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BLM Action Center Update #27 (06/20/2005)
BLM leases Otero Mesa over strong objections. NLCS listed on National Trust's 11 most endangered list. NLCS annual meeting. Comments needed, and updates: ID, UT, NV, MT, CO. Update on status of BLM planning efforts.
| BLM Action Center update #31 (10/27/2005)
Select BLM state web sites are back up. BLM's New Guidance on permitting energy development projects is out. New report: State of the National Landscape Conservation. Colorado BLM & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service face off over endangered species. Action needed, announcement, updates: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, NM, OR.
| BLM Action Center Update #32 (11/23/2005)
BLM actions to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. What might the West look like in 10 years? Energy corridors are coming. Additional BLM web sites are back up. Action needed, announcements, and updates: AK, AZ, CA, MT, NM.
| BLM Action Center Update #41 (02/08/2007)
West-wide energy corridor process; Little Snake; Colorado Mountian Club; BLM Action Center website resources; RMP Roundup.
| BLM Action Center Update #42 (04/13/2007)
1) BLM has a New National Travel Management Website; 2) Save Otero Mesa Public Forum; 3) Arizona Wilderness Coalition; 4) Action Needed, Announcements, And Updates: AZ, CA, CO, and WY; 5) Contacts -- Friends Across the Great Frontier
| BLM Action Center Update #44 (11/05/2007)
1) BLM Action Center Welcomes New Staff; 2) Avalanche of Utah RMPs limits opportunity for public involvement; 3) Northeast Wyoming Elk Herd Threatened by Drilling; 4) New Director of BLM says western drilling explosion to continue; 5) Adobe Town: Wyoming's hidden archaeological and ecological gem; 6) 13 Places That Need Your Help Now; Resources and Contacts
| WILDALERT NEWS: June 2005 Update (06/02/2005)
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) 5th anniversary, National Trust's "Most Endangered" list includes NLCS, Roadless Rule reaction, energy bill, Arctic Refuge update, appropriations.
| WILDALERT NEWS: June 2006 Update (06/02/2006)
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Ask Senate to support land acquisition programs. Recent victories. Blueprint for living with wildfire. Harmful Walden logging bill passes House.
| WILDALERT NEWS: March 2006 Update (03/02/2006)
Tongass clearcuts. Selling off the public estate. Roadless protection petition filed. Carrizo Plain National Monument victory.
| WILDALERT NEWS: May 2005 Update (05/05/2005)
Roadless Rule overturned, Arctic Refuge update, archaeological resources in National Monuments in Arizona, NLCS anniversary, your gifts doubled for limited time.
| WILDALERT NEWS: November 2005 Update (11/02/2005)
North Cascades. Key Arctic Refuge vote. Top 10 Halloween Horribles. Ojito Wilderness bill passes Congress. New report: Western BLM lands suffering. Roadless Rule repeal challenged. Court rules public must be included in Forest Service decisions.
| WILDALERT: An Offering of Thanks (11/22/2005)
A special Thanksgiving message from Eleanor Huffines, Anchorage, Alaska.
| WILDALERT: BLM Schedules Open Houses for Missouri Breaks Plan -- Please Attend (Montana only) (02/17/2006)
The BLM has extended the comment deadline for its draft plan for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in north-central Montana to April 26th. Open houses have also been scheduled around Montana. Unfortunately, their draft plan won't protect this magnificent place. It's clear the BLM needs to hear from you.
| WILDALERT: Help Preserve the Unique Treasures of the Ironwood Forest (09/15/2005)
The Bureau of Land Management has begun drafting a management plan for Ironwood Forest National Monument in Arizona. The agency is now soliciting comments on a range of alternative management plans.
| WILDALERT: Help Protect Missouri Breaks National Monument (11/21/2005)
Urge the BLM to adopt a plan for the Missouri Breaks that will give the Monument its due. The agency's draft plan won't protect this storied place.
| WILDALERT: Help Protect Missouri Breaks National Monument (MT) (04/21/2006)
Urge BLM to adopt plan for Missouri Breaks that will give Monument its due. Agency's draft plan won't protect this storied place.
| WILDALERT: Help Us Stop Gale Norton's Last Public Lands Giveaway (03/22/2006)
In her final weeks at the Department of Interior, Secretary Gale Norton is spearheading an effort to streamline a policy to make it easier for states and counties to build highways on public lands. The end result of this last-minute maneuver could be the construction of thousands of miles of roads on some of our most unspoiled public lands.
| WILDALERT: ORV Amusement Park Proposed Next to Sonoran National Monument (07/27/2006)
The Sonoran Desert National Monument is the heart of one of North America's largest and most diverse desert ecosystems. However, a private group has asked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to hand over a square-mile of public lands practically adjacent to the Sonoran Monument so that the group can build an off-road vehicle theme park. Nothing could be more inappropriate. The resulting damage would irreversibly harm the Monument.
| WILDALERT: Plan Threatens Arizona Monuments' Most Prized Resources (03/10/2006)
The Grand Canyon-Parashant and the Vermilion Cliffs were added to America's treasured roster of National Monuments so their exceptional values could be protected forever. The challenge for us is to ensure that the promise is fulfilled. How hard that might be is now evident in a draft management plan for the areas that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released for public comment. It's a plan long on roads and motors, pitifully short on protection for priceless resources.
| Wilderness Report #115 (4/23/04) (04/23/2004)
Puerto Rico Wilderness - Virginia Wilderness - Owyhee Initiative - Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument
| Wilderness Report #167 (06/16/2006)
Outreach week highlights expansion of National Landscape Conservation System - including new wilderness, wild & scenic rivers. Former Vermont governors support wilderness designation. Science professionals and researchers cite values of preserving Tumacacori Highlands wilderness in southern Arizona.
| Wilderness Report #168 (06/30/2006)
Wilderness bill introduced for Chattahoochee National Forest, GA. House Resources Committee votes to protect Valle Vidal, NM. Important logistics and travel scholarship information for Wilderness Week, September 10-13, 2006. Wilderness forever-- a literary & historical lecture in Big Horn, WY.
| Wilderness Report #169 (07/14/2006)
Utah Sen. Bennett & Rep. Matheson introduce Washington County Growth and Conservation Act. New Mexico senators introduce measure to create National Monument and protect ancient fossilized tracks in southern New Mexico. Ketchum and Sun Valley (ID) mayors editorialize in support of Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act.
| Wilderness Report #188 (04/20/2007)
1) Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives, Attention Now Turns to the Senate; 2) America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Legislation Introduced; 3) Senators Bingaman and Salazar Introduce Bill to Codify the National Landscape Conservation System; 4) Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Proposal Receives Bilingual Media Coverage; 5) Wilderness Brief: West Virginia Christian Group Holds Premier for DVD Highlighting Spiritual Values of Monongahela National Forest Wilderness; 6) The Wilderness Classifieds
| Wilderness Report #192 (06/15/2007)
1) New Mexico’s Sabinoso Wilderness Act Introduced in House; 2) House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on the National Landscape Conservation System Act; 3) Wilderness Brief: WV Wilderness Coalition to Hold 5th Annual Wilderness Workshop; 4) The Wilderness Classifieds
| Wilderness Report #200 (10/05/2007)
1) Wilderness Report #200: A Look Back at Wilderness Since Our First Issue; 2) Southern California Wilderness Bill Introduced by Representative Mary Bono and Senator Barbara Boxer; 3) House Agriculture Committee Hearing Held on Virginia Ridge and Valley Act; 4) National Foundation Created to Protect and Expand National Conservation Landscape System
| Wilderness Report #95 (06/13/2003)
Bush Administration Flip Flops - Proposes Changes to Gut Roadless Area Convservation Rule; House Members Renew Effort to Undermine Antiquities Act - Block New National Monuments; Wilderness Brief: Mountain Biking in Wilderness Debated; Celebrating the Wild Sky - Wilderness Festival to Be Held In Index, WA
| Wilderness Report #97 (07/25/2003)
Senate Committee Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill - Hearing on Puerto Rico Wilderness Shows Bill Has Broad Support - Wilderness Protections Sought for Eastern Nevada Public Lands - House Debates Administration "RS 2477" Policy - House Turns Back Pro-Conservation Amendments to Interior Appropriations Bill
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100 Years of Conservation, 100 Days of Public Lands Assault  (04/21/2004)
America has been a global leader in the protection of wild places since the time of Theodore Roosevelt. Today, our 100-year legacy is at risk, with some of America’s most wild places threatened by overzealous oil and gas development and harmful logging. These are a few of the national treasures that have been under attack in the past 100 days.
| 14 Reasons for Congress to Invest in the National Landscape Conservation System (03/17/2004)
Conservation and historic preservation groups have identified almost $7 million in unfunded resource protection priorities in the spectacular National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). These needs will go unmet unless Congress appropriates additional funds for the NLCS in FY2005.
| Administration Report Shows Most Federal Oil & Gas Already Available For Development in the Rocky Mountain West (09/24/2003)
Factsheet: Despite industry and Bush Administration claims that too much federal land in the Rocky Mountain West is unavailable for energy development, a report issued by the Bush Administration in January 2003 indicates that, in fact, most of the federal oil and gas resources in this region are currently available for leasing and development.
| Administration's Record on Public Lands at Earth Day 2004 (04/21/2004)
Bush Administration policies are a significant and often radical departure from past approaches to stewardship. The move is away from balance and conservation for future generations and toward a short-term orientation that puts industrial development ahead of long-term conservation. Key examples of these changes are set out below.
| Analysis of Recent BLM Oil and Gas 'Instruction Memoranda' (08/18/2003)
Analysis of BLM's directive to state managers to expedite review of lands for oil and gas development, making energy production - not protection - the agency's highest priority.
| Arizona Strip Resources (03/07/2006)
Factsheet on Arizona Strip resources -- landscape, values, human history.
| Bush Rhetoric vs His Record (08/08/2003)
Bush Rhetoric vs His Record
| Comparison of BLM's Arizona Strip Draft Plan and Conservation Community Proposal (03/07/2006)
Factsheet: Protection or Destruction: A Comparison of the Conservation Community Proposal for the Arizona Strip with the BLM's "Preferred Alternative."
| County Economic Profiles (10/09/2003)
County economic profiles have been created as tools for citizens and activists to better understand economic trends in areas of interest.
| Department of Interior's Wilderness Assault (06/30/2003)
In early April, 2003, The Department of the Interior (DOI) launched a devastating three-pronged attack on unprotected wilderness-quality lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These interconnected decisions - all made during the week of April 7 through 11 - open the door for a broad wilderness assault that is intended to lead to more drilling, mining, and road construction on much of America's remaining wild but unprotected western public lands.
| Drilling in the Rocky Mountains? Not so Fast! An Assessment of Surplus Drilling Permits & Leases on Federal Public Lands. (04/15/2004)
Fact sheet on upcoming report that examines permits and leases for drilling on public land in the Rocky Mountains. Many leases and drilling permits have gone unused at considerable taxpayer expense and calling into question the need to lease additional acres of public land, especially proposed wilderness, or to accelerate the application process for drilling permits.
| Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in BLM National Monuments - Chart (04/29/2002)
Chart: Economically Recoverable Oil & Gas In the New Bureau Of Land Management (BLM) National Monuments
| Energy - Oil Gas Access - BLM Lands (02/23/2001)
The oil and gas industry has ready access to BLM lands.
| Fact Sheet - Carrizo Plain World Heritage Site Nomination (02/09/2007)
The Wilderness Society is working with local partners to nominate Carrizo Plain National Monument as a World Heritage Site.
| Factsheet: Fact & Fiction About the Mining Subtitle in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (11/28/2005)
Facts about the mining provision in the FY06 budget reconciliation bill.
| Factsheet: Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Resources (03/07/2006)
Background on Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (AZ).
| Factsheet: Harmful Public Land Provisions in the FY06 House Reconciliation Bill (12/06/2005)
A list and description of provisions in the House version of the FY2006 Budget Reconciliation bill that harm public lands.
| Factsheet: The Antiquities Act of 1906 (04/19/2006)
Since Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906, presidents—Republicans and Democrats alike—have used the Act more than 100 times to preserve some of our most spectacular and historically important public lands.
| Factsheet: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Resources (03/07/2006)
Background on Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (AZ).
| Factsheet: What Might The West Look Like in 10 Years? (11/21/2005)
A snapshot of future land use and population changes as they impact public lands across the West.
| GIS Analysis of Economically Recoverable Gas and Oil in the Rocky Mountain Front of Montana (05/04/2004)
To better understand the tradeoff of proposed oil and gas drilling in the Rocky Mountain West, scientists at The Wilderness Society used USGS data to estimate the energy potential of land in the Rocky Mountain Front of Montana. This fact sheet summarizes the data, methods and results of our research.
| Monument List Through 2000 (02/26/2002)
List of Presidentially designation National Monuments (through Cascade-Siskiyou in 2000; only includes 9 of the 21 monuments designation by Pres. Clinton).
| Monuments - History of Craters of the Moon (07/03/2000)
History of Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
| Monuments - Transportation System Planning (05/28/2002)
Bureau of Land Management National Monument Transportation System Planning
| National Monuments and Other BLM Lands at Risk from the Pombo Mining Provision (12/01/2005)
In addition to National Forest and National Park land, some of our finest National Monuments and other public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are threatened by the mining language in the House-passed FY06 budget reconciliation bill.
| National Monuments Chart & Statistics (04/26/2001)
Chart & stats of 20 National Monuments designated by pres. Clinton and 1 designated by Congress.
| Pinnacles NM - Background (01/11/2000)
Pinnacles National Monument factsheet
| Recommendations to Improve Assessments of Potential Gas and Oil Reserves on U.S. Public Lands (12/20/2002)
Recommendations on improving BLM's evaluation process and other assessments of potential gas and oil reserves on public lands across this country, including USGS assessments and studies by entities such the National Petroleum Council, Department of Energy, and Energy Information Administration.
| The Oil in American Wilderness - Values at Stake (03/13/2001)
The oil industry is using scare tactics to open up America's sensitive wildlands and coastal areas to oil and gas drilling. Destroying these special lands and waters will do little to meet America's energy needs.
| Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monuments: Magnificent Resources at Risk (03/07/2006)
Factsheet on threats facing two National Monuments in Arizona, threats that are not well addressed in the BLM's draft Resource Management Plan for the Arizona Strip.
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Citizen's Reference Guide: BLM's Obligation to Inventory and Protect Wilderness Values (10/09/2003)
This handbook explores the BLM's legal duty to inventory the public lands for wilderness values and, where appropriate, protect wilderness quality lands as Wilderness Study Areas. (Updated October 2003.)
| Conservationist's Guide to BLM Planning & Decision-Making (08/08/2003)
A set of tools for conservationists designed to teach them how to use the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to engage the BLM during the agencies' land use planning and decision-making processes.
| Monuments & NCAs - Planning Guide (04/11/2002)
Citizens' Guide: Planning for BLM National Monuments and National Conservation Areas (updated 3/12/2002)
| National Landscape Conservation System Booklet (09/20/2003)
Sixteen-page booklet on the nation's newest system of public lands.
| Wilderness Act Handbook -- 40th Anniversary Edition (2004) (05/04/2004)
This handbook is designed as a reference for those working to protect what is left of wild America. It sets forth the relevant laws, regulations, and policies that govern the creation, expansion, and management of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and addresses important wildenress management issues. The Wilderness Act is printed in its entirety, along with interpretation and excerpts from and analysis of subsequent legislation that has influenced the designation or management of wilderness.
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Monuments - DOI - Rls (04/24/2002)
U.S. Interior Dept. press release on Sen. Norton making plans to manage new National Monuments.
| Monuments - Joint Press Release (03/27/2002)
Thirty Thousand Americans Call For The Protection Of New National Monuments: Conservation groups warn Secretary Norton about the threats posed by poor management (joint press release)
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110th Congress: Agenda of American Values (12/08/2006)
Agenda for the 110th Congress released by Rep. Nick J. Rahall, Chairman-elect of the Committee on Natural Resources.
| Antiquities Act: A Century of Protecting America's Natural and Cultural Treasures (07/21/2006)
On the centennial of the Antiquities Act, Americans have an opportunity to celebrate the natural, historic, and cultural legacy encompassed by National Monuments - and help protect the nation’s heritage.
| Bruce Babbitt's Speech to BLM (03/24/2000)
Interior Sec. Bruce Babbitt's speech to BLM staff, March 2000.
| Carrizo Plain - Letter to BLM regarding EIS for RMP (12/14/2005)
TWS sent BLM a letter about needing and EIS, not an EA, for the RMP.
| Carrizo Plain National Monument - Talking Points for Public Meetings (04/19/2007)
The Bureau of Land Management is holding public meetings to discuss management of Carrizo Plain National Monument. These "talking points" are useful to refer to when attending these meetings.
| Carrizo Plain World Heritage Site - Talking Points (03/24/2007)
Talking points and background information that discuss why Carrizo Plain merits World Heritage Site status.
| Conservationists' Letter to California BLM About Carrizo Plain National Monument Planning Process (12/14/2005)
Letter form conservation groups to California BLM expressing their concern with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) intention to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), instead of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as part of completing the new Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
| DOI Press Release: National Monument Management (04/24/2002)
U.S. Interior Dept. press release on Sen. Norton making plans to manage new National Monuments.
| Gale Norton Resignation Letter (03/10/2006)
Resignation letter of Interior Secretary Gale Norton, sent to President Bush.
| Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Celebration of the 10th Anniversary (09/11/2006)
The Presidential designation of Grand Staircase-Escalante as the nation's second largest National Monument on September 18, 1996 not only reserved a spectacular 1.9 million-acre natural treasure for future generations to enjoy, but it also heralded a new era of federal landscape conservation. This document looks at the Monument's first ten years.
| Information Regarding the World Heritage Site Nomination Process From National Geographic Traveler (03/27/2007)
National Geographic Traveler published this article about World Heritage Sites and how areas become included in the World Heritage Site Program.
| Interior Secretary Norton's "Four Cs" Letter (04/24/2002)
Interior Secretary Norton's "Four Cs" letter to local governments about national monument planning.
| Legislation Based Bibliography (04/03/2002)
Annotated Bibliography of General References and Information Sources Categorized by Guiding Legislation
| Letter from Senators to Interior Sec. Norton on NLCS (10/06/2005)
Twenty-five U.S. Senators recently sent Interior Secretary Gale Norton a letter asking her to support and protect the National Landscape Conservation System, which was established in 2000 to protect the premier lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
| Letter to Gale Norton on Wilderness Rollbacks (04/08/2003)
Letter to Gale Norton on Wilderness Rollbacks.
| List of documents in support of April 2004 lawsuit contesting anti-wilderness settlement between Utah and DOI (04/05/2004)
Six documents released on April 5, 2004, in conjunction with legal brief filed by 10 conservation organizations contesting an anti-wilderness settlement between Utah and the Department of Interior. The documents show the settlement was rife with irregularities.
| Monument Bibliography (04/03/2002)
National Monument Bibliography
| Monuments - Norton's "Four Cs" Letter (04/24/2002)
Interior Secretary Norton's "Four Cs" letter to local governments about national monument planning.
| National Conservation Areas - Bibliography (04/13/2002)
National Conservation Areas -- Bibliography
| National Conservation Areas: Bibliography (04/13/2002)
National Conservation Areas -- Bibliography
| Places at Risk Due to Kane County's Actions (10/12/2005)
Kane County, Utah -- home of Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and significant portions of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area -- continues to defy federal officials and put visitor safety and natural resources at risk.
| Protecting the Best of the West (05/12/2006)
The Bureau of Land Management must start taking its conservation mandate seriously.
By Wendy VanAsselt & Christian Layke. Article published in "Issues in Science and Technology," Spring 2006 edition, http://www.issues.org
| Signed copy of Kane County Complaint (10/13/2005)
Copy of lawsuit filed by conservation organizations against Kane County, UT, in effort to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Bryce and Zion National Parks from County's effort to illegally open areas to off-road behicles.
| Travel Management Methodologies (12/21/2007)
Sets out the ten steps an agency should complete in order to develop a comprehensive travel plan, from an initial assessment of goals and resources, through developing appropriate management (including route designation) and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and adjustment. Developed by Colorado Mountain Club and TWS.
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Big Oil's Energy Plan: The Cost to America's Wild Lands and Waters (03/13/2002)
Wild lands are at risk from the cozy relationship between the Bush Administration and the oil and gas industry. With very little public debate or scrutiny, the White House has already allowed oil and gas companies to begin operations in some of the most fragile and remarkable places in the country.
| BLM National Monument Transportation Planning (05/28/2002)
This position paper outlines The Wilderness Society's concerns and suggestions involving one of the most critical aspects of the Bureau of Land Management's National Monument planning process: the creation of a coherent and legal transportation system.
| Bureau of Land Management Budget: Let's Fix It (03/29/2004)
Report summarizing BLM's budget and receipts for FY 2000-2004, with an emphasis on tracking the money that funds conservation. The report recommends changes in how some programs are funded.
| Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Stunning Natural Area Sustaining Vibrant Local Communities (04/24/2008)
An analysis of the economic benefits of Carrizo Plain National Monument, including a review of benefits to communities from protected public lands.
| Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Stunning Natural Area Sustaining Vibrant Local Communities (Detailed Report) (04/24/2008)
This document provides a detailed economic review of the benefit to communities provided by protected natural lands at Carrizo Plain National Monument.
| Carrizo Plain, California (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on California's Carrizo Plain National Monument from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
| Comments to 'Healthy Landscapes, Thriving Communities: Bioenergy and Wood Products Conference' (01/21/2004)
By Dr. Gregory Aplet, Senior Forest Scientist, The Wilderness Society. Bioenergy and new markets for wood products provide potential uses for waste materials that currently must be either carted off to landfills or left in place where they pose a hazard, either to people or to ecosystems. Nowhere is this need more acute than in the so-called wildland-urban interface where wildland vegetation intermingles with homes.
| Drilling in the Rocky Mountains: How Much and at What Cost? (03/20/2004)
Paper presented at the 69th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Spokane, WA. March 16-20, 2004. This paper examines the energy potential of western public land and the hidden environmental costs from energy extraction. The paper also examines the large environmental risks associated with the Bush administration's energy policies.
| Ecological Effects of a Transportation Network on Wildlife (07/31/2003)
A spatial analysis of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. This report presents compelling evidence that the current transportation network in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument has had a significant impact on wildlife populations and other fragile resources across the landscape.
| Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in BLM National Monuments - Summary (10/27/2002)
Summary of estimates of economically recoverable oil and gas for selected BLM National Monuments based on USFS low and high price scenarios.
| Energy and Western Wildlands (09/01/2002)
A GIS analysis of economically recoverable oil and gas. This report represents findings from two analyses conducted by The Wilderness Society in relation to gas and oil resources on public lands in the American West (CO, MT, ND, NM, UT, WY).
| Environmental Record of Bush Administration (05/12/2006)
A list of Bush Administration actions targeting our public lands.
| Fragmenting Our Lands: Footprint Report (09/01/2002)
The ecological footprint from oil and gas development. Landscape analysis of Upper Green River basin in Wyoming shows that oil and gas drilling and extraction cause significant fragmentation of habitat. Conclusion: similar analysis needed for proposed oil and gas projects.
| National Monuments Bibliography by Legislation (04/09/2002)
An annotated bibliography of general references and information sources categorized by guiding legislation.
| National Monuments Bibliography by Resource (04/09/2002)
An annotated bibliography of general references and information sources categorized by resource (e.g. Archaeology and History, Fish and Wildlife, Geology).
| Natural Dividends: Wildland Protection and the Changing Economy of the Rocky Mountain West (09/26/2007)
In this report, we synthesize recent research from economists and other scientists to provide a new picture of the economy of the contemporary Rocky Mountain West. This picture—broader and more accurate than the commonly held view that the region’s economy is heavily dependent on resource extraction—recognizes the full value of protected public lands in ensuring sustainable economic development.
| Protecting Northern Arizona's National Monuments: The Challenge of Transportation Management (09/30/2004)
New report examines the relationship between transportation networks and wildlife habitat in the Arizona Strip. Through GIS analysis, comparisons are made between the BLM's inventoried transportation network and a proposed citizen’s conservation alternative.
| State of the Environment: Bush Strikes Out (04/18/2002)
This report documents failures by the Bush administration to protect air, water, land, and wildlife, showing how the administration consistently sides with industry eager to make a quick profit.
| Summaries of 21 New National Monuments (04/26/2001)
Summaries of 21 new national monuments
| Taxation Without Representation: Taking the Public out of "Public Land Management" (04/15/2002)
While the country is focused on the war on terrorism, the Bush Administration is methodically shutting out the public's right to participate in the management of our public lands. This report provides a brief description of seven Administrative decisions, responses from the conservation community, related press coverage and other background information.
| Too Wild To Drill (08/20/2001)
Full report describing sixteen areas that are high-profile examples of treasured public lands that should not be developed.
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Bureau of Land Management Budget -- Let's Fix It For Conservation (03/15/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #3 (Mar. 2004): Summary of BLM's conservation goals, needs, and spending, with an emphasis on the proposed 2005 budget. The Brief recommends changes in the budget to improve conservation. (900 Kb)
| Landscape Connectivity: An Essential Element of Land Management (02/29/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #1 (Feb. 2004): The concepts of landscape connectivity and how it can be applied in conservation. (760 Kb)
| Road Maintenance Costs and Funding: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (03/31/2006)
Road maintenance is essential for continued public use and to minimize adverse environmental effects of roads. Unfortunately, the cost of road maintenance exceeds the current federal appropriations. In an attempt to close this funding gap a Roads Policy was introduced in 2001. The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is among the first of the national forest units to have incorporated the roads policy into its management plan. This brief is the result of a study by The Wilderness Society to assess whether maintenance needs are currently being met and are likely to be met.
| The Economic Benefits of Wilderness, With a Focus on Land Value Enhancement (03/05/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #2 (Mar. 2004): Recently completed research at The Wilderness Society shows that residential property located closer to National Forest Wilderness is more valuable than otherwise similar properties without Wilderness and associated amenities nearby. (926 Kb)
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Monuments - Cascade-Siskiyou DEIS: TWS Comments (12/27/2002)
Comments regarding Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument DEIS: Comments from The Wilderness Society
| Monuments - Cascade-Siskiyou: sample TWS cover letter (12/27/2002)
Comments regarding Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument DEIS: Sample cover letter from The Wilderness Society
| Monuments - Roosevelt Statement (06/14/2002)
Testimony of Theodore Roosevelt IV (Wilderness Society Governing Council member) in opposition to the "Monuments Fairness Act", July 2001.
| Monuments - Scoping Process (03/13/2002)
The BLM Scoping Process: Making the Process Work for You in National Monuments and National Conservation Areas (includes sample scoping comments)
| National Monument & NCAs: Making BLM Scoping Process Work for You (03/13/2002)
The BLM Scoping Process: Making the Process Work for You in National Monuments and National Conservation Areas (includes sample scoping comments)
| Testimony (oral): P. Morton on Affordable Natural Gas before Speaker's Task Force (08/25/2003)
Oral testimony of Peter A. Morton, Ph.D., Resource Economist, Ecology and Economics Research Dept., The Wilderness Society, Before the Speakers Task Force on Affordable Natural Gas, U.S. House Of Representatives, August 25, 2003.
| Testimony: B. Meadows on San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act (03/07/2000)
Testimony of William H. Meadows, President, The Wilderness Society, on H. R. 3605, "The San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act," for the written record of the March 2, 2000 hearing of the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, March 2, 2000.
| Testimony: P. Morton on oil/gas reserves assessment and potential restrictions (04/18/2001)
Testimony of Peter Morton, PhD, Resource Economist, The Wilderness Society, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, U.S House of Representatives, regarding methods for assessing oil and gas resource and the potential access restrictions on extracting those resources
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