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Assault on wilderness fails in the polls

Colorado Rockies

Credit: Ann Morgan

Half a billion acres. Thirteen bills -- ranging from giving away our great outdoors to mining in the Grand Canyon -- that would attack our nation’s lands and waters have been introduced this Congress. Our wilderness is under siege, and it seems as though the House leadership thinks that the American people support this inherently anti-American assault on our nation’s natural legacy.  Read more

National Parks Dive Into Five Year Action Plan

North Cascades Backcountry Ranger

Credit: Lucy Lieberman

America’s National Parks, one of the greatest conservation legacies in the world, contain more than 84 million acres of American treasures, from untouched wilderness to historic battlefields marred by war - all protected by the National Park Service. Read more

Protected! What wilderness lovers achieved this year

Sandia Mountains, New Mexico

Credit: U.S. Forest Service

What a year for wilderness! In 2011, the oil, gas, coal and timber industries unleashed a furious effort to grab up more of the nation’s wildlands and waters. The response in Congress was alarming with an unprecedented amount of legislative efforts to open massive amounts of sensitive natural areas. Wilderness lovers like you helped us hold the line against these attacks and go even further, scoring several major victories for threatened wildlands. Read more

Why is Congress Making a Bad Situation Worse?

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With fresh attacks on clean air, clean water, and open spaces, Congress seems intent on making a bad situation for America’s environment even worse! (We don’t know why, so we asked them.) As much as we would like not to believe it, it seems as though the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives is trying to pull a fast one on the American people and our lands and waters. Read more

An Urbanite’s Guide to Going Wild!

The number of Americans now living in or around cities has reached an all-time high. Over 250 million, 75% of the total population, are residing in areas where wild spaces just don't exist. Read more

Help save our national forests!

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Credit: US Forest Service

National forests need you to raise a little noise on their behalf. The threat to national forests The Obama administration is about ready to green-light a new management rule that would damage our national forests.  The administration’s proposed Forest Planning Rule threatens forests by: - decreasing protective measures for wildlife - jeopardizing drinking water supplies Read more

Something that 100 economists can actually agree upon

Lake Lila in Alpine Lakes Washington

Credit: Walter Siegmund

How many economists does it take to get President Obama to protect American lands? Hopefully 100, according to a recent letter sent to the White House by Headwaters Economics, an independent nonpartisan research firm. Read more

San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area Idea Moves Ahead!

San Gabriel Mountains

Credit: Brad Schelton

Living in Los Angeles, the outdoors play a big role in improving my quality of life. I’m usually surrounded by traffic on freeways and crowded city streets, so a nearby escape to the San Gabriel Mountains is a chance to see peaceful forest views and breathe some fresh air. In Southern California, we are very fortunate to have the incredible San Gabriel Mountains. This is where millions of Southland residents like me go to picnic, hike, camp, fish and hunt.  Region:  California Read more