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Wilderness Report #108
January 9, 2004
 
 
 
 
A bi-weekly update on the happenings in the Wilderness movement brought to you by the Wilderness Society's Wilderness Support Center.

In This Issue

 
  • Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Plan Unveiled

  • On January 10, 2004, in Tubac, AZ, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) along with members of the community, local elected officials and environmental groups, will unveil a proposal for permanently protecting Arizona's Tumacacori Highlands.
     
  • Final Bush Administration Plan Opening New Mexico's Otero Mesa to Oil Drilling Released

  • The BLM released it's final management plan for Otero Mesa, which more than doubles acreage available for oil drilling, a dramatic change from the draft plan.
     
  • Tongass National Forest Exempted from Roadless Rule By Bush Administration

  • Decision opens door to large-scale old-growth logging.
     
  • Wilderness Brief: Aloha Redrock
    The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is taking their acclaimed slideshow, "Wild Utah: America’s Redrock Wilderness," to Hawaii in January. To see the slide show tour schedule, go to www.suwa.org, click on Events, and then Slideshow Tour. For more information contact Bob Brister, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-486-3161 ext.12.

  • Proposed Tumacacori Wilderness, Arizona.  Photo courtesy Friends of the Tumacacori Highlands.
    Please let us know about the recent activities and accomplishments of your Wilderness campaign. Keep in mind that this is a Wilderness specific update. Contact the Wilderness Support Center by email or at 970-247-8788.
     
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