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The Wilderness Society:

Arctic Refuge
Budget & Appropriations
Mid-Atlantic Forests
National Wildlife Refuges
Kathy Westra, 202-429-2642

Bureau of Land Management
Energy Policy
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RS 2477
Dave Slater, 202-429-8441

National Forests
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Wildfire
Chris Lancette, 202-429-2692

Off-Road Vehicles
Kristen Brengel, 202-429-2694

Wilderness Campaigns
Melyssa Watson, 970-247-8788

National Monuments
Four Corner States (CO, UT, NM, AZ)
Bobby Magill, 303-650-5818 x 118

Northeast (MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Jeremy Scheaffer, 617-426-3213

Northern Rockies (ID, MT, WY, ND, SD)
Chris Mehl, 406-586-1600

Website
Kathy Kilmer, 303-650-5818 x 101
Ted Fickes, 303-650-5818 x 112

Wilderness Magazine and General Inquiries
Ben Beach, 202-429-2655





Newsroom - Press Releases, Statements and Other Commentary from The Wilderness Society
 
 
 
 
National Monuments, Wildlife, and Archaeological Sites Threatened by New BLM Plan for Northern Arizona (05/09/2008)
 
Wild Sky Wilderness Signed into Law (05/08/2008)
 
Public Overwhelms Interior Department with Opposition to Latest Proposed Oil & Gas Project in Utah's Famed Nine Mile Canyon (05/07/2008)
 
Wild Sky Wilderness Passes Congress (04/29/2008)
 
World's Migratory Birds & Globally Important Wilderness Habitat Endangered by House Natural Resources Committee Vote (04/23/2008)
 
On Eve of Earth Day, Bush Imperils Local Communities and Wild Lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming With Continued Rush to Begin Oil Shale Leasing (04/21/2008)
 
Public Officials, Renewable Industry Representatives Call West-wide Energy Corridors Process Missed Opportunity, Possible Disaster (04/15/2008)
 
Murray and Cantwell Praised as Wild Sky Wilderness Passes Senate (04/10/2008)
 
House Passes Major Land Conservation Initiative (04/09/2008)
 
Analysis Shows American Forests Contain Enormous Carbon Reserves (04/09/2008)
 
Bush Administration’s Rush to Develop Oil Shale and Tar Sands Endangers Local Communities and Wild Lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (03/20/2008)
 
Lawsuit Aims to Correct Errors in DOE's Transmission Corridor Designations (03/14/2008)
 
Former Interior Department Official Calls for “Bold, Immediate Action” to Fund Public Lands in FY 09 (03/13/2008)
 
Senators and Environmental Leaders Gather and Signal Unity for Action on Global Warming Legislation (03/12/2008)
 
New House bill proposes better system to pay for fire suppression (03/06/2008)
 
Proposed Land Exchange Threatens Wildlife and Ways of Life (03/04/2008)
 
Conservationists Applaud Efforts of Governor and Attorney General to Protect Southern California Forests (02/28/2008)
 
Wilderness Society Economist Receives National Award (02/13/2008)
 
Representative Norm Dicks to Receive Ansel Adams Award for Commitment to Preserving Nation's Lands (02/05/2008)
 
President Leaves Out Much Needed Funds for Public Lands in FY09 Budget (02/04/2008)
 
Herb Field of Patriot-News Wins Leopold Award for Environmental Editorials (02/01/2008)
 
Conservationists Applaud New West Virginia Wilderness Effort (02/01/2008)
 
Opposition Builds Against Drilling Arctic’s Chukchi Sea (01/31/2008)
 
Statement of William H. Meadows in Response to the Forest Service's Release of its Final Management Plan for the Tongass National Forest (01/25/2008)
 
Conservation, Native Groups Oppose Proposed Land Swap For Oil Development In Yukon Flats Refuge In Alaska (01/23/2008)
 
Conservationists celebrate 10-year roadless forests anniversary (01/22/2008)
 
Conservation Community Praises Chairman Markey for Highlighting Conflicting Department of Interior (DOI) Decisions that Threaten America’s Polar Bears (01/16/2008)
 
Report Highlights Errors in Tongass Forest Economics (01/07/2008)
 
Minerals Management Service Announces Controversial Chukchi Lease Sale Days before U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is Due to Decide Fate of U.S. Polar Bears (01/02/2008)
 
Big Cypress National Preserve Threatened By Damaging Off-Road Vehicle Use (12/21/2007)
 
The Wilderness Society Gives Mixed Reviews to Environmental Provisions in FY 2008 Spending Package (12/19/2007)
 
Statement by Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows on the U.S. House Passage of the Energy Bill (12/18/2007)
 
Senate Authorizes New Land Protection Program (12/17/2007)
 
Utah Withdraws Controversial Highway Lawsuit (12/17/2007)
 
Senate passes Energy Bill (12/14/2007)
 

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