September 10, 2009 -
Rural economies are changing across America. The role of extractive industries like logging and mining has diminished considerably and is being replaced in part by a nature-based economy. And an increasing number of rural communities are confirming that protecting wilderness is good for the environment and their economy.
View the fact sheet by clicking on the link below.
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July 8, 2009 -
Northern California is again entering a long wildfire season with high heat and drought conditions expected well into fall. But a Wilderness Society teleconference featured experts that discussed how some communities and firefighting policies are changing the way wildfires are fought — still keeping communities safe as a top priority while also preserving forests.
Listen to the teleconference.
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June 15, 2009 -
Listen in on a panel discussion hosted by The Wilderness Society on the pine beetle problem and how the federal government and local communities can work together to protect people, property and natural resources.
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June 12, 2009 -
The Northern Forest located in the northeastern United States covers 26 million acres stretching from the northern woods of Maine down through New Hampshire and Vermont and into the Adirondack Mountains and Tug Hill plateau of New York. The region’s undeveloped forests support the rural economy and harbor some of the last remaining boreal forest in the country. These forestlands are also in great demand as recreation sites.
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