public lands

Wilderness areas could be voted on this week

Paul Fattig, Medford Mail-Tribune
Jan 8, 2009

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The U.S. Senate may vote as early as Sunday on the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, which contains two proposed wilderness areas in southwestern Oregon among its more than 150 public lands, water and resources bills.

The legislation containing the proposed 23,000-acre Soda Mountain Wilderness in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the roughly 13,700-acre Copper Salmon Wilderness in the Elk River drainage near Port Orford was introduced Wednesday morning …

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Spending Reduction Act breaks bank on public health

Anonymous
Jan 25, 2011

WASHINGTON  -- The Wilderness Society issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Spending Reduction Act of 2011.

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State of our Public Lands Policy Briefing Aimed at Restoring Reality to Public Lands Debate

Anonymous
Jan 18, 2011

Washington, D.C.  — Wilderness Society experts gathered today in Washington to help set the stage for efforts to defend America’s public lands. With the 112th Congress swinging into session, the State of the Union address approaching, and new guidance coming from the Department of Interior, public lands will be a growing part of the dialogue on Capitol Hill and across the country.

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Statement from William H. Meadows on President Obama’s National Wilderness Month Proclamation

Anonymous
Sep 1, 2010

WASHINGTON –Today, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring September as National Wilderness Month. The proclamation comes at a time of opportunity for our wildlands: the conclusion of America’s Great Outdoors listening sessions and National Public Lands Day, which kicks off Wilderness Week at the end of September.

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Colorado Leaders Highlight Opportunities Presented by America’s Great Outdoors Initiative

Anonymous
Jul 14, 2010

Widespread support for land and river protection and restoration

Denver – The Obama administration’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative comes to Colorado this week in an effort to develop a conservation agenda for the 21st century. Conservation and recreation leaders across Colorado are calling on citizens to speak up and help shape the initiative aimed at getting kids outside and safeguarding our natural heritage.

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TWS Statement on Obama’s Great Outdoors Initiative

Anonymous
Apr 16, 2010

“President Obama today renewed his commitment to protecting and restoring our public lands. America’s Great Outdoors provides an opportunity for the Obama administration to work with diverse stakeholders to protect our treasured, wild lands and the tens of billions of dollars of clean air, water and recreation benefits they provide. We call on the Administration to expand our newest conservation system, the National Landscape Conservation System, and gain momentum toward wilderness designations.

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Letter calls for scrutiny of private carbon contracts to federal lands

Anonymous
Jan 6, 2010

Following a recent Senate hearing, The Wilderness Society and other conservation groups sent the following letter to Secretaries Vilsack and Salazar, outlining numerous concerns with the prospect of applying private carbon contracts to federal lands:

The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Ken Salazar
Secretary
U.S. Department of Interior

Dear Secretary Vilsack and Secretary Salazar:

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America’s Public Lands Managed by Split Personality in 2000s

Anonymous
Dec 30, 2009

The Wilderness Society offers mixed review for first decade of 21st century

WASHINGTON - The Wilderness Society today assessed the past 10 years of public lands management, saying it had a Jekyll-and-Hyde flavor.

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Rep. Sanchez Introduces Legislation to Create New Jobs And Rehabilitate Forests and Parks

Anonymous
Dec 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-39) has introduced multi-billion dollar legislation that will help create new jobs, remove deteriorating roads that damage forest ecosystems and provide emergency appropriations for the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and Federal Highway Administration for fiscal year 2010.

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North Carolina congressional delegation protects state treasures

Anonymous
Nov 19, 2009

North Carolina recently gained more public land and a breathtaking waterfall thanks to bipartisan legislative support. President Obama signed the 2010 Interior Appropriations bill which gave Pisgah and Uwharrie National Forests more acreage.

The support for the appropriations bill in North Carolina came from Rep. Heath Shuler (D-11th), Rep. David Price (D-4th), Rep. Howard Coble (R-6th) and Senator Kay Hagen (D-NC).

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