Restoring the Sierra: Seeing the forest for the trees
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For the vast Sierra Nevada, it’s more important than ever to see the forest for the trees.
And in ...
A sneak attack on wilderness: Legislation that hurts backcountry sportsmen looms in the U.S. Senate
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So many of our memories are made when we spend time with our favorite people in our favorite wild places.
Now, ...
Protect Chimney Rock now!
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Up a winding road about 15 miles past Pagosa Springs in southwestern Colorado, rests within the San Juan ...
Say hello to Columbine Hondo
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Nestled deep within the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico lays the Columbine Hondo Wilderness ...
We need your help to stop an anti-Wilderness bill heading to the House floor next week
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Help! We just learned that the “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” (H.R. 4089) is headed to the ...
We need your help to stop anti-Wilderness bill heading to House floor
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Help! We just learned that the “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” (H.R. 4089) is headed to the ...
A Day in the Field
The Wilderness Society work in Arizona
Camera Mode? Set, three-burst. Flash? Set to 15 meters. Passive infra-red sensitivity? Set, high."
It's a beautiful Wednesday morning ...
Wilderness bills moving on anniversary of historic public lands bill
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For months we have been frustrated at Congress for not moving (or passing for that matter!) any wilderness ...
Volunteer vacations in wilderness: Spend a week helping wilderness
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Are you looking to take a volunteer vacation this spring or summer? If so, here’s a great opportunity ...
House Budget: Public Lands for Sale
When it comes to budgeting in Congress, the devil is in the details.
And the devilish detail in the big budget proposal on Capitol Hill this week, authored by Representative ...
Wilderness bills get another chance in Congress
The 112th Congress has an opportunity to ensure that treasured lands from coast to coast are protected for future generations. Below is a list of legislation that The Wilderness Society ...
National Parks for sale?
A powerful Republican chairman in the House of Representatives just shared with his constituents his desire to begin selling our national parks. Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida ...
Wilderness Warriors
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It seems as though all I have been thinking about these days is how much our wild places are under attack. ...
Why are there public lands? Good question.
Editor's Note: The following piece appeared in the Las Vegas Sun on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Why are there public lands? Good question.
William H. Meadows
As the Republican ...
Motorize the Wilderness Act
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H.R. 2834, the “Motorize our Wilderness Areas Bill”
This benign-sounding proposal, “The ...
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