Both seek to open up Wilderness-quality lands – those untrammeled places protected by The Wilderness Act of 1964 – to development, mining and other destructive uses. They also attack lands deemed Inventoried Roadless Areas, which are not allowed to be developed. The following is a glance at just a number of places now facing grave threats.

Wild places under threat

California

• Bright Star Wilderness proposed additions
• Caliente Mountain proposed wilderness in Carrizo Plain National Monument
• Bodie WSA
• Skedaddle WSA
• Fish Canyon Inventoried Roadless Area (IRA) – Angeles National Forest
• Sheep Mountain -- Angeles National Forest
• Orleans Mountain – connects Trinity Alps and Marble Mountain Wilderness Areas – Klamath National Forest
• Castle Peak – Tahoe National Forest

Colorado

• West Cold Spring WSA

Idaho

• Meadow Creek, Nez Perce National Forest
• Peace Rock Roadless, Boise National Forest

Montana

• Badger Two Medicine roadless lands
• Gallatin Range WSA
• Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn WSA between Bozeman and Yellowstone

Nevada

• Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA)
• Alder Creek
• Burbank Canyons

New Mexico

• Petaca Pinta WSA
• Santa Fe Watershed IRA

North Carolina

• Overflow WSA in the Nantahala National Forest

Utah

• Burning Hills WSA
• Carcass Canyon WSA – Eastern Garfield and Kane Counties

At risk are cherished places within Utah’s red rock country:

• Parunuweap Canyon
• Paria/Hackberry – nearly half released
• Jack Canyon – entirely released
• Moquith Mountain – entirely released
• Devil’s Canyon – entirely released
• Winter Ridge within the Book Cliffs

Washington

• Teanaway IRA in the North Cascades, on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
• Tiffany IRA
• Kettle Crest IRA of the Colville National Forest

West Virginia

• East Fork of Greenbrier IRA and the Seneca Creek IRA in the Monongahela National Forest

Wyoming

• Adobe Town WSA
• Wyoming Range roadless lands including Bridger Teton National Forest