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The Future of the Whites: Debate over Roadless Areas and Wilderness
Pozzoto said the agency made it clear there would be no consideration of reducing designated wilderness areas in the WMNF. The public was asked only if they want "to keep ... questioned Fred Huntress, a forester and small woodlot owner from Poland Spring. Pozzoto agreed that wilderness designation excludes "some uses" (such as timber harvesting and motorized recreation) but is compatible with ...
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LightHawk Home Page
The view from a small plane reveals misuse of protected land, like off-road vehicle damage in a designated wilderness area or illegal mining operations in a Mesoamerican forest. From above, in fact, there’s not much you can’t see. It’s this clarity that LightHawk has been providing for partner organizations, the media, decision-makers, ...
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Wilderness and Roadless Areas on the Colorado Plateau
Tourism Trend Lines Biota Land Use Special Essays The GRAND PLAN The Drive for Protection Wilderness and Roadless Areas on the Colorado Plateau Logging the southwest slope of Boulder Mountain, Utah. ... of the Colorado Plateau, they comprise just 5% of these forests' total acreage (Table 2). Table 2. Designated Wilderness on some National Forests of the Colorado Plateau. National Forest Total Acreage ...
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The Dakubetede Wilderness Area
Arts & Ecology Center D.E.E.P. Trillium Farm Threatened & Endangered: Little Applegate Valley The Dakubetede Wilderness The Dakubetede is one of the very few roadless wildlands in the Medford B.L.M. District that is large enough and wild enough to warrant protection as a designated Wilderness. Located in the Little Applegate Watershed of the eastern Siskiyous, the Dakubetede is a wild ...
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IMBA News: Action Alerts: California Wilderness Campaign: 20 Popular Riding Areas California Mountain Bikers Could Lose to Wilderness (04-14-03)
Wilderness areas," said Blumenthal. "These areas can be preserved without banning bicycle use on trails." 20 significant bicycling trails that could be lost to Wilderness: Trail Proposal Name Location 1. Condor Peak/Trail Canyon Loop Condor Peak Immediately north of Pasadena, Angeles ...
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IMBA News: Action Alerts: California Wilderness Bill Finally Introduced - It's Time to Write Letters! (06-14-02)
S. 2535, proposes to add 2.7 million acres to California's 14 million acres of federally designated Wilderness. Elements of this bill put mountain bikers in a difficult position. We care deeply about the environment, strongly support conservation and can endorse new new Wilderness designations. Like all outdoor recreation enthusiasts, we are saddened when a local trail is closed or ...
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PBI Wilderness Study Trips - 2001
Year 2002 Trips Pacific Biodiversity Institute WILDERNESS AND NATURE STUDY Exploring Wild Landscapes and Other Remaining Habitat for Imperiled Species Each year ... the larger unprotected roadless areas on the West Slope of the North Cascades. Adjacent to designated wilderness and North Cascades National Park, this area is a critical buffer to the core ...
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Orion Grassroots Network | Wilderness Watch
Though there are 107 million acres of officially designated wilderness in this country, a fifth of all federal land, wilderness is an abstraction to me most of the time. ... , YouTubes, MySpaces, phones, cell phones, TVs, stereos, and radios. Not surprisingly, his response to the wilderness was intense and took the form of a classic bell curve, moving from excitement to great ...
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Appalachian Mountains chapter for Conservation International book on Wilderness
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. In 2000 and 2001, it designated national forest lands in Alabama, Virginia, and West Virginia as wilderness. Today approximately 21% (53,000 km2) of the mountainous ... or spiritual. We must help everyone to connect with nature and understand the necessity of wilderness. "In wildness is the preservation of the world," said Henry David Thoreau. For long-term ...
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North Coast Wilderness
Cache Creek area, and an expansion of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness. The Black Butte River would be designated as a wild and scenic river. As part of a compromise, some ... and afford the irreplaceable experience of a landscape unaltered by human beings. By giving these lands wilderness protection, we will ensure that our children can experience wild California.” If passed by the House, ...
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