Trapper Ridge Fire Success Story  06/25/2008
The Trapper Ridge Fire started on July 17th, 2007 from lightning activity in the Boise National Forest and was managed for resource benefits. This area of the Boise Forest is characterized by mixed conifers, as well as grasses and shrubs. At higher elevations, it was composed mainly of sub-alpine firs and lodgepole pines. Because of past fire suppression, fuels were beginning to build up in this area and managers wanted to use the Trapper Ridge fire to help reintroduce a more natural fire pattern.
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Broder/Beck Fire Success Story 06/25/2008
The Broder/Beck Fire began on July 25th, 2006 from lightning activity in the Sequoia National Forest and was managed as a Wildland Fire Use event. Nearly a century of fire exclusion has changed the forest structure and species composition that once created a mosaic of different-aged patches and varied forest floor vegetation into a forest with uniform structure that is now threatened with unnaturally severe, high intensity fire. Forest and fire managers saw the Broder/Beck fire as an opportunity to address this issue by reintroducing a more natural fire pattern.
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Mudersback Fire Success Story 06/24/2008
The Mudersbach Fire began on June 23, 2005 in Kaibab National Forest. Fire managers were able to quickly determine that this fire was an ideal candidate for fire use. Fire managers had been working for a number of years with fire use events, the preferred method of restoration, to improve ecosystem health. Because of the thorough preparation involved in a fire use event, managers knew the fire was not likely to exhibit extreme behavior, but they correctly planned for a period of high intensity burning until the fire progressed into areas previously treated with fire.
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Lick Creek Fire Success Story 06/24/2008
The Lick Creek fire began on July 11, 2006 during a lightning storm in the Payette National Forest. The area impacted by the Lick Creek fire is best classified as a mosaic - a forest with different species and ages. The area contained
moderate to heavy downed wood and was characterized by steep terrain. Managers saw the Lick Creek fire as a way to not only reintroduce a more natural fire pattern, but also advance management goals by utilizing fire use outside of Wilderness.
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Current and Proposed Oil & Gas Leases on Alaska's North Slope 06/24/2008
This map shows the breakdown of sold, active, and proposed leases in Alaska's North Slope.
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BLM Plans Open for Comment 6/13/08 06/13/2008
A summary of the Bureau of Land Management's resource management plans currently open for comment.
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Wildland Fire News Update #21 06/10/2008
1) Our View: Congress Should Pass FLAME Act, Help Forest Service Shoulder Fire Burden; 2) On-the-Ground Tour Shows Forest Restoration; 3) Fire is Essential Tool; 4) Wildland Fire Statistics; 5) Online Fire Resources
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Modoc National Forest - Devils Garden Ranger District - Biological Resource Overlay Map 06/03/2008
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BLM Oil and Gas Statistics Through 2007 05/29/2008
A summary of BLM's onshore oil and gas program through 2007 provided by Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
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Factsheet on Oil and Gas Leasing and Drilling on Federal Lands 05/28/2008
A factsheet detailing the explosion of oil and gas drilling on federal lands in the last seven years.
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Audit Report for The Wilderness Society, 2007 05/28/2008
Report from our auditors, Johnson Lambert & CO, LLP, for fiscal year 2007.
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Financial Summary of The Wilderness Society, 2007 05/28/2008
Financial summary for The Wilderness Society, excerpted from the 2007 Annual Report.
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Annual Report of The Wilderness Society, 2007 05/28/2008
The 2007 Annual Report discusses the accomplishments of staff and volunteers at The Wilderness Society in 2007. Also take a look at financial documentation.
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Kane County Order Regarding R.S. 2477 05/22/2008
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Request from Six Governors for Delay of NIETC 05/19/2008
A request from the governors of Virginia, New York, Arizona, Oregon, Ohio, and Pennsylvania for a one year delay of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's implementation of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors to address critical issues raised by States and others have raised about the process.
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Idaho Fire Story 2007 05/14/2008
Idaho saw 1.9 million acres – more than any other state -- burn in 2007. The number probably topped the historic 1910 fires. John McCarthy, the Idaho forest campaign director for The Wilderness Society, traveled through the vast landscape after the fires on many field trips with U.S. Forest Service fire managers and biologists. McCarthy’s report in “Idaho Fire Story 2007” uses text, maps and photographs to tell the story of fire effects, ecology, recovery and re-growth.
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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
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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.
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Caliente RMP Scoping Comments 05/06/2008
Scoping comments from The Wilderness Society and partners on the Caliente RMP revision
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Plans Currently Open for Comment 5/1/08 04/30/2008
Details regarding BLM planning documents open for public comment on 5/1/08
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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
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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.
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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.
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Opportunities for Action on Recreation Issues in Oregon 04/23/2008
Updated listing of planning actions and other recreation-related work ongoing in Oregon.
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Supplemental Comments on Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Draft PEIS 04/21/2008
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Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Map 04/18/2008
Maps - Wildlife Values Threatened by proposed road through Izembek Wilderness
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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
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Map of Proposed West-wide Energy Corridors in Placitas, New Mexico 04/10/2008
A map detailing impacts to private property of the proposed West-wide Energy Corridors
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Map of Proposed West-wide Energy Corridors in San Miguel County 04/10/2008
A map showing the impacts of the proposed West-wide Energy Corridors in San Miguel County
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Methodolgy for Arches Viewshed Map 04/10/2008
The methodology used to create the map of impacts from the proposed West-wide Energy Corridors on the Arches viewshed |
