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Effects of a U.S. Government Shutdown on Natural Resource Departments PDF

A federal government shutdown would trigger a wide variety of setbacks for our public lands and natural resources that would worsen over time. Check this fact sheet for details on how federal agencies and the public lands and natural resources they protect will be affected by a shutdown. The Wilderness Society will continue to update this document as more information comes in.

Wilderness Society President Submits Letter to Congressional Record in Support of Secretarial Order PDF

In a letter to Doc Hastings, Chairman of House Committee on Natural Resources and Edward Markey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, The Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows sent words of support for Secretarial Order #330 announced in late December 2010. His letter states:

Wilderness Briefing Document Highlights Threats to Valuable Lands PDF

On December 23, 2010, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new policy that requires the Bureau of Land Management to inventory its lands for wilderness characteristics and protect those values. The BLM had a similar policy in place for decades until it was dismantled by the Bush administration in 2003. This briefing book explores some of the spectacular western landscapes that have been threatened by irresponsible oil and gas drilling and off-road vehicle abuse without a wilderness policy in place.

55 Law Professors Outline BLM’s Statutory Obligation PDF

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 gave the Bureau of Land Management authority to inventory its lands for wilderness characteristics and protect those values by designating wilderness study areas. For more than 20 years, the BLM used this authority to protect pristine western wildlands from threats such as destructive oil and gas development and off-road vehicle abuse. Administrative designations are important to preserve the wilderness qualities of these lands until Congress permanently designates them as Wilderness.

Abandonment of Wilderness Protection-- The Facts PDF

BLM’s Abandonment of Wilderness ProtectionThe Facts About “No More Wilderness”

Petition to Interior Secretary Salazar regarding Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling plans PDF

This petition to Interior Secretary Salazar was submitted to the Department of the Interior on May 5, 2010 regarding the need to reconsider Arctic Ocean exploration drilling plans for 2010. Read the document by clicking on the link below.

A Roadmap to Clean Water: The Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Initiative PDF

The main threat to water quality in many national forests is the Forest Service’s vast and crumbling road system, an environmentally-harmful vestige of the agency’s industrial logging era. With The Wilderness Society’s strong support, Congress has stepped forward with new funding to address the problem, including $90 million in the Forest Service’s FY 2010 budget for urgent road decommissioning and repairs.

Department of Interior Organizational Chart PDF

This chart depicts the organizational structure of the Interior Department, including which positions require Senate confirmation and the status of pending nominations.

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