Publications

In our publications, you can find stories and news from our regional conservation and policy work.

The following publications are available for viewing online:

Wilderness newsletter

We publish Wilderness newsletter three times a year for members in print and make content available online. To receive Wilderness Newsletter, become a member.

Annual report

Each year we publish an annual report and make it available online. You also can view archived versions of our annual report.

Magazine archive

You can view past volumes of Wilderness magazine, no longer in print. For related stories, please see our blog.

Policy and Science Library

Find fact sheets, reports and other resources related to wilderness policy and conservation.

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Notes from the Hill

Stay current on legislation moving in Congress, issues affecting wilderness and wilderness designation campaigns with our Notes from the Hill. 

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Notes from the Field

Learn more about issues affecting the places we work to protect with our Notes from the Field. 

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  • Testimony reveals Kulluk needed more tow vessels

    Tim Woody
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    Witness testimony today by Noble’s Offshore Installation Manager Todd Case as he was questioned by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the Kulluk drill rig -- which Shell attempted to tow across the Gulf of Alaska with a single tow vessel before it broke loose and ran aground last New Year’s Eve -- should have had multiple tow vessels for safe transport.

    Case was aboard the Kulluk when it went adrift and ran aground on a small island south of Kodiak.

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  • Hastings-Young bill would scrap a balanced plan for NPR-A

    Tim Woody
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    U.S. Representatives Don Young and Doc Hastings have introduced H.R. 1964 in an effort to scrap the Department of the Interior’s recently finalized, comprehensive plan for the western Arctic’s National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the nation’s largest tract of public land. The bill is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow on Capitol Hill.

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  • Blueprint identifies ways Interior Department can continue building a smart renewable energy plan to meet Obama’s goals

    jdickson
    Monday, May 20, 2013

    Identifying smart steps the Obama Administration, including the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management, can take to continue building a responsible program for renewable energy  are part of a “blueprint for action” released by The Wilderness Society today.

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