Designated wilderness areas on national forests and other federal public lands permanently protect spectacular scenic vistas, high-quality drinking water supplies, cold-water fisheries, the capacity of the land for carbon storage, vital habitat for wildlife, a wide variety of backcountry recreat

On October 18, 2011, The Wilderness Society sent a report titled Rural Jobs and America’s Public Lands: Putting Rural America Back to Work to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, urging them to consider the benefits of conservation and recreation to the American econom

Chaparral covers most of our four Southern California national forests, creating important habitat and watershed. But what is chaparral? And why does it burn so frequently here? What can communities do to prevent damage and risk from wildfire?

Restoration of forest ecosystems is a common objective of land managers throughout the western United States.