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ROADLESS FORESTS

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

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Wilderness Society Briefs Media on Public Lands Priorities for New Administration

November 13, 2008 - While concerns about the economy continue to generate huge media interest,  a “Who’s Who” of national reporters turned their attention for an hour to thinking about what the new Obama Administration might mean to America’s public lands and the wildlife that call them home. more

Getting Tight with Nature: Students bond with the Clearwater National Forest

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November 12, 2008 - Six high school students huddled around a campfire at dusk surrounded by the Clearwater National Forest; their eyes fixed and their ears intently listened to a thrilling fireside story. However, this story was much different than the usual camp tales that force our minds to wander as something scratches the outside of our tents at night. more

You Never Know Who You Might Bump into on a Roadless Stretch of Idaho Forest Land

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October 28, 2008 - On a quiet hike in Clearwater National Forest, our Idaho Forests Campaign Manager John McCarthy stumbles upon some large animals whose kin have been known to charge a human or two. Read John’s account of his careful photographic tiptoe through moose territory: Two moose up Goose CreekAnd a photographer without a paddle By John McCarthy Walking up Goose Creek trail near the Idaho-Montana border on a sunny July morning, the sound of crunching brush told me something very large was beating the bushes — less than 50 feet above me. more

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest has Tremendous Value Beyond Timber

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October 21, 2008 - A recent report from The Wilderness Society shows that the Tongass National Forest contributes more than $2 billion to local economies through non-timber uses, such as recreation and tourism, commercial salmon fishing, subsistence and scientific research. more