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Environment News tagged with wilderness

Keep the Restigouche Wild ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, New Brunswick, Canada, protection, nature, habitat, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 83 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
CPAWS has identified 100,000 hectares of ecologically important wild areas in the New Brunswick portion of the Restigouche watershed. Show your support for a wild Restigouche River watershed by signing this petition to New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham.
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Part Myth, Part Majesty, Isle Royale Is An Unspoiled Gem - JSOnline
Environment  (tags: forests, moose, Michigan, camping, wilderness )

Raffi
- 93 days ago - jsonline.com
Isle Royale, Mich. -- A short hike, they called it. Just 4.2 miles to Scoville Point and back to the lodge. Now it's three hours later, and I'm still hiking. The way is strewn with rocks and boulders, giant roots and planks across the boggy spots.
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Protect the Redrock Wilderness ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 98 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Ask Interior Secretary Salazar to advance a bold new vision for preserving America's wilderness heritage.
10 comments
Alberta Opens Door to First New Protected Wilderness in a Decade
Environment  (tags: canada, alberta, goverment, conservation, wilderness, wildlife, protection )

Simone
- 102 days ago - cpaws.org
For the first time in 10 years, the Alberta government is giving the green light to creating new protected wilderness areas in the province -- a move being welcomed by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). The region that will be affected is
12 comments
Call on Interior Secretary Salazar to Preserve Our Wilderness ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 123 days ago - change.org
Earlier this year, NRDC online activists joined me to win a huge victory for wilderness when a federal judge blocked the Bush Administration from handing over 110,000 acres of Utah's Redrock Wilderness to oil and gas companies.
16 comments
The Big Wild.Org
Environment  (tags: wilderness, protection, environment, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 151 days ago - thebigwild.org
The Big Wild celebrates Canada's large wild expanses: our forests, lakes, free-flowing rivers and stunning coasts. It's an online community of people who are passionate about that wilderness. And it's people working together to ensure at least half of
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Victory! Nahanni National Park Reserve ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, protection, forests, nature, wildlife, habitat )

Cher
- 152 days ago - cpaws.org
Thank the Prime Minister and Minister Prentice for protecting one of Canada's and the world's most treasured wilderness places.
9 comments
The Mealy Mountains Are a Global Treasure Worth Preserving ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, protection, nature, habitat, wildlife )

Cher
- 177 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
This pristine wilderness should be permanently protected. Sign our petition!
5 comments
Protect America's Wilderness and Wildlife ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wilderness, protection, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 197 days ago - change.org
Wilderness clears our air, filters our water, provides home and sanctuary to wildlife including threatened and endangered species, and is a significant buffer for species facing the effects of global warming. But America's last wild places are falling to
15 comments
Guide the Future of Carrizo Plain ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: National Landscape Conservation System, environment, protection, California condor, San Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat and other rare and en, wilderness, animals, wildlife, nature )

Cher
- 234 days ago - action.wilderness.org
The Bureau of Land Management is currently developing a Resource Management Plan for the Carrizo Plain National Monument. This process will set the course for Monument management for up to 20 years.
3 comments
2009 Brings New Wilderness Areas
Environment  (tags: wilderness, environment, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife, animals, conservation )

Cher
- 235 days ago - examiner.com
The act sets aside slightly more than two million acres of federal land as wilderness. In keeping with the Wilderness Act, Section 4, part b, this land will be administered to preserve "the wilderness character of the area."
2 comments
US Wilderness Conservation Law Hailed as 'New Dawn for American Heritage'
Environment  (tags: wilderness, conservation, protection, California's Sierra Nevada, Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, environment, habitat, wildlife, nature )

Cher
- 243 days ago - guardian.co.uk
California's Sierra Nevada and Jefferson National Forest in Virginia among 2m acres of land to get highest level of protection.
2 comments
Great News! Congress Votes 'Yes' to Sweeping Public Lands Protection Act
Environment  (tags: obama, congress, GoodNews, democrats, republicans, government, usa, protection, wildlife, nature, habitat, environment, ecosystems, conservation, rivers, trails, parks, scenic, wilderness, water, fish, landscapes, Omnibus )

Tom
- 247 days ago - ens-newswire.com
Congress just approved a massive public lands bill that protects 200 million acres of wilderness in nine states and 1,000 miles of rivers in the wild and scenic river system. It establishes new national trails, national parks and a new national monument.
14 comments
Hiking the Massabesic Experimental Forest for Bobcat
Environment  (tags: wilderness, experimental forest, pine regeneration, forests, habitat, protection, wildlife, animals, Bear, moose, fisher, bobcat, environment )

Cher
- 257 days ago - examiner.com
It has since been used to study pine regeneration and other matters relating to timber production. Bear, moose, fisher, and bobcat all stalk this wilderness.
5 comments
Bush Administration May Ease Clean-Air Rules For National Parks
Environment  (tags: Bush Admin, forests, pollution, national parks, clean air, EPA, regulations, wilderness, scientists, Clean Air Act )

Caree
- 560 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.
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