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Wilderness Report #93
May 16, 2003
 
 
 
 
A bi-weekly update on the happenings in the Wilderness movement brought to you by the Wilderness Society's Wilderness Support Center.

In This Issue

 
  • Minnesotans Defeat Proposal to Sell Land in Boundary Waters Wilderness

  • Minnesota Rep.'s amended their state lands bill to remove a controversial provision that would auction lands in Boundary Waters.
     
  • Rep. DeGette Announces Reintroduction of Colorado Canyons Wilderness Bill

  • Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced the reintroduction of her statewide Colorado Canyons Wilderness legislation in the 108th Congress.
     
  • Wilderness and the National Landscape Conservation System

  • The Department of the Interior opened the door for a broad wilderness assault that could mean more drilling, mining, and road construction on much of America's remaining wild but unprotected western public lands.
     
  • Wild Idaho Conference - Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation

  • The Idaho Conservation League hosted its annual "Wild Idaho" conference at Redfish Lake in the heart of the Sawtooth Mountains.
    Middle Lewis Falls in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. USDA Forest Service, Erik Odegard.
    Please let us know about the recent activities and accomplishments of your Wilderness campaign. Keep in mind that this is a Wilderness specific update. Contact the Wilderness Support Center by email or at 970-247-8788.
     
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