 
Wilderness Report #118 (6/4/04) (06/04/2004)
Otero Mesa (NM) - Upcoming Wilderness annivesaries - Mt Hood Summit II (OR)
 
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
 
Wilderness Report #120 (7/9/04) (07/09/2004)
Boulder-White Clouds - Hearings on Wilderness bills in Congress - Oregon update
 
Wilderness Report #121 (7/23/04) (07/23/2004)
Five Wilderness bills in spotlight this week - Oregon Wilderness bill introduced
 
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!
 
Wilderness Report #123 (8/20/04) (08/20/2004)
Summary of pending Wilderness legislation in the 108th Congress.
 
Wilderness Report #124 (9/3/04) (09/03/2004)
40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Special!
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Wilderness Report #128 (10/29/04) (10/29/2004)
Lame Duck Outlook
 
Wilderness Report #131 (12/17/04) (12/17/2004)
Wilderness Top 20
 
Wilderness Report #132 (1/14/05) (01/14/2005)
Wilderness legislation passed in the 108th Congress. Taku River Watershed (Canada).
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #136 (3/11/05) (03/11/2005)
Arctic drilling passes Senate. Utah National Forests wilderness proposal. Two book reviews.
 
Wilderness Report #137 (3/25/05) (03/25/2005)
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness endorsed. Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act reintroduced in Congress. Wilderness Booknotes: Arctic.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #142 (6/17/05) (06/17/2005)
Tumacacori citizens hearing. Wilderness hero in South Dakota.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #146 (8/12/05) (08/12/2005)
Rocky Mountain Park Wilderness bill introduced in Senate.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #150 (10/7/05) (10/07/2005)
Poll shows support for Boulder-White Clouds wilderness. West Virginia Governor declares Wilderness Month.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #152 (11/04/2005)
Ojito Wilderness bill signed into law. Boulder-White Clouds (ID) gets hearing in House. New Zahniser biography published.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #155 (12/16/2005)
Status of Wilderness legislation in 109th Congress. Mining provisions dropped from Budget Reconciliation bill.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Wilderness Report #172 (08/25/2006)
Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation Sponsors The Wilderness Report. Oregon Senators Propose More Than 125,000 Acres for Wilderness Designation on Mount Hood and in Columbia River Gorge. Update of Wilderness Legislation in the 109th Congress
 
Wilderness Report #173 (09/08/2006)
Wilderness Land Trust Successfully Protects Wilderness Inholdings. Two Oregon Wilderness Bills Introduced in the Senate. New York Times Editorial. West Virginia Treasure.
 
Wilderness Report #174 (09/22/2006)
Over 130 Advocates Participate in Wilderness Week 2006 in Washington, DC. Senate Passes New England Wilderness Act of 2006. Final Management Plan Announced for the Monongahela National Forest. House Resources Forest and Forest Health Subcommittee Held Hearing on Utah Public Lands Bill.
 
Wilderness Report #175 (10/06/2006)
Northern California Wild Heritage Bill and New England Wilderness Act both pass Senate; New Version of Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Bill introduced; Judge Rules in Otero Mesa drilling case; Wilderness Briefs from Senate committees, Allegheny National Forest and more.
 
Wilderness Report #176 (10/20/2006)
President signs Northern California Wilderness Bill; Southern California Wilderness Bill introduced; New Hampshire delegation advocates for New England Wilderness Act; Briefs from Too Wild to Drill and New Mexico Wilderness Conference.
 
Wilderness Report #177 (11/03/2006)
Colorado Senator holds public meeting on proposed Rocky Mountain National Park wilderness; Las Cruces residents turn out to support wilderness; Historian speaks in favor of wilderness for Scotchman Peaks in Idaho and Montana; Status of wilderness legislation in 109th Congress.
 
Wilderness Report #178 (11/17/2006)
House passes New England Wilderness Act; Senate approves Valle Vidal Protection Act; Supporters urge passage of Brown's Canyon Wilderness Act; Senate committee hearings on Nevada and Utah wilderness legislation; Wild Sky Wilderness revitalized.
 
Wilderness Report #179 (12/04/2006)
Wilderness Land Trust Successfully Protects Wilderness Inholdings; President Signs New England Wilderness Act of 2006; Public Wants More Wilderness in Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania
 
Wilderness Report #180 (12/15/2006)
Congress Approves White Pine County Public Lands Bill, Designates 558,000 Acres of Wilderness (Nevada); Summary of Wilderness Laws Passed in the 109th Congress- Over One Million Acres Designated; Wilderness Brief: Las Cruces Sun News Op-Ed "Wilderness, ranching can coexist"; The Wilderness Society's Staff Picks- Favorite Wilderness Areas
 
Wilderness Report #181 (01/12/2007)
Arctic Refuge Wilderness Act Introduced in House on January 4, 2007; PBS Airs Documentary on Proposed Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness; Wilderness Advocacy Group in Nevada Develops Stewardship and Restoration blog
 
Wilderness Report #182 (01/26/2007)
Oregon Governor Supports Copper-Salmon Wilderness Proposal; Draft Blackfoot Landscape Pilot Project Released (Montana); Religious Groups in Support of Wilderness
 
Wilderness Report #183 (02/09/2007)
Wild Sky Wilderness Act Reintroduced; California Wilderness Bill Introduced - Would Protect 2.4 Million Acres; Public Lands Committees Announce Membership and Signal Agendas; Wilderness Support Center Gains Economic Capacity
 
Wilderness Report #184 (02/23/2007)
1 - Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007 Introduced in House and Senate; 2 - Oregon Senators Reintroduce Mount Hood Wilderness Bill; 3 - Nevadans Celebrate New Wilderness Designations; 4 - Charleston Gazette Opinion Editorial Reinforces Faith Community Support for West Virginia Wilderness
 
Wilderness Report #185 (03/09/2007)
1- Wild Sky Wilderness Clears House Natural Resources Committee; 2- Rep. Hinchey Calls for Moratorium on Lease Sales of Wilderness Quality Land in Utah; 3- Wilderness Brief: Wilderness Community Gathers in DC to Celebrate and Discuss Future Opportunities; 4- Wilderness Brief: Friends of Allegheny Wilderness Hosts "The Enduring Wilderness" Book Tour March 12 -15
 
Wilderness Report #186 (03/23/2007)
1- Wilderness Land Trust Acquires Inholdings in California and New Mexico; 2- Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act Introduced (Idaho); 3- Wilderness Brief: Senator Cantwell Receives Ansel Adams Award for Commitment to Preserving Nation's Lands; 4- Wilderness Brief: Outside Magazine's April Green Issue Benefits The Conservation Alliance; 5- The Wilderness Classifieds *New Feature
 
Wilderness Report #187 (04/06/2007)
1 - Final Allegheny National Forest Plan Falls Short on Wilderness - Largest Roadless Area Left Out; 2 - Tucson Citizen Editorializes in Support of Proposed Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness; 3 - Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #188 (04/20/2007)
1) Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives, Attention Now Turns to the Senate; 2) America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Legislation Introduced; 3) Senators Bingaman and Salazar Introduce Bill to Codify the National Landscape Conservation System; 4) Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Proposal Receives Bilingual Media Coverage; 5) Wilderness Brief: West Virginia Christian Group Holds Premier for DVD Highlighting Spiritual Values of Monongahela National Forest Wilderness; 6) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #189 (05/04/2007)
1) Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Bill Reintroduced; 2) Oregon Sportsman in DC to support Copper-Salmon Wilderness Proposal; 3) The Charleston Gazette’s Opinion Editorial Highlights Economic Value of Wilderness on WV’s Monongahela National Forest; 4) Job Listings in the Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #190 (05/18/2007)
1) Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Legislation Introduced; 2) House Subcommittee Holds Haring on Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; 3) Reps. Salazar and Udall Work to Delay Colorado's Roan Plateau Leasing; 4) Mount Hood Wilderness Bill Discussed in Senate Subcommittee Hearing; 5) Arizona's Proposed Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Features in Arizona Highways; 6) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #191 (06/01/2007)
1) Wild Sky Wilderness Approved by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Full Senate Consideration Expected Soon; 2) Sportsmen and Conservationists Agree on Doña Ana County Wilderness Proposal; 3) Wilderness Brief: West Virginia Wilderness Heroes Recognized by The Wilderness Society; 4) Wilderness Brief: National Landscape Conservation System Legislation Passed by Senate Panel, Hearing Scheduled in House; 5) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #192 (06/15/2007)
1) New Mexico’s Sabinoso Wilderness Act Introduced in House; 2) House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on the National Landscape Conservation System Act; 3) Wilderness Brief: WV Wilderness Coalition to Hold 5th Annual Wilderness Workshop; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #193 (06/29/2007)
1) House Committee Approves Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; 2) Effort to Prevent Drilling on Colorado’s Roan Plateau Continues; 3) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #194 (07/13/2007)
1) California’s Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act Introduced; 2) Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act; 3) New Hampshire Senator Celebrates Wilderness with Hike; 4) Wilderness Brief: Idaho Statesman Editorializes in Support of Senator Crapo's Bi-Partisan Approach on Owyhee Initiative; 5) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #195 (07/27/2007)
1) Senate Committee Approves Oregon’s Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act; 2) Colorado’s San Miguel County Calls for New Wilderness Areas; 3) Wilderness Brief: “Picturing Wilderness” Art Exhibit Inspired by Pennsylvania’s Proposed Wilderness on the Allegheny National Forest; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #196 (08/10/2007)
1) Arizona’s Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act Introduced in House; 2)  New Effort to Expand Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness Announced; 3) Wilderness Brief: Healthcare Professionals for Wilderness; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #197 (08/24/2007)
1) Wilderness Legislation Introduced in the 110th Congress; 2) Businesses Support Protecting Colorado’s Dominguez, Escalante Area; 3)  Wilderness Brief: Arizona Daily Star Op-Ed by Mark Trautwein “It's what Mo would want...Saving Tumacácori wilderness area is the right thing to do”; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #198 (09/07/2007)
1) Allegheny National Forest Wilderness: Economic Benefits for Pennsylvania; 2) Wilderness Photo Contest; 3) Charleston Gazette Editorializes in Favor of More Wilderness
 
Wilderness Report #199 (09/21/2007)
1) Wilderness Legislation Introduced for Oregon’s Copper-Salmon Area, Senate Hearing Held; 2) Colorado Wilderness Act of 2007 To Be Introduced in House; 3) Local Homebuilders Support New Wilderness in Doña Ana County, New Mexico; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #200 (10/05/2007)
1) Wilderness Report #200: A Look Back at Wilderness Since Our First Issue; 2) Southern California Wilderness Bill Introduced by Representative Mary Bono and Senator Barbara Boxer; 3) House Agriculture Committee Hearing Held on Virginia Ridge and Valley Act; 4) National Foundation Created to Protect and Expand National Conservation Landscape System
 
Wilderness Report #201 (10/19/2007)
1) West Virginians Rally in Nation’s Capitol; 2) Virginia Ridge and Valley Act House Floor Vote Likely Next Week; 3) Wilderness Brief: You Are Invited to a Wild Picnic in Pennsylvania! 4) Wilderness Brief: Nevada Wilderness Coalition Holds Inaugural Wilderness Rendezvous; 5)The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #202 (11/02/2007)
1) House Subcommittee Hearing Held on Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act; 2) Virginia Ridge & Valley Act Approved by House Vote; 3) Wilderness Brief: Six Wilderness Bills on House Subcommittee Hearing Schedule; 4) Wilderness Brief: Celebrate Wilderness in Southern Nevada; 5) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #203 (11/16/2007)
1) House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Five Wilderness Bills; 2) Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness Bill Introduced; 3) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Bill Introduced in Senate; 4) Nevadan’s Celebrate Five Year Wilderness Anniversary
 
Wilderness Report #204 (11/30/2007)
1) Support for New Wilderness Grows in Southwest Colorado; 2) Wyoming’s Adobe Town Receives Support for ‘Very Rare or Uncommon’ Designation; 3) Wilderness Brief: Wilderness Organizers Discuss Challenges and Celebrate Successes; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
 
Wilderness Report #205 (12/14/2007)
Update on Wilderness Legislation in the 110th Congress; Top 10 Things You DON'T Want to Hear in Wilderness; The Wilderness Classifieds