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Legislative testimony and comments from The Wilderness Society, most recent listed first.
 
Protest of the Proposed RMP/FEIS for the Yuma Field Office (05/14/2008)
The Wilderness Society and partners' protest of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS for the Yuma Field Office
 
Uncompahgre RMP Amendment Support Letter (05/09/2008)
Comment letter supporting the Uncompahgre Field Office's proposed RMP Amendment to change travel management on 463,000 acres of the Field Office from "Open" to "Limited to existing routes" as an interim method to prevent further uncontrolled route proliferation.
 
Caliente RMP Scoping Comments (05/06/2008)
Scoping comments from The Wilderness Society and partners on the Caliente RMP revision
 
TWS Testimony for the House Subcommitte Hearing on West-wide Energy Corridors (04/28/2008)
The Wilderness Society's testimony for the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public lands and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on West-wide Energy Corridors: State and Community Impacts, held April 15, 2008
 
Comments on the joint FS/BLM Draft LMP (04/15/2008)
Comments by San Juan Citizens Alliance and partners on the joint Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management Draft Land Management Plan
 
Comments on the Draft PEIS for Commercial Development of Oil Shale (03/20/2008)
Comments on BLM's Draft PEIS on Commercial Development of Oil Shale
 
Protest of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Proposed RMP (03/05/2008)
The Wilderness Society and conservation partners' protest of BLM's proposed Resource Management Plan for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
 
Scoping Comments on Gateway SRMA (03/05/2008)
Colorado Environmental Coalition, The Wilderness Society and conservation partners' scoping comments on the Grand Junction Field Office's Gateway Special Recreation Management Area
 
Comments on the Monticello Draft RMP by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (02/12/2008)
Technical comments on the BLM's draft RMP by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
 
Protest of Bay RMP (02/06/2008)
Protest of the Bay Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) submitted by Nunamta Aulukestai, Alaska Wilderness League1, Earth Works, Alaska Conservation Solutions, and Alaska Center for the Environment, The Wilderness Society, Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge and Alaska Bear Trail Sportsman’s Lodge.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (02/04/2008)
Technical comments on the Draft RMP for the Coos Bay, Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, and Salem Districts and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District.
 
Comments on the Supplemental RMP for the Vernal Field Office (02/04/2008)
Technical comments on the Supplemental RMP addressing lands with wilderness characteristics.
 
Comments on the Supplemental RMP for the Price Field Office (02/04/2008)
Technical comments on the Supplemental RMP addressing lands with wilderness characteristics.
 
Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) Economic Analysis (01/09/2008)
WOPR Economic Analysis comments identify errors in the BLM economic analysis conducted in the DEIS and suggestions for improvement.
 
Comments on the Wheeled Motorized Travel Management in the Sierra National Forest (12/03/2007)
Comments on the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) associated with wheeled motorized travel management in the Sierra National Forest was submitted by The Wilderness Society, Center for Biological Diversity, California Wilderness Coalition, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and residents of Mariposa.
 
Testimony of Michael Francis and Thomas DeLuca on Wildland Fire and the Climate Crisis (11/01/2007)
Testimony given on November 1, 2007.
 
Testimony of David Alberswerth on Oil and Gas Exemptions in Federal Environmental Protections (10/31/2007)
Statement of David Alberswerth, Senior Policy Advisor, The Wilderness Society, regarding oil and gas exemptions in federal environmental protections, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Submitted for the Hearing Record, October 31, 2007.
 
Comments on the Upper Langs Run Watershed Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (10/17/2007)
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Kemmerer Field Office (10/11/2007)
Comments on the Draft RMP submitted by a coalition of conservation groups including The Wyoming Outdoor Council, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, The Wilderness Society, and others.
 
Comments on Proposed Relocation of the Continental Divide Trail (09/26/2007)
Comments from The Wilderness Society and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance on the proposed relocation of the Continental Divide Trail through the Big Hatchet Mountains WSA
 
Wild and Scenic River Suitability for Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Field Offices (08/17/2007)
Comments submitted by conservation groups on BLM's suitability study for Wild and Scenic River segments in the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Field Offices.
 
Geothermal Energy PEIS Scoping Comments (08/13/2007)
Scoping comments submitted by The Wilderness Society and Western Resource Advocates on the BLM and US Forest Service's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for geothermal energy leasing and development on public lands.
 
Comments on ACEC Supplemental EIS for the Roan Plateau (08/09/2007)
Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation groups on a Supplemental EIS BLM prepared when publishing a partial Record of Decision (ROD) for the Roan Plateau in the Glenwood Springs Field Office.
 
Comments on Supplemental ACEC Comment Period for the Rawlins RMP (08/03/2007)
Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation groups on a supplemental comment period for Areas of Critical Environmental Concern for the Ralins RMP.
 
Comments on BLM's Route Inventories for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Field Offices (07/20/2007)
Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation groups in reference to BLM's route inventories for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Field Offices. BLM is conducting comprehensive travel management planning as part of the RMP process and offered a public comment period on its route inventories.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Socorro Field Office (07/16/2007)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance addressing BLM's decision to designate "ways" within existing Wilderness Study Areas.
 
Protest of Eagle Lake Field Office RMP (07/16/2007)
Protest of the BLM's Eagle Lake Field Office RMP filed by a coalition of conservation groups detailing BLM's failure to provide adequate protection of wilderness quality lands.
 
Comments on Draft NIETC Corridors (07/06/2007)
Comments by a coalition of conservation groups on the Department of Energy's Draft National Interest Electricity Transmission Corridors (NIETC).
 
Scoping Comments on Murphy Creek Subregion TMP (06/25/2007)
Scoping comments submitted by The Wilderness Society and the Idaho Conservation League on the BLM's intent to prepare a Travel Management Plan for the Murphy Creek Subregion of the Owyhee Front.
 
General Comments on the Draft RMP for the Pinedale Field Office (06/16/2007)
Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation groups on the Draft RMP for the Pinedale Field Office.
 
Comments on Pinedale Draft RMP - Impacts to Wildlife (06/16/2007)
Comments submitted by the Wilderness Society to the BLM highlighting the BLM's failure to fully account for the impacts on wildlife from increased gas development in the Field Office.
 
Comments on Pinedale Draft RMP Loopholes (06/16/2007)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society to BLM highlighting loopholes in the Draft Resource Management Plan which are harmful to wildlife.
 
Expert Comments on Water Quality Issues in Pinedale Draft RMP (06/15/2007)
Expert comments submitted by D.J. Duerr focusing on water quality and quantity issues in the Pinedale Draft RMP.
 
Scoping Comments on Carrizo Plain National Monument RMP (06/12/2007)
Scoping Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation groups on the Resource Management Plan for the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
 
Comments on Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the 2005 National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule (06/11/2007)
The following comments were submitted on the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2005 National Forest System (NFS) Land Management Planning Rule (2005 Rule).
 
Expert Comments on Air Quality Portion of Pinedale Draft RMP (06/11/2007)
Expert comments submitted by air quality experts Cindy Copeland and Megan Williams on the Pinedale Draft RMP.
 
Expert Comments on Wildlife Portions of Pinedale Draft RMP (06/08/2007)
Expert comments submitted by Dr. William Alldredge on the management of wildlife in the Pinedale Draft RMP.
 
Expert Comments on Sagebrush Portion of Pinedale Draft RMP (06/01/2007)
Expert comments submitted by Dr. Carl Wambolt on management of sagebrush in the Pinedale Draft RMP.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Ironwood Forest National Monument (05/30/2007)
Comments from a coalition of conservation groups on the Draft RMP for the Ironwood Forest National Monument.
 
Expert Comments on Management of Greater Sage-grouse in the Pinedale Draft RMP (05/25/2007)
Expert comments submitted by Greater Sage-grouse expert Clait Braun on the management of this species in the Pinedale Draft RMP.
 
Comments on Draft EA for the Steens Mountain TMP (05/21/2007)
The Wilderness Society comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Travel Management Plan for the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Little Snake Field Office (05/16/2007)
Comments submitted by a coalition of conservation and recreation groups on the Draft Resource Management Plan for the Little Snake, Colorado Field Office
 
Comments on the "Margaret Deposit" Environmental Assessment of Hardrock Mineral Leasing near Mt. St. Helens (05/11/2007)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society and 17 other conservation organizations regarding the Environmental Assessment of Idaho General Mines mineral lease for land in the Green River valley north of Mount St. Helens.
 
Comments on US Forest Service Draft Directives on Travel and Recreation Management (05/08/2007)
The Wilderness Society and 19 other conservation organizations submitted comments to the US Forest Service on May 8, 2007.
 
Special Management Area Proposals for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Field Offices (05/02/2007)
Special Management Area Proposal submitted by The Wilderness Society, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Wilderness Workshop, and American Rivers, Inc. as part of Scoping for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling RMP Revisions.
 
General Scoping Comments for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling RMP Revisions (05/02/2007)
General Scoping Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society, Wilderness Workshop, Center for Native Ecosystems, American Rivers, Inc., Colorado Environmental Coalition, and the Colorado Mountain Club for the revisions to the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling RMPs.
 
Testimony of Robert Freimark on Mt. Hood Wilderness (05/02/2007)
Statement of Robert Freimark, Senior Policy Analyst for The Wilderness Society, for the U.S. Senate Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee, regarding S. 647 (Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007).
 
Expert Protest on Air Quality Assessment for the Northern San Juan Basin Coal Bed Methane Project (05/02/2007)
Protest by air quality expert Vicki Stamper on the BLM's assessment of impacts to air quality from the Northern San Juan Basin Coal Bed Methane Project.
 
Socio-Economic Framework for Public Land Management Planning: Indicators for the West's Economy (04/28/2007)
In making land use decisions, federal agencies have an oblifation under NEPA to take a 'hard look' at the environmental consequences of a proposed action, and the requisite analysis 'must be appropriate to the action in question.' This brief presents a framework and indicators to be used in analyzing the impact of publi land management proposals on the economies of western communities.
 
Comments on Proposed Delisting of Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel (04/23/2007)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society and numerous other organizations on the proposed rule to remove the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The proposed delisting is fraught with problems: chief among them the Bush Admin move to ditch recovery plans and focus instead on the concept of "persistence."
 
Testimony of Don Barry on FY08 Interior Appropriations (04/19/2007)
Wilderness Society Executive Vice President Don Barry testified on April 19, 2007 in front of the House Appropriations Committee about The Wilderness Society’s funding recommendations for key conservation programs. Barry is a former Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish Wildlife and Parks.
 
Testimony of Michael Anderson on Watershed Restoration in Washington State (04/19/2007)
Statement of Michael Anderson, Senior Resource Analyst for The Wilderness Society, Pacific Northwest Region, at the Public Witness Day on Non-Tribal Issues, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, April 19, 2007.
 
Testimony of Ann Morgan to the Energy and Minerals Subcommittee, House Natural Resources Committee (04/17/2007)
Testimony presented by Ann Morgan, Vice President of the Public Lands Campaign, on April 17, 2007. The testimony concerns energy development on public lands.
 
Expert Comments Regarding Directional Drilling on the Little Snake Draft RMP (04/11/2007)
Expert comments submitted by Ken Kreckel regarding the feasibility of using directional drilling techniques (1 pad with multiple wells) to reduce the surface disturbance and habitat fragmentation in the Little Snake Field Office as part of the comment period on the Draft RMP.
 
Expert Comments Regarding Cultural Resources in the Little Snake Draft RMP (04/11/2007)
Expert comments submitted by professional archaeologist Jerry Spangler on the treatment of cultural resources in the Draft RMP for the Little Snake Field Office.
 
Expert Comments on Wildlife Portion of the Little Snake Draft RMP (04/10/2007)
Expert comments submitted by wildlife expert Dr. William Alldredge on the Draft RMP for the Little Snake Field Office.
 
Protest of the Final EIS/Proposed RMP for the Arizona Strip/Grand Canyon-Parashant NM/Vermillion Cliffs NM (04/02/2007)
Protest of the Proposed Resource Management Plan for the Arizona Strip/Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument/Vermillion Cliffs National Monument filed by The Wilderness Society, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Arizona Wilderness Coalition, the Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, and the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council.
 
Expert Protest of the Desert Tortoise Portion of the AZ Strip Final/Proposed RMP (04/02/2007)
Protest filed by desert tortoise expert Dr. William I. Boarman on the Final/Proposed RMP for the AZ Strip/Grand Canyon-Parashant NM/Vermillion Cliffs NM.
 
Expert Protest on Cultural Resources Portion of the AZ Strip Final/Proposed RMP (04/02/2007)
Protest filed by cultural resources expert Peter Bungart on the Final/Proposed RMP for the AZ Strip/Grand Canyon-Parashant NM/Vermillion Cliffs NM.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Pocatello Field Office (03/30/2007)
The Wilderness Society and Idaho Conservation League comments on the Draft RMP for the Pocatello ID Field Office.
 
Expert Comments on Air Quality Assessment in the Pinedale Anticline Draft EIS (03/26/2007)
Expert comments submitted by air quality experts Megan Williams and Cindy Copeland on the Draft EIS for the Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Project.
 
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Yuma Field Office (03/15/2007)
Comments from The Wilderness Society, Arizona Wilderness Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, and the Natural Trails and Waters Coalition on the Draft Resource Management Plan for the Yuma Field Office.
 
Comments on Jarbidge RMP (Travel Managment) (03/13/2007)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society to the Jarbidge Field Office (Idaho) suggesting habitat fragmentation calculation methods and providing recommendations for subsequent travel management.
 
Expert Comments on Wildlife Portion of Pinedale Anticline SEIS (03/11/2007)
Expert comments submitted by wildlife expert Dr. William Alldredge on the wildlife portions of the Pinedale Anticline Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
 
Testimony - S. 380 - March 1, 2007 (02/27/2007)
Testimony of Michael A. Francis - Director, National Forests Program, The Wilderness Society on S. 380 – Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests (March 1, 2007).
 
Special Recreation Management Area Proposals for Jarbidge Field Office (02/21/2007)
Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) proposals submitted by The Wilderness Society as part of the Jarbidge, Idaho Resource Management Planning Process.
 
I-17 Expansion Comments to Arizona Department of Transportation (02/09/2007)
Comments from the Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society on the Arizona Department of Transportation's plan to expand Interstate 17 into Agua Fria National Monument, potentially harming cultural resources.
 
Comments on the Bristol Bay Draft RMP (02/05/2007)
Comments submitted by the Alaska Coalition, Alaska Conservation Solutions, American Rivers, Alaska Wilderness League, Campaign for America’s Wilderness, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council and TheWilderness Society on the Draft Resource Management Plan for the Bristol Bay Resource Area.
 
Scoping Comments for the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management Area Travel Management Plan (01/19/2007)
Scoping comments submitted by The Wilderness Society on the BLM's intent to prepare a Travel Management Plan for the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management Area.
 
Comments on Preliminary Draft Alternatives for the Tri-County RMP (01/07/2007)
Comments from the Wilderness Society, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Southwest Environmental Center, Audobon Society, Las Cruces Backcountry Horseman, Citizens' Task Force for Open Space, and the Paleozoic Trackways Foundation on the Las Cruces BLM's Preliminary Draft Alternatives.
 
Scoping Comments on HEYCO APD (01/05/2007)
Comments from The Wilderness Society, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, National Resources Defense Council, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, Forest Guardians, Southwest Environmental Center, Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Sierra Club, and Republicans for Environmental Protection.
 
Comments on Final EIS for the Atlantic Rim Coalbed Methane Project (01/04/2007)
Comments from Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Western Watersheds Project, Center for Native Ecosystems, The Wilderness Society, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Wyoming Wilderness Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project, Colorado Environmental Coalition, and Wyoming Outdoor Council on the Atlantic Rim coalbed methane Final EIS (“FEIS”).
 
Comments: USFS Open Space Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan (12/28/2006)
Comments submitted by The Wilderness Society in December, 2006, on the US Forest Service's Open Space Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan.
 
Comments on the Travel Plan Revision on the Fairfield, Minidoka, and Cassia Ranger Districts of the Sawtooth National Forest (12/06/2006)
These comments were submitted by The Wilderness Society on December 6, 2006.
 
Scoping Comments for Malta Field Office Resource Management Plan (11/15/2006)
Scoping comments submitted by The Wilderness Society on the BLM's intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Malta Field Office in Montana.
 
Comments on Robin Redbreast Unpatented Lode Claim Mining Plan of Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement (11/06/2006)
Comments submitted November 6, 2006, by The Wilderness Society and ten other organizations on a mining plan in the Uncompahgre Wilderness Area.
 
Comments on the Piceance Basin Development Project Environmental Assessment (11/02/2006)
Comments from Colorado Environmental Coalition, The Wilderness Society, Center for Native Ecosystems, Wilderness Workshop, Colorado Mountain Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Great Old Broads For Wilderness, and Western Resource Advocates on the BLM’s Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Piceance Basin in the White River Field Office.
 
Fax Supporting Wilderness Inventory for Casper Field Office (10/19/2006)
Endorsement letter from The Wilderness Society in support of the Wilderness Inventory submitted by the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance as part of their comments on the Draft RMP for the Casper field office on 10/17/06.
 
Comments on Draft Resource Management Plan for the Casper Field Office (10/19/2006)
Comments on the Draft RMP for the Casper field office from Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, The Wilderness Society, Wyoming Wilderness Association, World Wildlife Fund, Californians for Western Wilderness, Sagebrush Sea Campaign, and Natural Resources Defense Council.
 
Wilderness Inventory for the South Fork of the Powder River (10/19/2006)
Wilderness Inventory submitted by the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance for the South Fork of the Powder River as part of their comments on the Draft RMP for the Casper field office. The Wilderness Society endorsed this submission with a fax to the office two days later.
 
Protest of the Final/Proposed Resource Management Plan for the Roan Plateau (10/16/2006)
Protest from The Wilderness Society, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Colorado Mountain Club, Center for Native Ecosystems, Environment Colorado, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Western Colorado Congress, and Wilderness Workshop on the Final/Proposed RMP for the Roan Plateau within the BLM’s Glenwood Springs, CO field office.
 
Expert Protest on the Wildlife Portion of the Final/Proposed Roan Plateau RMP (10/16/2006)
Expert protest filed by wildlife expert Dr. William Alldredge on the wildlife portions of the Final/Proposed RMP for the Roan Plateau.
 
Expert Protest on BLM's Failure to Require Direction Drilling in the Roan Plateau Final/Proposed RMP (10/16/2006)
Expert protest filed by direction drilling expert Ken Kreckel on the Final/Proposed RMP for the Roan Plateau.
 
Expert Protest on the Air Quality Assessment in the Roan Plateau Final/Proposed RMP