In 2012, the Bureau of Land Management released Manual 6330, which replaced the agency's longstanding policy for management of Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), known as the Interim Management Policy for Lands Under Wilderness Review (IMP).
On April 16, 2013, The Wilderness Society Director of Conservation Funding Alan Rowsome gave testimony to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee.
This guide is intended to highlight the most important elements of the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM’s) decisions in the agency’s western solar plan so that conservationists can effectively use the policy to protect wilderness-quality lands, wildlife h
In 1998, Congress passed a law specifically prohibiting a road through designated Wilderness in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Despite this prohibition, Congress approved a bill in 2009 (P.L.
Creating a Framework for Developing Renewables on Public Lands A remarkable bipartisan mix of congressional support has come together behind legislation, recently reintroduced
The 113th Congress faces a multitude of environmental challenges. The Wilderness Society is working the halls of power to make sure that America's wild places are part of the legislative agenda, and to make sure that lawmakers and staff are hearing both sides of the issues.
