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All Americans have something to cheer today - just a week before Earth Day - as three important conservation bills, which will protect some very special pieces of our "original Earth," move another critical step toward enactment.
Citizens of Washington State and all across America have reason to celebrate today, with passage in the Senate of the Wild Sky Wilderness Act, as part of a larger lands package. This important conservation bill will forever protect more than 106,000 acres of scenic national forest lands in the Wild Skykomish River region.
For more than two decades, the debate over the future of America's incomparable public lands in the State of Utah has been mired in conflict and stalemate. We wish to congratulate Sen. Bennett for introducing S.
Americans are an important step closer to being guaranteed the opportunity to forever hike, hunt, camp, canoe, climb and pursue other recreational opportunities in two special wild places at opposite sides of the country, as the House Natural Resources Committee today approved wilderness legislation protecting public land in Oregon and West Virginia, sending them to the House floor.
Oregon Representatives Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer deserve high praise for seeking common ground on additional wilderness in their state. Their intention to introduce a measure to boost protection for the Mt.
We applaud the introduction this week of the “Protecting America’s Wild Places Act of 2008,” (H.R. 5610), which when enacted will add nearly a half million acres of public land across five states to the National Wilderness Preservation System for the use and enjoyment of all Americans. All Americans should appreciate the commitment of Representatives Nick Rahall, Raúl Grijalva, Jim Costa, Peter DeFazio, Tom Udall, and Mary Bono Mack for working to move this bill forward.
In an interview on E&ETV's OnPoint show, Campaign for America's Wilderness Executive Director Mike Matz discusses the prospects for wilderness legislation in the coming year. He explains what the main obstacles are for wilderness issues and previews the Campaign's new ad campaign focusing on encouraging lawmakers and the public to address wilderness issues. Matz also explains how energy development may affect wilderness areas and wildlife.
We applaud West Virginia Representatives Nick Rahall and bill sponsors Shelley Moore Capito and Alan Mollohan for introducing the first new wilderness bill of 2008 -- the Wild Monongahela Act, which would protect 47,000 acres of new wilderness in the Monongahela National Forest.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands heard testimony today on legislation that could add over a half million acres in five states to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Mike Matz, executive director of the Campaign for America’s Wilderness, comments.
Introduced by Rep. Reichert (R-WA), the bill will expand the Alpine Lakes wilderness outside of Seattle, Washingon by more than 22,000 acres and give wild and scenic status protection to nearly 10 miles of the Pratt River. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1976, but the bill failed to include some of the area's key low-elevation forests.
