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ROADLESS FORESTS

Protecting our most pristine forests from development; Preserving resources for wildlife and humankind.

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Roadless areas are for the birds

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March 18, 2010 - A few years ago, The Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit to stop logging in an inventoried roadless area in the White Mountain National Forest. The legal action caused quite a stir in New Hampshire conservation circles. A number of organizations even filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Forest Service plan to log in the Wild River roadless area. I was a bit surprised that “conservation” groups would go out of their way to support logging. more

A Watershed Moment in Forest Planning

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March 17, 2010 - We all live in a watershed, no matter how urban or rural the city. For instance, I live in Golden, Colorado, a small community founded more than 150 years ago along the banks of Clear Creek at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.  more

Putting forests to work: How removing old roads will help in climate battle

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February 18, 2010 - Take a close look at our national forests and you will find that they are scarred by a vast network of unused roads left over from years past. This road system was born of industrial logging practices allowed decades ago, but today it’s an outdated, crumbling and environmentally-harmful vestige on the land. It’s time to start removing these roads, not only because doing so will improve water quality and help decrease a massive maintenance backlog, but because it will give us one more tool in the fight against climate change. more

Saving North Carolina forests

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January 21, 2010 - Four beautiful places in the forests of Central and Western North Carolina are being threatened with residential development. more