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Roadless rule becomes law of the land

Just a two-hour drive from Seattle, Teanaway Roadless Area is popular with horseback riders, hikers, hunters and mountain bikers

Credit: Holly Werran

March 13, 2012 - March came in like a lion to defend our national forests.  After years of courtroom wrangling and legal uncertainty, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has finally become the law of the land.  more

Your voice needed to defend wild places in the Highway Bill

No Keystone XL pipeline

Credit: Neil Shader

March 8, 2012 - The Senate is beginning to vote on their version of the Highways bill (which does not include the bad parts of the House’s “Drilling for Highways” bill) – starting with amendments to the bill. more

Movie with a Message: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

The Lorax

Credit: Loren Javier (flickr Creative Commons)

March 2, 2012 - With lead stars Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, you might think that the Lorax is just for kids.  But The Wilderness Society supporter Betty White also lends her voice to Grammy Norma, continuing her commitment to conservation for future generations. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” more

Forest victory - Roadless Rule upheld in Wyoming

Elk in a Roadless Area

Credit: John McCarthy

February 17, 2012 - A federal appeals court in Denver has ended more than a decade of legal uncertainty for nearly 50 million acres of National Forest roadless areas located in 38 states across the U.S.   more