In the NEWS Archives

12-29-06 - Moving forward on the Mt. Hood Wilderness

12-28-06 - Bureau of Land Management Head Resigns

12-28-06 - Sharing the backcountry

12-27-06 - Work on wilderness bill not for naught

12-25-06 - Snowmobilers return to caribou forests

12-24-06 - Federal panel approves Idaho's roadless plan

12-22-06 - Feds to fire employee who shared information with environmentalists

12-21-06 - Local wilderness discussions move forward for Lolo National Forest

12-21-06 - Snowmobile restrictions on Plumas National Forest

12-19-06 - Wild Sky a welcome addition to wilderness
12-18-06 - Winter trail conflicts bubble up again

12-18-06 - Skiers and snowmobilers squabble over wilderness rights in Utah

12-15-06 - Congress passes White Pine lands bill before recess

12-15-06 - Sen. Craig’s devious tactics

12-13-06 - R.I.P. CIEDRA?

12-13-06 - Simpson work on wilderness all for naught

12-12-06 - Craig casts aside opposition to Idaho wilderness bill

12-12-06 - Montana wilderness bill still elusive despite Democratic takeover

12-12-06 - Spotlight on the newly founded Treasure State Alliance in Montana

12-11-06 - New law will ensure snowmobile use this season
12-09-06 - Congress sends White Pine County land bill to Bush

12-08-06 - No go on Mt. Hood wilderness bill

12/07/06 - Mark Rey: Public land laws are due for an overhaul

12-07-06 - One man dies in snow; another tells of surviving

12-07-06 - Denny: Wilderness bill must be a grassroots collaborative effort

12/05-06 - One man dies in snow; another tells of surviving

12-04-06 - House members push Senate to adopt Mt. Hood wilderness bill

12-04-06 - Gem and beehive: Idaho forest plan more thoughtful than Utah's

12-01-06 - Risch roadless plan shocks conservationists

11-30-06 - Conservation group to close Billings office

11-30-06 - Federal auditors: Forest Service spending too much to fight wildfires
11-30-06 - Another candidate for Montana wilderness: The Lolo Creek IRA

11-29-06 - Idaho gov touts roadless plan

11-29-06 - Environmentalists urge Oregon delegates to expand Mount Hood wilderness bill

11-29-06 - Neither side happy with snowmobile plan

11-26-06 - Park plan to close pass draws fire

11-26-06 - Idaho Cattle Association backs Crapo wilderness bill

11-26-06 - Wilderness bill has foes

11-24-06 - Ban Yellowstone's snowmobiles

11-22-06 - Parks sled debate revs up

11-22-06 - Court rejects permit for helicopter skiing

11-21-06 - 2006 echoes 1986; will we see a Montana wilderness bill?

11-20-06 - Forest Service to consider closing hundreds of campgrounds

11-20-06 - Flathead forest approves winter use plan

11-20-06 - State to take over grooming of Snowy Range snowmobile trails

11-20-06 - Park service releases new snowmobile plan

11-19-06 - Bogus receives 'A', Sun Valley 'D' on environmental report card

11-16-06 - Biased information

11-14-06 - Governor submits roadless petition

11-14-06 - Forest Service amends lynx plans

11-13-06 - Green groups split on sticking with GOP's Idaho wilderness bills

11-13-06 - Wild Sky headed for fast approval

11-13-06 - New Congress: Wild Sky's time

11-13-06 - Park sees snowmobile slide

11-12-06 - Boxer pledges shift on global warming policy with new Senate role

11-11-06 - Congress shift may spur wilderness bill changes

11-10-06 - Democrats' green agenda gets big boost

11-09-06 - Court reopens North Idaho snowmobiling trails

11-09-06 - Changes in Congress may spur changes to Idaho wilderness bills

11-08-06 - The environment should be a top priority for new Congress

11-08-06 - Environment Wins in Democratic Landslide

11-08-06 - Idaho snowmobile trails reopened by judge's ruling

11-08-06 - Environmentalists revel in downfall of their public enemy No. 1

11-08-06 - Polaris Industries Announces Organizational Changes

11-08-06 - Judge reopens Idaho snowmobile trails in caribou recovery area

11-07-06 - Secretary of the Interior visits Payson to discuss forest health

11-07-06 - Forest fire strategy: Just let it go

11-07-06 - Dentry: NRA alienates hunters with latest positions

11-07-06 - No detail about voters is too small for the parties

11-06-06 - Wolves wreak havoc in Idaho

11-01-06 - Moffat County Asks For Rights On 5 Roads

11-01-06 - Environmentalists ask federal judge to overturn Bush forest rules

11-01-06 - House Members Protest Utah Wilderness Bill

10-30-06 - Sales of snowmobiles lowest point in 13 years

10-30-06 - Groups urge protection for N.M. roadless forest streams

10-29-06 - In Idaho wilderness, researchers say wolves aren't decimating elk

10-28-06 - Once burned in effigy, man fights for Scotchman's wilderness

10-28-06 - Staircase road issue in court

10-27-06 - Caribou plan out

10-25-06 - Illinois gives $164,000 to improve state's snowmobile trails

10-25-06 - Forest Service to restore snowmobile trail

10-24-06 - Snowmobile noise in Yellowstone exceeds goals

10-23-06 - Greens miffed at governor's plan

10-23-06 - Land above proposed resort must be protected, groups say

10-23-06 - Yellowstone Winter Silence Still Disrupted by Snowmobile Noise
10-21-06 - New wilderness area spans coast and valley

10-20-06 - Evacuation from wolf habitat was warranted

10-19-06 - ‘Roadless' advisory panel keeps working

10-19-06 - Bush administration still supports roadless rule

10-18-06 - Bruce Babbitt Elected Chairman of World Wildlife Fund

10-18-06 - Crime slowly creeps into parks, forests

10-17-06 - Yellowstone Update

10-17-06 - Bush signs Northern California wilderness bill

10-16-06 - Snowmobilers want trails in caribou recovery zone reopened

10-15-06 - Kempthorne likely to seek Endangered Species Act changes

10-13-06 - Brady, Otter spar over wilderness, taxes, marriage in debate

10-13-06 - FWS says mine beneath Montana wilderness good for grizzly bears

10-11-06 - Nuremberg-Style trials proposed for Global Warming Skeptics

10-11-06 - BRP Finland develops first gas-powered snowmobile

10-11-06 - Wolf howls prompt wilderness evacuation

10-10-06 - Park Service deputy chief resigns

10-10-06 - Experts say blazes helped wilds

10-09-06 - Land bill would designate new 'wilderness'

10-07-06 - Gunnison County claims pipeline route conflicts with roadless ruling

10-04-06 - Clinton's 'Roadless Rule' screeches to a halt

10-03-06 - Forest Service spends $1.5B on wildfires

10-03-06 - Bill to create new California wilderness goes to president

10-02-06 - Forest Service adds 4,000 acres to Lolo NF

10-02-06 - Parks nominee backs snowmobiles

09-30-06 - Park Service nominee supports snowmobile use in parks

09-29-06 - Wildlife Waste Is Major Water Polluter, Studies Say

09-29-06 - Senate passes Northern California Wilderness Act to Protect Over 270,000 Acres of Wild Lands

09-29-06 - Idaho wilderness bills begin Senate voyage

09-28-06 - County joins South Fowl Trail court case

09-28-06 - Federal judge [Brimmer] retires

09-28-06 - Roadless ruling perpetuates pattern - Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006

09-27-06 - IDAHO WILDERNESS BILLS

09-27-06 - White House opposes more Hood wilderness

09-27-06 - Wilderness bills for Idaho, Oregon and New Mexico face hurdle

09-27-06 - S. Utah Wilderness Alliance wants to fight on park's behalf

09-27-06 - Roadless rule not about ‘wilderness’

09-26-06 - GAO criticizes appraisals justifying Mount Hood land swap

09-25-06 - Hot & Cold Media Spin: A Challenge To Journalists Who Cover Global Warming

09-25-06 - BRC  APPLAUDS UTAH DISTRICT COURT RULING ON WSA

09-24-06 - Official: Roadless areas still a state issue

09-23-06 - Idaho submits its petition

09-22-06 - Wyoming files roadless forests motion

09-22-06 - Judge upholds controversial 'No More Wilderness' settlement

09-22-06 - Round and round on roadless

09-21-06 - Judge voids Bush's roadless rules

09-21-06 - Reinstatement of Roadless Rule Praised by Environmental Republicans

09-21-06 - Idaho Governor Risch Announces Roadless Recommendations

09-21-06 - Wilderness, logging associations react to court roadless decision

09-21-06 - U.S. Senate OKs wilderness bill

09-20-06 - IDAHO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES BUSH TO APPEAL ROADLESS RULING

09-20-06 - Judge reinstates ban on forest development

09-20-06 - Federal Court Throws Out Bush Administration's Roadless Plan

09-20-06 - Judge restores Clinton's 'Roadless Rule'

09-20-06 - Recreational Groups Assess New Opportunities Following Decision Setting Aside State Petitions Roadless Rule

09-20-06 - Groups React To Roadless Protection Reinstatement

09-20-06 - Stanley withdraws support for CIEDRA

09-17-06 - Budget going up in smoke

09-17-06 - Color Country's land bill far from black-and-white issue

09-17-06 - BLM Plans to Allow Wilderness Airstrips

09-17-06 - Conservationist Answered America's Call of the Wild

09-16-06 - A bummer for bikers

09-16-06 - Wilderness advocates oppose Olympic National Park's proposed burn

09-16-06 - Protect caribou by killing logging, not wolves: environmentalists

09-15-06 - Legal Definition Leaves Mountain Bikers Out of Idaho Wilderness

09-15-06 - A home on the range where developers can play

09-15-06 - The destructive recipe - unmanaged public lands with a splash of hot spice - FIRE!

09-15-06 - B.C. fails to protect caribou, report charges

09-14-06 - Udall urges Owens to support roadless areas

09-14-06 - A rare alliance for wilderness

09-13-06 - Local response underwhelming on grizzly management plan

09-13-06 - Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes

09-13-06 - Mount Hefty area is too close to Canada border

09-13-06 - Idaho's Roadless petition could be unveiled soon

09-12-06 - Wildfire's long-term effect on fish unknown

09-11-06 - Outdoor retailers denounce growth plan
09-09-06 - Stiff fines for illegal forest harvesting

09-08-06 - Michigan DNR Director Approves Land Use Order to Allow Snowmobile Use on Trail near Mullet Lake

09-08-06 - Wilderness bill: Is it prudent?

09-08-06 - Circuit court finds standing to sue Forest Service

09-07-06 - Big Snowy Mountains travel plan upheld after judge's ruling

09-07-06 - New York Times blasts Bennett, Matheson land-use bill

09-06-06 - Wyden, Smith introduce Oregon wilderness bill

09-06-06 - Senators propose bigger Hood wilderness

09-06-06 - Conservation league preserves Idaho’s water, wilderness

09-04-06 - Longer trails needed, snowmobilers tell state

09-03-06 - National parks policy emphasizes conservation

09-02-06 - Kootenai Forest wins access lawsuit

09-01-06 - Neighbors of nation's parks to get more say

08-31-06 - Snowmobiling In The Bullseye

08-30-06 - USFS: Throw out ANF plan

08-30-06 - Idaho's Tamarack Expands Into 5,000 Acres of Backcountry Ski Terrain

08-30-06 - New Wilderness Commercials to Stress Federal Protection of Wilderness Areas in N.M. County

08-30-06 - Wilderness ad blurs the locale

08-29-06 - Judges halt some Middle East Fork logging

08-29-06 - Leavitt plans 'recreational subdivision' in Nebo wilderness

08-25-06 - Lawsuit on OHV access is upheld

08-25-06 - Top U.S. Forest Service official in Nevada selected

08-22-06 - Ranchers get payments in wilderness deal

08-21-06 - Guinness record for Alberta man - Breaks record for snowmobiling on water

08-19-06 - Groups go to court hoping to block snowmobile trail

08-17-06 - Wyden, Smith propose 125,000 acres of wilderness on Mount Hood

08-17-06 - Environmentalists: Court rules issue is settled, suit is moot

08-17-06 - Federal judge leaves roads dispute unresolved

08-17-06 - Snowmobile fees increase to $100

08-16-06 - ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW STATE PETITIONS

08-16-06 - Senate joins debate over snowmobile use at Yellowstone

08-15-06 - Winter fun hits wallets even harder

08-10-06 - Say ‘no’ to opening our roadless lands

08-07-06 - Snowmobiles- love it or hate it, it's part of the Vermont Winter scene

08-07-06 - By Law, Mountain Bikes in Wilderness

08-05-06 - Central Oregon land managers plan unsuppressed fires

08-05-06 - Senator's Idaho wilds bill may be combined into package

08-03-06 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act Introduced; Legislation Will Protect Wilderness, Scenic Rivers and Rural Way-of-Life

08-03-06 - Reid, Ensign, introduce White Pine County Lands Bill

08-01-06 - FEDERAL COURT WEIGHS LEGALITY OF BUSH'S FOREST SERVICE ROAD PLAN
08-01-06 - Inaction rooted in logging angst

08-01-06 - Residents get more time to comment on forest plan

07-31-06 - Beaverhead, Madison counties blast forest partnership in letter

07-31-06 - Andrus blasts Otter for failure to vote on wilderness bill

07-31-06 - Dynamiting of Idaho logjam prompts question: What is wilderness?

07-31-06 - BUSH TAPS JOHNSON TO LEAD RECLAMATION

07-31-06 - Investigators find weaknesses in munitions storage on Forest Service land

07-30-06 - Wilderness groups challenge reversal

07-29-06 - [Hiker caused] Fire threatens Lake Chelan cabins

07-29-06 - Searching for science: SDSU-led team finds habitat conservation plans overstate benefits for endangered species

07-29-06 - Judge says Leavitt-Norton 'No More Wilderness' pact may get reviewed

07-27-06 - Idaho Cattle Assn: Congressman Otter Is Right On CIEDRA

07-26-06 - CIEDRA: On to the Senate

07-26-06 - Forest Service blasts logjam on Salmon River, debris to be cleared by Thursday

07-25-06 - How Much Will We Give Up to Have a New Wilderness?

07-25-06 - House approves expansion of Mount Hood wilderness

07-24-06 - House Approves Wilderness Bills

07-22-06 - Hearing on roadless areas set for Aug. 16

07-21-06 - Counties seek change in forest management

07-21-06 - How to add wilderness

07-21-06 - U.S. Forest Service plans for Socal forests challenged

07-21-06 - House panel votes to expand wilderness

07-21-06 - White Clouds wilderness a step closer

07-20-06 - Landmark Bike-Friendly Wilderness Bill Passes House Committee

07-19-06 - House panel OK's Idaho wilderness proposal

07-19-06 - Key U.S. House committee approves NorCal wilderness bill

07-19-06 - House panel approves bill to expand Mount Hood wilderness

07-19-06 - Idaho a Step Closer to First New Wilderness in 26 Years

07-19-06 - More wilderness needs protection

07-19-06 - Resources Committee passes
Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act

07-18-06 - Mullett Lake trail coming to a fork

07-18-06 - Bill brings discussion from both sides

07-16-06 - Forest Service upholds decision on ski-area roads

07-16-06 - Compromise bill must pass

07-16-06 - Lands bill: For preservation or profit?

07-15-06 - Forest Service will let wildfires burn in N. Idaho backcountry

07-15-06 - Off-highway vehicle advocates say backcountry alternative has support

07-15-06 - Carving out a snowmobile haven

07-15-06 - Wilderness measure an exercise in compromise

07-14-06 - What do you get when you cross a dirt bike, snowmobile and 4-wheeler?

07-14-06 - Little Belts travel plans compete

07-14-06 - Bitterroot resort moving forward

07-12-06 - Governor petitions U.S. to preserve park roadless areas

07-12-06 - Schwarzenegger Acts to Guard State Wilderness

07-12-06 - Bennett pushes southern Utah land bill

07-11-06 - Jack Ward Thomas: Sustaining forests

07-11-06 - Forest Service to let fire burn in wilderness

07-11-06 - Federal proposal could jumpstart wolf-collaring plan in wilderness

07-10-06 - Predator proposal draws fire

07-10-06 - Wilderness debate was a big lie

07-10-06 - Wilderness bill built on consensus
Snowmobilers, conservationists join in crafting deal

07-06-06 - Legislation would extend snowmobile use in Yellowstone

07-05-06 - Montana senator aiming to keep snowmobiles in park

07-05-06 - Stand up and oppose CIEDRA wilderness bill

07-04-06 - Ranchers agree to buyout

07-04-06 - Study indicates snowmobile industry contributes $192 million to island economy

07-03-06 - Entrepreneur envisions ATV paradise

07-03-06 - Hank Paulson Was Thrown Softballs

06-28-06 - Judge: Leave old dams alone

06-28-06 - Schweitzer, Johnson weigh in on forest planning option

06-27-06 - Schweitzer, Johnson ask consideration of forest planning option

06-27-06 - Hamilton environmental group wants Sen. Burns to pull a bill

06-26-06 - Wilderness bill's fate hinges on access

06-25-06 - Judge awards dealership $7.7 (m) million dollars in Bombardier suit

06-25-06 - Colorado Ski Country USA supports preserving most of the 4.43 million roadless acres in the state

06-24-06 - National forests: USDA to consider roadless protection

06-23-06 - Yellowstone To Yukon--Ugh

06-23-06 - Governor Challenges Mike's Gulch Timber Sale

06-22-06 - Three states get 'roadless' forest protections

06-22-06 - Judge halts trail project in Wenatchee National Forest

06-21-06 - Local woman honored as 'Wilderness Hero'

06-21-06 - Arizona Wildfire Burns Within One Mile of Sedona

06-21-06 - Fire roars toward wilderness

06-21-06 - Ag secretary agrees to protect wild forests in 3 Southern states

06-21-06 - Bush's new green thumb

06-21-06 - Newspapers' tired, harmful logging opposition defies logic

06-20-06 - Snowmobile-Friendly Plan for National Parks Rejected

06-19-06 - Agency Reverses Proposed Parks Policy

06-19-06 - Colorado outfitters rally to save roadless forest areas

06-19-06 - Task force gives GMUG roadless areas another look

06-18-06 - Scotchmans deserve security of immediate wilderness designation

06-16-06 - Snowmobile Land Access Issues - Do You Care?

06-16-06 - 1.35 million acres is potential wilderness

06-15-06 - Clarification on Mountain Bike Access in Ontario Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves

06-15-06 - Wilderness expert warns against cutting lodgepoles

06-13-06 - First-Ever Study Shows Complete Picture of Forest Service Litigation

06-13-06 - Kane County Fighting To Keep 'Roads' Open

06-13-06 - As Feds Trample ‘Roadless’ Areas, Activists Defend Oregon Forest

06-13-06 - Add wilderness protection

06-16-06 - Scientists respond to Gore's warnings of climate catastrophe

06-12-06 - Western Governors Take Aim at Global Warming

06-09-06 - Threat to caribou official

06-07-06 - Voters support some roads in roadless areas

06-07-06 - Local ATV riders react to forest plan

06-05-06 - Chill out over global warming

06-03-06 - Poo-Poo on Paulson - A Manchurian Candidate for Treasury Secretary?

06-01-06 - Does Manure Make a Farm a Superfund Site?

05-31-06 - Woman pleads guilty in plot to blow up Forest Service lab

05-31-06 - Newly Sworn Interior Secretary Kempthorne Picks Up the Reins

05-31-06 - Rural living harms wilderness people crave

05-30-06 - Gov. Richardson to Request Full Protection of New Mexico Roadless Areas

05-29-06 - Woodland caribou need government to protect forests from industry

05-27-06 - Forest Service must halt road repairs, judge rules

05-27-06 - Skeptics shut out of warming dialogue

05-26-06 - Congressman will 'die trying' to pass wilderness bill

05-25-06 - Wilderness is Our Common Ground: Conservation Groups Launch New Ad Campaign

05-23-06 - Service finds owl population stable or increasing

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