Keeping America's National Wilderness Preservation System wild. Tap link in bio to take action and become a member. đ¸ St. Marks Wilderness by Allen D.Pecorino
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Together, WE DID IT!!!
H.R. 1897âthe bill weakening the Endangered Species Act and protections for threatened and endangered speciesâwas just pulled from the floor vote scheduled today in the U.S House!
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"Conservation groups are suing U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service and the BLM over the killing of predator animals by federal employees in designated wilderness areas, arguing the practice violates a law preserving âuntrammeledâ natural places."
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"This is one of the largest motorized intrusions into designated Wilderness ever, and it was done, unapologetically, through a backroom deal with commercial interests and with zero public oversight."
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Wilderness is not a tree farmâspeak up to keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!
Urge you two senators to oppose the deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" (S. 4103).
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.orâŚ
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"After a year of secret, behind-closed-door negotiations, the Forest Service recently authorized massive amounts of gas-powered chainsaw use in the largest contiguous Wilderness in the Lower 48 w/ no regard for federal laws, including the Wilderness Act."
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The Wilderness areas of the American Southwest would be considerably less wild without Mexican gray wolves, or lobos.
So please contact your representative and urge them to oppose H.R. 4255.
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"These landscapes of water and reflection are an obsession." â Claude Monet
đ¸ Leon Werdinger
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"After Hurricane Helene....Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) raised its hand and asked for the chance to try.â
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In freezing winter conditions, their crew used crosscut saws to clear 700 trees in under six weeksâno chainsaw needed.â "
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âKilling native species to appease the livestock industry violates the Wilderness Act,â said Dan Brister of Wilderness Watch. âIn Wilderness, Congress mandated that the Forest Service protect natureânot industry profits.â
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REMINDER: Join Wilderness Watch and our partners at the Great Old Broads for Wilderness at 5pm MDT on Thursday, June 11 for a webinar about âChainsaws and the Wilderness Act.â
Tap below for details, including how to register for this free webinar.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.orâŚ
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Wilderness Watch retweeted
Our new lawsuit with our allies is challenging the U.S. governmentâs policy of allowing federal agents to kill wildlifeâincluding wolves, bears, cougars, and coyotes using poisons, traps, and aerial gunningâinside designated Wilderness.
Learn more >>> wildernesswatch.substack.comâŚ
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Wilderness Watch retweeted
This webinar dives into the language of the so-called "Fix Our Forests Act" to highlight how a cleverly hidden loophole in S. 1462 would nullify any potential enforcement of all federal environmental laws on national forests and BLM lands nationwide.
>>> johnmuirproject.substack.comâŚ
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Wilderness Watch retweeted
In light of the fact that the U.S. Forest Service authorized commercial outfitters to use chainsaws in the River of No Return Wilderness with no public notice or public comment process, join this webinar on Thursday, June 11 at 5pm MDT.
Register here: greatoldbroads.org/events/onâŚ
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Senate Natural Resources Committee will vote 6/9 on Sen Mike Lee's amendment to S. 140, which would nullify the Roadless Rule, opening up public lands to even more roads, logging, and development.
Call 202-224-3121 and urge your senators to oppose!
wildernesswatch.org/why-roadâŚ
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Urge your members of Congress to oppose the so-called "Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act," which would release 100,000 acres of Wilderness Study Areas for potential development.
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"Across the nation, the federal agencies try to manipulate Wilderness to fit their desires, not Natureâs choices."
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Our new lawsuit with our allies is challenging the U.S. governmentâs policy of allowing federal agents to kill wildlifeâincluding wolves, bears, cougars, and coyotes using poisons, traps, and aerial gunningâinside designated Wilderness.
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Wilderness Watch is Americaâs leading organization dedicated to defending the nationâs 112-million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System and keeping it wild. Our work is guided by the visionary 1964 Wilderness Act.
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This decision will indeed help preserve the wildness of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, while offering a path forward for allowing lightning-ignited fire to resume its natural role in renewing the forests of the Boundary Waters Wilderness.
wildernesswatch.org/fernbergâŚ
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This Roadless Rally was recorded live in Missoula, Montana on May 7, 2026.
Letâs defend our Roadless Areas, protect migratory corridors, preserve habitat for threatened species, and say NO to logging and harmful infrastructure on our public lands.
youtube.com/watch?v=7pZA5QqzâŚ
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