Earlier this spring, the Forest Service invited Wilderness Watch to a meeting after we submitted comments on the agency’s proposal to rein in overuse at Navajo Lake in the Lizard Head Wilderness in southwestern Colorado. Get the full details below. wildernesswatch.org/reining-in-o...

Reining in overuse in the Lizard Head Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

Earlier this spring, the Forest Service invited Wilderness Watch to a meeting after we submitted comments on the agency’s proposal to rein in overuse at Navajo Lake in the Lizard Head Wilderness in so...

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"Incredibly, the chainsaws in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness will not be fired up by Forest Service personnel, but by private commercial outfitters and guides." wildernesswatch.org/forest-servi...

Forest Service ignores federal laws to open River of No Return Wilderness to noisy chainsaws - Wilderness Watch

After a year of secret, behind-closed-door negotiations, the U.S. Forest Service recently authorized massive amounts of gas-powered chainsaw use in the largest contiguous Wilderness in the Lower 48 wi...

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"The outstanding wilderness and wildlife values of Izembek must be protected from the planned road construction until the merits of our lawsuit can be heard in court,” said Kevin Proescholdt, conservation director for Wilderness Watch. Details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/emergency-...

Sadly, sometimes we also "wonder if we have enough reverence for life to conceded to wilderness the right to live on."

On July 24, Wilderness Watch and allied groups filed a motion requesting that the court stop all road building activities in the Izembek Wilderness and National Wildlife Refuge while our recently filed lawsuit makes its way through court. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/izembek-inju...

Emergency legal action filed defend Izembek Wilderness

Lawsuit aims to stop road building in Izembek Wilderness and National Wildlife Refuge.

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A couple of deceptively-named anti-Wilderness logging bills—the “Save Our Sequoias Act” and the “Fix Our Forests Act"—have been attached to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or Senate Bill 4784. Full details and call script here >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/no_fofa_sosa...

Earlier this year, Wilderness Watch and our allies filed a complaint against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure the critical habitat—including in Wilderness—that threatened wolverines deserve and desperately need to fend off extinction. wildernesswatch.org/threatened-w...

Threatened wolverines need critical habitat designated - Wilderness Watch

No critter exemplifies our nation’s wilderness heritage more than the tenacious and beautiful wolverine. Wolverines are among the most wilderness-dependent mammals in the lower 48 states, persisting o...

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Earlier this year, Wilderness Watch and our allies filed a complaint against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure the critical habitat—including in Wilderness—that threatened wolverines deserve and desperately need to fend off extinction. wildernesswatch.org/threatened-w...

Threatened wolverines need critical habitat designated - Wilderness Watch

No critter exemplifies our nation’s wilderness heritage more than the tenacious and beautiful wolverine. Wolverines are among the most wilderness-dependent mammals in the lower 48 states, persisting o...

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The National Park Service has failed to keep the promise of a wild Cumberland Island. The National Park Service's proposed new Visitor Use Management Plan for Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness prioritizes recreation over wildness. wildernesswatch.org/cumberland-i...

Cumberland Island deserves better - Wilderness Watch

Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness in southern Georgia—with its massive live oak maritime forests, saltwater marshes, and spectacular white sand beach is the largest undeveloped barrie...

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“At least 50% of all Bureau-administered Wilderness acres are grazed by livestock. If enacted, these regulations would expand grazing at great cost to wilderness character and hide the consequences from the public." - Katie Bilodeau, Wilderness Watch wildernesswatch.org/blm-is-tryin...

BLM is trying to rig the rules and turning a blind eye to profiteers looting Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

As the public comment period closes today, the Bureau of Land Management has received more than 105,000 public comments on its proposed overhaul of federal grazing regulations governing approximately ...

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Two dangerous and deceptively-named anti-Wilderness logging bills, the “Save Our Sequoias Act” and the “Fix Our Forests Act," have been attached to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or Senate Bill 4784. Full details and call script >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/no_fofa_sosa...

The outstanding wilderness and wildlife values of Izembek must be protected from the planned road construction until the merits of our lawsuit can be heard. These values are of national and international significance and should not be tossed aside. wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency legal action aims to stop road building in Izembek Wilderness and National Wildlife Refuge

Lawsuit challenges Army Corps for violating the Clean Water Act when issuing permit

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There are hundreds of fewer wolves in Montana than previously thought....because the state of Montana overestimated the wolf population for decades. This is what "state management" of wolves looks like, in addition to allowing unethical "hunting" methods. dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/ju...

State overestimated wolf population for decades, according to annual wolf report

There are hundreds of fewer wolves in Montana than previously thought, according to the 2025 Wolf Report released by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks earlier this month.

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States have repeatedly sought to delist grizzly bears and resume trophy hunting. Now the Trump administration is weakening federal protections and moving one step closer to putting grizzly bears under state control. Take action by August 17 >>> bearsbelong.com/4drule

We support the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R. 5785) as it offers a solution toward ending livestock damage in Wilderness. This bill will work to bolster protection of public lands and Wilderness areas fairly and permanently. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/vgpra-hr5785...

Urge Congress to pass the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

Raise your voice to protect Wilderness, watersheds, and native wildlife.

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In good news for the Mission Mountains Wilderness in Montana, this spring the Forest Service withdrew its controversial "Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration and WUI Project" final environmental impact statement and draft record of decision. Details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/some-good-...

Some good news for the Mission Mountains Wilderness in Montana

U.S. Forest Service drops controversial burn and habitat manipulation plan in the Wilderness

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A lot of folks believe that once Congress designates a Wilderness that all threats suddenly disappear. Sadly that's not the case. Learn more about current threats to Wilderness and its wildlife. >>> wildernesswatch.org/threats/

"A recent opinion article by a U.S. Forest Service research fellow supporting manipulating designated Wilderness areas showed a profound misunderstanding about Wilderness, its history, its stewardship policies, and the Wilderness Act itself." wildernesswatch.org/for-wilderne...

For Wilderness to remain wild, it must remain unmanipulated - Wilderness Watch

A recent piece by a U.S. Forest Service research fellow supporting manipulating designated Wilderness areas showed a profound misunderstanding about Wilderness, its history, its stewardship policies, ...

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“Killing native species to appease the livestock industry violates the Wilderness Act,” said Dan Brister of Wilderness Watch. “In Wilderness, Congress mandated that the Forest Service protect nature—not industry profits.” wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/new-lawsui...

New lawsuit challenges wildlife killing by federal agents inside Wilderness

USDA’s Wildlife Services authorizes federally-subsidized “predator control” across millions of acres of public lands nationwide

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Please speak up for grizzly bears by urging your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act (H.R. 281 / S. 316). >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz... 📸 Sam Parks

The overarching legal mandate of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the Wilderness character of each area in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Learn more >>> wildernesswatch.org/stewardship-...

“If enacted, these regulations would expand grazing at great cost to wilderness character and hide the consequences from the public." – Katie Bilodeau, Legal Director and Policy Analyst for Wilderness Watch wildernesswatch.org/blm-is-tryin...

BLM is trying to rig the rules and turning a blind eye to profiteers looting Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

As the public comment period closes today, the Bureau of Land Management has received more than 105,000 public comments on its proposed overhaul of federal grazing regulations governing approximately ...

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Wilderness has star power! 📸 Oregon Badlands Wilderness by Bob Wick

Your help is needed to block an unnecessary bill in Congress that would allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wildernesses in California and could introduce human meddling in Wilderness nationwide. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/s4103/index....

Wilderness is not a tree farm

Keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!

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Your help is needed to block an unnecessary bill in Congress that would allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wildernesses in California and could introduce human meddling in Wilderness nationwide. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/s4103/index....

Wilderness is not a tree farm

Keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!

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For over 35 years, Wilderness Watch has been the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship the National Wilderness Preservation System. Learn more about current Wilderness issues we’re working on. >>> wildernesswatch.org/wild-issues/

After a year of secret negotiations, the Forest Service recently authorized chainsaw use in the River of No Return Wilderness with no opportunities for public comment, no environmental review, and no regard for federal laws, including the Wilderness Act. wildernesswatch.org/forest-servi...

Forest Service ignores federal laws to open River of No Return Wilderness to noisy chainsaws - Wilderness Watch

After a year of secret, behind-closed-door negotiations, the U.S. Forest Service recently authorized massive amounts of gas-powered chainsaw use in the largest contiguous Wilderness in the Lower 48 wi...

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“At least 50 percent of all Bureau-administered Wilderness acres are grazed by livestock,” said Katie Bilodeau, Legal Director and Policy Analyst for Wilderness Watch. wildernesswatch.org/blm-is-tryin...

BLM is trying to rig the rules and turning a blind eye to profiteers looting Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

As the public comment period closes today, the Bureau of Land Management has received more than 105,000 public comments on its proposed overhaul of federal grazing regulations governing approximately ...

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The U.S. Forest Service public comment period ends today (Monday, June 20), so please speak up to defend the Wilderness Act and America’s National Wilderness Preservation System from permanent climbing installations! wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/fs-climbing-...

Defend Wilderness from permanent climbing installations

Submit your comments to the Forest Service by July 20.

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The U.S. Forest Service public comment period ends today (Monday, June 20), so please speak up to defend the Wilderness Act and America’s National Wilderness Preservation System from permanent climbing installations! wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/fs-climbing-...

Defend Wilderness from permanent climbing installations

Submit your comments to the Forest Service by July 20.

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