The 2012 greatest achievements in conservation for millions of acres of western lands were acknowledged in a top ten list released with The Wilderness Society’s annual review and

The Wilderness Society applauded the U.S. Senate today for passage of legislation to upgrade Pinnacles National Monument to a national park. The bill, which will make Pinnacles the nation’s 59^th national park, advances to President Obama for his signature.

The Wilderness Society issued the following statement from Doug Walker, Governing Council Chair and Peter Dykstra, Pacific Northwest Regional Director at The Wilderness Society:

Formal protests were filed by conservationists and community groups against the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to lease lands in the heart of one of Colorado’s vital eco-tourism regions.  In legal documents filed today, The Wilderness Society, Colorado Environmental C