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  • Vilsack Takes Over Roadless Rule

    Ralph Maughan

    Obama begins to put his imprint on the much litigated “roadless rule”- Bill Schneider at New West has followed the long battle of what was originally Bill Clinton’s roadless rule for the national forests.  Today the Obama Administration made its first move. Schneider tells the story in New West. Vilsack Takes Over Roadless Rule. “After…

  • The Return of Citizen King

    Ralph Maughan

    Long time Idaho resident Carole King is in Washington pushing for passage of the most ambitious wilderness bill, NREPA- The Return of Citizen King. By Todd Wilkinson. Huffington Post.

  • House Holds Hearing on Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

    Ralph Maughan

    House Natural Resources Committee has hearing on the ultimate Wilderness bill for the Northern Rockies- While collaborationism puts the local political power structure first in determining the use of America’s public lands, NREPA does the opposite. It puts the national interest first. This Congress is the first real chance that it could pass. Bill Schneider…

  • Business People Call for More Wilderness in Northwest Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    But Montana’s congressional delegation refrains as they have for 26 years- Bill Schneider believes the anti-wilderness attitude of Montana business is changing, but the view of Montana’s congressional delegation (which includes two Democratic senators) has not. “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS Business People Call for More Wilderness in Northwest Montana. Another sincere call for Montana’s delegation to…

  • Ninth Circuit puts hold on expansion of the big Smoky Canyon phosphate open pit mine

    Ralph Maughan

    Successful appeal by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition sends case back to district court- Federal appeals court blocks mine expansion. By Rebecca Boone. AP. I was told that In summary, the appellate court: 1.  Issued a stay of mine development activities; 2.  Ruled that the Idaho magistrate judge erred in disregarding GYC’s demonstration of harm to…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest begins implementation of Snake River Headwaters Wild and Scenic Rivers bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Thirteen rivers and creeks in the headwaters were protected by the Omnibus Public Lands Bill- Forest staff to implement Snake protections. By The Associated Press. Billings Gazette. Because the point of the bill is to keep things the way they are, keeping things the way they are doesn’t require a great amount of work to…

  • Obama signs the omnibus public lands bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Channels Bush and adds a presidential signing statement- Updates to 4-2. State specific information added at end of post There was much rejoicing as the President signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill, usually and incorrectly called the giant new “wilderness bill.” It does add 2-million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System, but it does…

  • House easily passes the Omnibus Public Lands bill this time

    Ralph Maughan

    This time under “regular order” the bill passed 285-140 Wilderness Bill Clears the House on Its Second Go-Round. By Mireya Navarri. New York Times. Published: March 26, 2009

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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