A Wilderness Future
Unsustainable logging practices over long decades have damaged many of Alabama's private forestlands. Parts of Alabama's National Forests have been treated just as rudely. They continue to face threats from ill-advised logging and growing, mostly unmanaged, off-road vehicle use. Formal, enduring protection for the best of these areas as wilderness is the antidote to both ills.
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Alabama's Mountain Treasures
Over a number of years, The Wilderness Society and its partner organizations have developed a series of "Mountain Treasures" reports that detail Wilderness lands and values in the states of the Southern Appalachians. "Alabama's Mountain Treasures" completes the series. It is a valuable tool for activists as the campaign to protect remaining Alabama wild places advances. The publication is no longer available in hard copy, but you can download a copy of "Alabama's Mountain Treasures" by clicking here (PDF, 2 Mb).