Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Stunning Natural Area Sustaining Vibrant Local Communities (Detailed Report)  (04/24/2008)
This document provides a detailed economic review of the benefit to communities provided by protected natural lands at Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Stunning Natural Area Sustaining Vibrant Local Communities (04/24/2008)
An analysis of the economic benefits of Carrizo Plain National Monument, including a review of benefits to communities from protected public lands.
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Measuring Forest Carbon: Strengths and Weaknesses of Available Tools Summary (04/08/2008)
As the U.S. moves toward registering and regulating emissions of greenhouse gases, we are hearing more about the potential for forest carbon sequestration to offset fossil fuel emissions. Whether at the national or project level, good decisions about forest offsets depend upon accurate estimates of the carbon stored in forests and the changes in those stores over time. This Brief examines four carbon measurement tools, and provides some general comparisons for broad regions. It also highlights limitations that users should keep in mind; data are particularly limited for very old forests and for carbon reserves in dead wood and underground.
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Directional Drilling: The Key to the Smart Growth of Oil and Gas Development in the Rocky Mountain Region (02/12/2008)
A technical report by Ken Kreckel on directional drilling and its economic feasibility in the West.
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Monongahela Wilderness and the West Virginia Economy (02/01/2008)
Wilderness designation outlined in the Wild Monongahela Act, recently introduced by West Virginia’s Congressional Representatives, plus additional acreage proposed by the West Virginia Wilderness Coalition, would create, enhance or secure important economic benefits for West Virginia. This brief describes these benefits and discusses the wilderness proposal in relation to regional timber supply.
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Riverside County Wilderness Would Secure Economic Benefits for the Future (01/02/2008)
Representative Mary Bono and Senator Barbara Boxer have introduced the "California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act" to protect 200,000 additional acres of wilderness in Riverside County, California. If enacted, their proposal would create, enhance or secure important economic benefits for California and the Nation, including those outlined in this Economic + Wilderness brief.
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Report - Deja Vu on the Tongass: How Overestimating Timber Demand Prevents Responsible Stewardship (12/17/2007)
Over the last decade and more, the U.S. Forest Service has consistently overestimated market demand for timber from the Tongass National Forest resulting in a timber program that has been significantly and unnecessarily subsidized at the expense of other forest resources and uses. In this report we explain how the most recent Forest Service projections once again overestimate demand for Tongass timber.
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Influences of Motorized Route Networks on Fisher (Martes pennanti) Habitat Quality in Sierra National Forest (12/03/2007)
Roads and motorized trails can fragment landscapes and reduce the quality of adjacent habitat for a wide range of wildlife species. This report demonstrates an approach for assessing the influences of the extent and configuration of motorized route networks on habitat quality for fishers (Martes pennanti) in Sierra National Forest, in the central Sierra Nevada range of California.
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Charcoal and Carbon Storage in Forest Soils of the Rocky Mountain West (10/15/2007)
This report appeared in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a publication of the Ecological Society of America. The report was authored by Tom DeLuca and Greg Aplet of The Wilderness Society.
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Natural Dividends: Wildland Protection and the Changing Economy of the Rocky Mountain West (09/26/2007)
In this report, we synthesize recent research from economists and other scientists to provide a new picture of the economy of the contemporary Rocky Mountain West. This picture—broader and more accurate than the commonly held view that the region’s economy is heavily dependent on resource extraction—recognizes the full value of protected public lands in ensuring sustainable economic development.
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Allegheny National Forest Wilderness: Economic Benefits for Pennsylvania (09/04/2007)
Wilderness designation outlined in the Citizens’ Wilderness Proposal for Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest would create, enhance or secure important economic benefits for northwest Pennsylvania without serious impact on the region’s timber industry. Read this Brief for estimates of the potential economic benefits and a discussion of the wilderness proposal in relation to regional timber supply.
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US Forest Carbon and Climate Change: Controversies and Win-Win Policy Approaches (07/09/2007)
This report explains the role of forests in the global carbon cycle – both as a source of carbon dioxide emissions when forests are depleted and as a source of sequestration when they are restored. It explains some of the challenges of accurately measuring our national forest carbon pools and flows, and examines proposed policies to increase forest carbon stores.
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Environmental Benefits and Consequences of Biofuel Development in the United States (05/14/2007)
This brief examines the benefits and concerns with the further development of primary biofuels that exist or are being developed in the United States. The expansion of biofuels to achieve a 15% reduction in fuel consumption will prove challenging and it may cause numerous unintended ecological consequences that are not currently being considered including land degradation, water consumption, water quality degradation, and invasive species concern.
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Greater Than Zero: Toward the Total Economic Value of Alaska's National Forest Wildlands (04/03/2007)
National Forest planning, management direction, and decisions affecting land use allocations for the rainforest and wildlands of southeast and southcentral Alaska have been influenced by an uneven consideration of the various economic values provided or supported by primary, old-growth forest systems and associated ecosystem components. In order to level the informational basis for decisions and actions pursuant to those plans, we provide estimates of a more complete range of current, direct economic values associated with wilderness and other wildland areas on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests
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Green Budget - FY 2008 (01/30/2007)
The following report provides an "investor's guide" to Federal
environmental programs. It outlines the most critical needs for many
important environmental programs, with an emphasis on those most in need of immediate attention.
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Idaho's Roadless Areas at Risk (11/28/2006)
Critique of Governor Risch’s Petition to the US Department of Agriculture
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Redrock Wilderness, Utah (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Utah's Redrock Wilderness from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Valle Vidal, New Mexico (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on New Mexico's Valle Vidal from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Otero Mesa, New Mexico (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Otero Mesa from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Little Missouri National Grassland, North Dakota (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on North Dakota's Little Missouri National Grassland from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Rocky Mountain Front, Montana (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Vermillion Basin, Colorado (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Colorado's Vermillion Basin from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Roan Plateau, Colorado (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Colorado's Roan Plateau area from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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HD Mountains Roadless Area (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Colorado's HD Mountains Roadless Area from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Grand Mesa Slopes, Colorado (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Colorado's Grand Mesa Slopes area from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Clear Fork Divide, Colorado (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Clear Fork Divide, Colorado from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Carrizo Plain, California (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on California's Carrizo Plain National Monument from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Teshekpuk Lake from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest’s Wyoming Range, Wyoming (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Wyoming's Wyoming Range area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Upper Green River Valley, Wyoming (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Beartooth Front, Wyoming (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Report on Wyoming's Beartooth Front from Too Wild to Drill, 2006.
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Red Desert, Wyoming (Too Wild to Drill, 2006) (10/18/2006)
Summary of Red Desert, Wyoming, from the 2006 edition of Too Wild to Drill.
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Too Wild to Drill - Summary (10/18/2006)
The Bush Administration’s “lease and drill everything” policy is aimed at opening some of our most fragile places to oil and gas development. This report identifies 17 public lands that should not be developed, outlines the threat to these areas, and what should be done to protect them.
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Managing the Landscape for Fire: A Three-Zone, Landscape-Scale Fire Management Strategy (09/29/2006)
This report outlines a simple model to address wildland fire comprehensively across landscapes and describes how that model may be applied to the development of land and resource management plans (LRMPs).
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Hollow Promises in Our Land of Enchantment: Why the BLM Can't Be Trusted to Protect Otero Mesa (08/31/2006)
Report documents the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) past and likely future mismanagement of the State's public lands, including Otero Mesa. Drawing from the agency's own track record, the report shows that the BLM has played a shell game with the public regarding its environmental analysis of the impacts from oil and gas drilling.
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Addressing the Ecological Effects of Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) (08/31/2006)
This report summarizes the issues facing public land management agencies in regards to off-road vehicle usage. The report also addresses the importance of considering ecological effects when developing science-based plans and before making management decisions.
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Living with Fire: Protecting Communities and Restoring Forests (05/17/2006)
Findings and Recommendations of the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable May 2006
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Environmental Record of Bush Administration (05/12/2006)
A list of Bush Administration actions targeting our public lands.
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Habitat Fragmentation from Roads: Travel Planning Methods to Safeguard BLM Lands (05/01/2006)
This report summarizes existing research on habitat fragmentation and provides recommendations to the BLM on how it can incorporate habitat fragmentation analysis into its travel management planning process.
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Road Maintenance Costs and Funding: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (03/31/2006)
Road maintenance is essential for continued public use and to minimize adverse environmental effects of roads. Unfortunately, the cost of road maintenance exceeds the current federal appropriations. In an attempt to close this funding gap a Roads Policy was introduced in 2001. The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is among the first of the national forest units to have incorporated the roads policy into its management plan. This brief is the result of a study by The Wilderness Society to assess whether maintenance needs are currently being met and are likely to be met.
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The Wyoming Range: Wyoming's Hidden Gem (01/23/2006)
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing to open the Wyoming Range, a scenic wildlife-filled swath of mountains in western Wyoming, to energy development. This 28-page report celebrates the natural and recreational values of Wyoming's namesake mountains and explores what the range holds for the state's cultural heritage from the perspectives of those who know the range best.
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Reconnecting the Landscape: A Transportation Management Opportunity in the Boise National Forest (11/01/2005)
This report examines the breadth of this transportation network and explores its possible ecological effects. The authors of the study conducted a spatial analysis that documents what already has been lost due to roads – and identifies a remarkable conservation opportunity.
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A Moral Choice for the United States (10/25/2005)
Report details the human rights implications for the Gwich'in of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Gwich'in Nation's subsistence culture and caribou at risk if Congress OKs drilling. Report produced by the Gwich'in Steering Committee.
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The Economic Benefits of California Desert Wildlands: 10 Years Since the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (10/24/2005)
This analysis estimates that wildlands in the California desert region, in which several areas were designated as national parks and wilderness areas in 1994, generate economic values of about $1.4 billion annually and support nearly 3,700 jobs. Analysis produced for The Wilderness Society.
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State of the National Lanscape Conservation System (10/24/2005)
First assessment of the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of the five-year-old National Landscape Conservation System.
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From Despair to Hope: A Chronicle of Federal Old-Growth Forest Policy in the Pacific Northwest (09/22/2005)
By Jim Furnish. This paper looks at how one national forest, the Siuslaw in western Oregon, successfully forged a new vision and strategy for managing federal forestlands. The Siuslaw model is based on management approaches that nurture, rather than eliminate, mature and old-growth forests and their associated fish and wildlife habitats. It also reflects the values and aspirations that most people in the region have for their national forests.
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Targeting the Community Fire Planning Zone: Mapping Matters (08/03/2005)
Wilderness Society forest ecologist Dr. Greg Aplet and landscape ecologist Bo Wilmer examine issues surrounding Community Fire Planning Zones (CFPZ) -- best use of federal resources, what areas should be targeted, what is a sufficient buffer, and challenges of identifying at-risk communities.
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West Virginia’s Wild Mountain Treasure: The Monongahela National Forest (08/03/2005)
An overview of the Monongahela National Forest -- its history, challenges it faces, and efforts to protect it.
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Following the Money: National Fire Plan Funding and Implementation (05/31/2005)
Following National Fire Plan money as it moves through the U.S. Forest Service system reveals both explicit and unintended priorities for fire management. This analysis also tracks accomplishments reported from field offices, and links those numbers with appropriated dollars for a fuller picture of policy implementation challenges currently facing the agency.
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Wildlife at a Crossroads: Energy Development in Western Wyoming (02/25/2005)
This report evaluates the impact of energy development on four wildlife species in the Upper Green River Valley and makes management recommendations to the BLM.
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Integrating Science into Fire Management Planning: Maximizing the Benefits of Fire (12/22/2004)
Fire Management Plans provide the strategic foundation for all fire related management activities - before, during, and after a wildland fire. This brief describes the importance of using “best available science” to inform fire planning in order to maximize fire’s benefit while minimizing its costs.
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Wildland Fire Use: An Essential Fire Management Tool (12/21/2004)
Wildland Fire Use, the use of naturally-ignited fire in remote locations to improve forest health, can both perform essential ecological functions and reduce the high costs associated with fire suppression. This brief explores the benefits of increased WFU and the challenges facing expanded use of fire on public lands.
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A GIS Analysis of Economically Recoverable Gas and Oil Underneath the Roan Plateau, Colorado (10/27/2004)
New analysis detailing how the Bush Administration has dramatically overestimated the amount of gas technically and economically recoverable from the Roan Plateau Planning Area.
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Eastern Roadless Areas Under Threat (10/19/2004)
New report from Heritage Forests Campaign: The Midwest and the eastern half of the United States are home to a slowly diminishing number of roadless national forests. With so few places for a large portion of the U.S. population to go to relax, hike, camp, or fish, the Forest Service’s current policies for managing the most pristine parts of our National Forests -- roadless areas -- are particularly disturbing and they pose an urgent threat to these irreplaceable resources.
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Ecological and Financial Implications of Roads in the Monongahela National Forest (10/14/2004)
New report addresses roads management in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest by exploring the ecological and financial implications of the road system. The report explores the legal framework that the Forest Service must follow in managing roads and synthesizes the relevant conservation principles related to road effects and the ecological values associated with large unroaded areas.
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Why Wilderness (full report) (10/12/2004)
Report on what the last remaining wild lands of the southern Appalachians mean to the people of the Southeast.
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Protecting Northern Arizona's National Monuments: The Challenge of Transportation Management (09/30/2004)
New report examines the relationship between transportation networks and wildlife habitat in the Arizona Strip. Through GIS analysis, comparisons are made between the BLM's inventoried transportation network and a proposed citizen’s conservation alternative.
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Roadless Area Conservation Along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front: Are We Losing Ground? (08/25/2004)
New report demonstrates how the Forest Service's proposed road and motorized trail network would threaten the ecological integrity of the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana.
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This Land is Your Land: The Bush Administration's Assault on America's Forest Legacy (08/10/2004)
Report produced by American Lands Alliance and signed on to by The Wilderness Society. Report synopsis: New policies promoted by the Bush administration over the last three years seriously threaten our nation's forest legacy. Many of these policies have been advanced under the administration's broad reaching
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Roadless Areas: the missing link in conservation (Report Highlights) (07/12/2004)
Roadless areas provide crucial habitat across northern Rockies. While Bush Administration seeks to overturn the roadless rule, Idaho study shows the need for permanent protection of these roadless lands.
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Stewardship Contracting: An Assessment of Opportunities for Forest Restoration and Rural Communities (06/25/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #7 (June 2004): Summarizes the Stewardship Contracting program. This brief analyzes new contracting authorities, discussing the potential promise and pitfalls of implementation on public lands. (596 Kb)
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Conservation of Biodiversity in the East: The Role of Early Successional and Mature Forests (06/24/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief 6 (June 2004): Summary of the historical context and current status of both early and late successional forest habitats in the eastern United States. It also discusses the challenges inherent in managing for species that depend on these two habitat types and recommends actions that public agencies and land managers should consider at regional and local scales. (1.3 Mb)
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Public Views on the Biscuit Fire Recovery Project (05/12/2004)
An analysis of comments on the U.S. Forest Service's Draft EIS.
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The Federal Wildland Fire Budget: Let's Prepare, Not Just React (04/30/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #5 (Apr. 2004): Summary of analysis of the federal budget process and how it affects funding for wildland fire management. The implications of these findings and recommendations are presented. (467 Kb)
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The Federal Wildland Fire Budget: Let's Prepare, Not Just React (full report) (04/23/2004)
This report is an analysis of the federal budget process and how it affects funding for wildland fire management. The implications of these findings are discussed and recommendations proposed.
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Bureau of Land Management Budget: Let's Fix It (03/29/2004)
Report summarizing BLM's budget and receipts for FY 2000-2004, with an emphasis on tracking the money that funds conservation. The report recommends changes in how some programs are funded.
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Forest Liquidation: Short-Term Financial Gains Shortchange Long-Term Benefits (03/25/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #4 (Mar. 2004): Forestland sales increase the risk of "liquidation" harvesting. Modeling of timber growth and value illustrates why liquidation is financially attractive, compared with more selective harvest regimes. Because liquidation reduces long-term and non-priced forest values, public policies are needed to counteract the effects of short-term financial incentives. (979 Kb)
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Drilling in the Rocky Mountains: How Much and at What Cost? (03/20/2004)
Paper presented at the 69th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Spokane, WA. March 16-20, 2004. This paper examines the energy potential of western public land and the hidden environmental costs from energy extraction. The paper also examines the large environmental risks associated with the Bush administration's energy policies.
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Bureau of Land Management Budget -- Let's Fix It For Conservation (03/15/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #3 (Mar. 2004): Summary of BLM's conservation goals, needs, and spending, with an emphasis on the proposed 2005 budget. The Brief recommends changes in the budget to improve conservation. (900 Kb)
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The Federal Wildland Fire Budget (Exec Summ) (03/09/2004)
Executive summary of Wilderness Society report that reveals an illogical system of borrowing and reallocation of funds in the U.S. Forset Service budget that will fail to meet the long-term goals of effective wildland fire management and long-term conservation needs.
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The Economic Benefits of Wilderness, With a Focus on Land Value Enhancement (03/05/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #2 (Mar. 2004): Recently completed research at The Wilderness Society shows that residential property located closer to National Forest Wilderness is more valuable than otherwise similar properties without Wilderness and associated amenities nearby. (926 Kb)
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Landscape Connectivity: An Essential Element of Land Management (02/29/2004)
TWS Science & Policy Brief #1 (Feb. 2004): The concepts of landscape connectivity and how it can be applied in conservation. (760 Kb)
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Comments to 'Healthy Landscapes, Thriving Communities: Bioenergy and Wood Products Conference' (01/21/2004)
By Dr. Gregory Aplet, Senior Forest Scientist, The Wilderness Society. Bioenergy and new markets for wood products provide potential uses for waste materials that currently must be either carted off to landfills or left in place where they pose a hazard, either to people or to ecosystems. Nowhere is this need more acute than in the so-called wildland-urban interface where wildland vegetation intermingles with homes.
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Cascade Crest Forests: Forest Loss, Habitat Fragmentation, and Wildness (11/20/2003)
Report assesses the loss of forest, habitat fragmentation and degree of wildness in the Central Cascades of Washington and provides recommendations for future forest management.
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Wildland Fire Challenge (10/10/2003)
Report examining where fuel reduction treatments and fire restoration are most appropriate, including evaluating the quality of information that feeds wildland fire policy, assessing the fire management challenge with a focus on community protection, and outlining the first steps in a comprehensive strategy to prioritize where fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration measures are needed.
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Restoring Balance to Wildland Fire Policy (10/09/2003)
A 10-page primer on wildland fire policy.
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Roadless Areas Pose No Threat to Communities at Risk from Wildfire (09/15/2003)
An analysis conducted by The Wilderness Society reveals that there is little national forest roadless land in close proximity to homes and communities.
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Wildlife Impacts from Energy Development in Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley (09/05/2003)
The Wilderness Society contracted with experts to review existing land management plans as well as oil and gas Environmental Impact Statements and decision documents for the Pinedale Resource Area in the Upper Green River Valley in western Wyoming. Two reports resulted, one on big game, the other on sage grouse.
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Big Game Impacts from Energy Development in Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley (full report) (09/05/2003)
This report a) describes the existing ecology and population status of big game species and existing habitat conditions within the BLM's Pinedale Resource Area; b) reviews the current Pinedale RMP and the Anticline EIS based on existing scientific literature; and c) provides recommendations on how the Pinedale RMP may be revised to best manage ungulate populations within the BLM Pinedale Resource Area.
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Motorized Access on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front (08/26/2003)
This report presents a context for an access plan on the Rocky Mountain Front as well as addressing limitations of current analyses, needs for further assessment and analysis and suggestions for mitigation. Recommendations are offered for research toward sustaining communities of selected wildlife, especially those in decline and sensitive to motorized access and other human impacts.
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Ecological Effects of a Transportation Network on Wildlife (07/31/2003)
A spatial analysis of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. This report presents compelling evidence that the current transportation network in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument has had a significant impact on wildlife populations and other fragile resources across the landscape.
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Economic Value of Golden Trout Fishing in the Golden Trout Wilderness, California (07/08/2003)
This report describes the economic value of recreational fishing for California golden trout and two related subspecies in the Golden Trout Wilderness (Inyo and Sequoia National Forests). It also compares those values with livestock grazing, the other major economic activity in the wilderness.
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Sideling Hill Agriculture and Forestry Reports (06/12/2003)
Two reports: statistical information and case studies, about Sideling Hill Creek Watershed.
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FY 2004 Recommendations for Funding America's Public Lands (report) (05/28/2003)
This document represents the effort of a broad coalition of environmental and conservation groups to outline the critical needs of our nation's public lands and related resources for Fiscal Year 2004.
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FY 2004 Recommendations for Funding America's Public Lands (spreadsheet) (05/28/2003)
Spreadsheet summarizing FY 2004 public lands funding recommendations.
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Dead Trees and Healthy Forests (04/15/2003)
Dead Trees and Healthy Forests: Is Fire Always Bad?
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Fire and Fuels: Does Thinning Stop Wildfires? (04/15/2003)
This Science Brief takes a look at the impact of forest thinning on fuels availability.
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Communities at Risk from Wildfire (04/15/2003)
Communities at Risk from Wildfire: How Much is on Federal Land?
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Economics of Fuel Treatment (04/15/2003)
The costs and benefits of fuel treatment. Where does it make sense to thin forests?
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2002 Wildfire Season at a Glance (04/15/2003)
2002 Wildfire Season at a Glance: Historic Drought, Historic Fires
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Broken Promises: The Reality of Big Oil in America's Arctic (04/08/2003)
Broken Promises: The Reality of Big Oil in America's Arctic. New Report Documents Gap Between Environmental Promises and Reality on the North Slope. "Broken Promises" Debunks Drilling Proponents' Myths About Arctic Oil Drilling.
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Summary of Biscuit Complex Fire, OR/CA (03/24/2003)
Summary of Biscuit Complex Fire, OR/CA, July 13-Sept. 5, 2002
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Summary of Hayman Fire, CO (03/24/2003)
Summary of Hayman Fire, CO, June 8-July 2, 2002.
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Summary of the McNally Fire, CA (03/24/2003)
Summary of the McNally Fire, CA, July 21 - August 29, 2002.
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Summary of the Missionary Ridge Complex Fire, CO (03/24/2003)
Summary of the Missionary Ridge Complex Fire, CO, June 9-July 15, 2002.
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Summary of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, AZ (03/24/2003)
Summary of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, AZ, June 18 -July 7, 2002.
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Alabama's Mountain Treasures (03/17/2003)
Alabama's Mountain Treasures: The unprotected wildlands of the Bankhead and Talladega National Forests. (Lamar Marshall & Ken Wills, for The Wilderness Society)
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Fiscal Year 2003 Recommendations for Funding America's Public Lands (02/05/2003)
Recommendations for FY03 Land and Water Conservation Fund appropriations compiled by a coalition of organizations including The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, US PIRG, NPCA, NRDC, Sierra Club, and others.
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Roadless Areas: the missing link in conservation (02/05/2003)
Roadless Areas: the missing link in conservation. (Crist, Wilmer) Roadless areas provide crucial habitat across northern Rockies. While Bush Administration delays fully implementing roadless rule, Idaho study shows the need for permanent protection of these roadless lands.
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National Forests and Mill Closures (01/17/2003)
An assessment of the pending mill closure in Republic, WA. Prepared for TWS by ECONorthwest, January 2003.
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in BLM National Monuments - Summary (10/27/2002)
Summary of estimates of economically recoverable oil and gas for selected BLM National Monuments based on USFS low and high price scenarios.
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Energy and Western Wildlands (09/01/2002)
A GIS analysis of economically recoverable oil and gas. This report represents findings from two analyses conducted by The Wilderness Society in relation to gas and oil resources on public lands in the American West (CO, MT, ND, NM, UT, WY).
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Fragmenting Our Lands: Footprint Report (09/01/2002)
The ecological footprint from oil and gas development. Landscape analysis of Upper Green River basin in Wyoming shows that oil and gas drilling and extraction cause significant fragmentation of habitat. Conclusion: similar analysis needed for proposed oil and gas projects.
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State Economic Profiles (08/27/2002)
Economic profiles of 15 states confirm case for protection of Roadless Areas
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resource Estimates in Inventoried Roadless Areas - Index Page (08/27/2002)
Index page of oil and gas estimates for CO, MT, NM, ND, and WY.
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in Colorado (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for Colorado -- arranged by National Forest
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in Montana (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for Montana National Forests -- arranged by National Forest
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in New Mexico (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for New Mexico National Forests - arranged by National Forest
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in North Dakota (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for North Dakota National Forests -- arranged by National Forest
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in Utah (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for Utah National Forests -- arranged by National Forest
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Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas in Roadless Areas in Wyoming (08/27/2002)
Oil and gas estimates for Wyoming National Forests -- arranged by National Forest
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BLM National Monument Transportation Planning (05/28/2002)
This position paper outlines The Wilderness Society's concerns and suggestions involving one of the most critical aspects of the Bureau of Land Management's National Monument planning process: the creation of a coherent and legal transportation system.
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State of the Environment: Bush Strikes Out (04/18/2002)
This report documents failures by the Bush administration to protect air, water, land, and wildlife, showing how the administration consistently sides with industry eager to make a quick profit.
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Wild Forests at Risk (04/17/2002)
The implementation of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule would eliminate many threats to America's last remaining wild and pristine forest lands. This report looks at 20 of the most endangered forests.
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Taxation Without Representation: Taking the Public out of "Public Land Management" (04/15/2002)
While the country is focused on the war on terrorism, the Bush Administration is methodically shutting out the public's right to participate in the management of our public lands. This report provides a brief description of seven Administrative decisions, responses from the conservation community, related press coverage and other background information.
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National Monuments Bibliography by Legislation (04/09/2002)
An annotated bibliography of general references and information sources categorized by guiding legislation.
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National Monuments Bibliography by Resource (04/09/2002)
An annotated bibliography of general references and information sources categorized by resource (e.g. Archaeology and History, Fish and Wildlife, Geology).
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Economic Benefits of Wildlands in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Region of California (04/01/2002)
This economic report shows that wilderness and other natural areas provide direct and indirect benefits to humans. The study finds that the Eastern Sierra wild lands contribute total economic benefits of over $700 million per year and support more than 2,800 jobs in Mono and Inyo Counties. Prepared for The Wilderness Society by Robert B. Richardson, Colorado State University.
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Big Oil's Energy Plan: The Cost to America's Wild Lands and Waters (03/13/2002)
Wild lands are at risk from the cozy relationship between the Bush Administration and the oil and gas industry. With very little public debate or scrutiny, the White House has already allowed oil and gas companies to begin operations in some of the most fragile and remarkable places in the country.
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Arctic Refuge Drilling or Clean Energy? (02/25/2002)
A summary and review of current literature finds that job creation claims by the petroleum industry are flawed: real potential for job creation lies not in drilling for oil in pristine wilderness, but in fostering the development of sustainable, renewable sources of energy. Prepared by Pete Morton, The Wilderness Society. Read the Executive Summary
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Arctic Refuge Drilling or Clean Energy? Executive Summary (02/25/2002)
A summary and review of current literature finds that job creation claims by the petroleum industry are flawed. Author: Pete Morton, TWS. (Executive Summary)
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Too Wild To Drill (08/20/2001)
Full report describing sixteen areas that are high-profile examples of treasured public lands that should not be developed.
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Economic Value of Forest Ecosystem Services: A Review (08/17/2001)
A review of estimates of economic value of forest ecosystem goods and services in the United States. Values are grouped into eight categories: watershed services, soil stabilization and erosion control, air quality, climate regulation and carbon sequestration, biodiversity, recreation and tourism, non-timber products and cultural values. Prepared for The Wilderness Society by Douglas J. Krieger, Ph.D.
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Department of Energy's "Federal Lands Analysis Natural Gas Assessment": A Case of Expediency over Science (07/11/2001)
Executive summary of a critique of the DOE study alleging that various environmental safeguards imposed on federal oil and gas leases in southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado restrict access to nearly 70% of federal gas resources. Prepared by Pete Morton, Ph.D., Resource Economist, The Wilderness Society.
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Observations on Proposed Amendments to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (05/07/2001)
Preliminary observations on the May 4, 2001 announcement by the Bush administration that it will propose substantial amendments to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
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Summaries of 21 New National Monuments (04/26/2001)
Summaries of 21 new national monuments
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Protecting Roadless Areas and Idaho's Economy (03/26/2001)
An assessment of the Forest Service "roadless initiative" showing that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule will have a positive impact on jobs and the economy in Idaho. Prepared for TWS by ECONorthwest, March 2001.
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Protecting Roadless Areas and Montana's Economy (01/30/2001)
An assessment of the Forest Service "roadless initiative" showing that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule will have a net positive impact on jobs and the economy in Montana. Prepared for TWS by ECONorthwest, January 2001.
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Wildland Economics: Theory & Practice (Morton) (12/14/2000)
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