Wilderness Campaign News

Oil and gas leases pulled back! Wyoming’s Adobe Town gets reprieve

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:56 +0000

There is a place in south-central Wyoming’s Red Desert region that is so wild and pristine the state designated the area as "Very Rare or Uncommon" back in 2007. While locals recognized the major significance of this spectacular wilderness and spiritual place, Adobe Town was facing a serious threat from a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to open the area up to oil and gas development.

Colorado’s San Juan Mountains: Protections on the horizon

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:17:25 +0000

Even with snow starting to fall in Colorado, wilderness enthusiasts are delighted to find that green is still the color of the season, as a new wilderness bill has been introduced by Congressman John Salazar.

California’s Berryessa Snow Mountain: Saving this slice of biodiversity

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:16:23 +0000

The Wilderness Society is helping to lead an effort to add one of Northern California’s incredible and most biologically diverse landscapes to the National Landscape Conservation System.

Located less than 100 miles from the Bay Area and Sacramento, the proposed Berryessa — Snow Mountain National Conservation Area is a dazzling outdoor wonderland, rich in natural features and recreational opportunities such as hiking, riding, kayaking, hunting, fishing and bird watching.

Keeping New Mexico Wild: Find out which striking lands are up for protections

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:43:11 +0000

From rugged canyons to towering pinnacles, New Mexico’s wild public lands represent some of the wildest country left in the Rocky Mountain West. But these places also face a number of threats, including oil and gas drilling, off-road vehicle abuse, and urban sprawl.