Results for keyword: Legislation
-
Wilderness cliffhanger
Three compromise wilderness bills have passed the House and now await Senate approval
by Matt Jenkins, Aug 21, 2006 -
Enviros wary of 'Nevada-style' wilderness bill
A controversial proposed wilderness bill for Utah’s Washington County includes utility corridors, motorized-vehicle trails, and public-land sales designed to accommodate urban growth
by Brett Wilkison, Apr 17, 2006 -
Wheelchairs and wilderness can coexist
Accessible trails for wheelchair users should be a part of new wilderness legislation
by Erik Schultz, Dec 12, 2005 -
The little wilderness that could
The long and carefully planned campaign to protect the Ojito Wilderness in New Mexico holds useful lessons for wilderness activists across the West
by Laura Paskus, Nov 28, 2005 -
A wilderness bill with a little something for everyone
The Boulder-White Clouds wilderness bill tries to give something to everybody, as a list of some of its provisions reveals
by Ray Ring, Nov 22, 2004 -
Freewheeling wilderness proposal irks purists
The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act would allow mountain bikers and chain saws into a proposed Oregon wilderness
by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004 -
Conservationist in a Conservative Land
Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League is working with Republican Congressman Mike Simpson on a wilderness bill for the Boulder and White Cloud mountains, but not everybody in "Planet Idaho" is happy
by Ray Ring, Nov 22, 2004 -
Mountain bikers go wild
Mountain bikers in the Central Oregon Trail Alliance favor creation of a Badlands Wilderness Area near Bend, Ore., even if they can’t ride in it
by Rachel Odell, Jun 07, 2004 -
Small steps for wilderness
Arizona activists team up with Rep. Raul Grijalva to create a small-scale wilderness proposal for the Tumacacori Highlands
by Jodi Peterson, May 10, 2004 -
Wilderness is as American as apple pie
Two distinguished former public servants raise a hurrah for wilderness on the occasion of the Wilderness Act's 40th anniversary
by Dale Bumpers and Dan Evans, May 03, 2004






