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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 2h

The Forest Service has proposed to cut trees and burn up to 800,000 acres of Wilderness across 11 Wilderness areas in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests of California’s High Sierra.

See why we oppose this scheme.

via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social

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Torching the "Range of Light"

Moved by the radiance of sunbursts bouncing between granite peaks, John Muir once called the Sierras the “Range of Light.” Now, a century later, millions

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 4h

Happy Forest Friday!

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 20h

Mining is fundamentally incompatible with preserving the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, its wildlife, and its clean water.

Wilderness values like solitude, silence, and remoteness could be impacted by the close proximity of industrial mining activity and any associated development.

Trump administration approves mine exploration project near Libby

Hecla’s Libby Exploration Project was one of 10 fast-tracked for ‘expedited permitting’ earlier this year; conservation groups cry foul.

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 20h

Trump approved one of the world’s largest proposed copper and silver mines under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in Montana.

Mining is fundamentally incompatible with preserving the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, its wildlife, and its clean water.

montanafreepress.org/2025/10/09/t...

Trump administration approves mine exploration project near Libby

Hecla’s Libby Exploration Project was one of 10 fast-tracked for ‘expedited permitting’ earlier this year; conservation groups cry foul.

montanafreepress.org

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 21h

On September 30, Wilderness Watch and Heartwood sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop construction of a 2.5-mile road through the Lusk Creek Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois

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Lawsuit filed over illegal road plan in Lusk Creek Wilderness

Forest Service’s road plan violates the Wilderness Act.

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING NEWS!

Wilderness Watch and Heartwood have sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop construction of a 2.5-mile road through the Lusk Creek Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois.

wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/groups-sue...

Groups sue Forest Service over illegal road plan in Lusk Creek Wilderness

Agency approved road-building and access scheme violate the Wilderness Act

wildernesswatch.substack.com

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 1d

After our Wilderness Watch board and staff meeting, some of us hiked into the beautiful backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, near the southern end of the magnificent Gallatin Range.

Thanks again to all our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 1d

Livestock are authorized to graze over 25 percent of the 52 million acres of protected Wilderness in the lower forty-eight states.

Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 1d

Over 250M acres of public lands are leased for livestock grazing—driving habitat loss, water pollution, and wildlife decline. New rollbacks could make it worse. Join the Oct 22 webinar with WWP, ONDA & Advocates for the West to discuss solutions. Register: bit.ly/4nHE9MD

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 1d

On October 6, Trump issued a memorandum approving construction of the Ambler Mining Road.

Trump also announced the U.S. will purchase a 10 percent stake in Trilogy Metals.

Trump donor, billionaire John Paulson, is a large shareholder in Trilogy Metals.

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Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s pre...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 1d

Since neither of us is a spring chicken and we’re carrying full backpacks, that option is out. So, we cautiously watch the bears as we slog past them and continue up the valley."

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Among the grizzlies in the Denali Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

A light-colored sow grizzly and her two darker cubs of the year watch us from across the gravel bar as we wade the calf-deep creek. We are too close for comfort, but we’re at a narrow bottleneck of th...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 2d

We're having a successful and inspiring board meeting here in the northern part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem!

The board and staff are incredibly grateful for all the Wilderness advocacy that our members and supporters engage in, as well as your generous support!

Thank you!

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 2d

Happy October, Wilderness Watchers!

Our fall newsletter is hot off the press.

Check out what we've been doing—with your help and support—to defend America's National Wilderness Preservation System.

>>> wildernesswatch.org/wp-content/u...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 3d

Check out this important new film about advocates who are working to defend and preserve Wilderness and wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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Watch "The Wild Gallatins," A Film About Recreation, Wildlife, and Wilderness Near Yellowstone National Park

Do we have the foresight and humility to protect one of the last expanses of Yellowstone's wild country?

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 3d

Founded in 1989, Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Today, Wilderness Watch includes over 3,000 members and 150,000 supporters.

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 3d

“The Wilderness Act promises that places like Lusk Creek remain wild, free from roads and motorized intrusion. By authorizing this road, the Forest Service is breaking that promise—and we’re going to court to defend this special place."

Details >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/lusk-creek-r...

Lawsuit filed over illegal road plan in Lusk Creek Wilderness

Forest Service’s road plan violates the Wilderness Act.

wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 4d

"Make no mistake: wildlife will pay the price, along with those of us humans who value peace, solitude and healthy public wildlands." – Howie Wolke, Wilderness Watch board of directors

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Viewpoint: Rescinding roadless rule would be ecological disaster

Howie Wolke writes, Roadless wildlands include some of the world’s best wildlife habitats – where rare and threatened species such as grizzly and wolverine thrive – not to mention elk, bighorn sheep a...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 7d

Sadly, the message in this essay written by Wilderness Watch’s Katie Bilodeau on last year’s 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act remains as important as ever.

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Please, no diamonds for the Wilderness Act’s 60th anniversary - Wilderness Watch

The 1964 Wilderness Act celebrates its 60th anniversary on September 3rd. Diamonds are a gift for a 60th wedding anniversary and presumably represent strength, but from a humanitarian lens diamonds ha...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 8d

"Two groups that advocate for forests and wilderness are suing the US Forest service to stop construction of a road in the Shawnee National Forest. The groups—Wilderness Watch and Heartwood—filed suit Tuesday in Federal Court in the Southern District of Illinois."

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Lawsuit filed to stop road construction in Shawnee National Forest

Two groups that advocate for forests and wilderness are suing the US Forest service to stop construction of a road in the Shawnee National Forest. The groups - Wilderness Watch and Heartwood filed sui...

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 8d

Wilderness Watch and Heartwood sued the U.S. Forest Service this week to stop construction of a 2.5-mile road through the Lusk Creek Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois.

Full details here >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/groups-sue...

Groups sue Forest Service over illegal road plan in Lusk Creek Wilderness

Agency approved road-building and access scheme violate the Wilderness Act

wildernesswatch.substack.com

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 8d

Urge Congress to pass the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act to defend clean water and Wilderness!

>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/no-mining-in...

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Will mining destroy America’s most-visited wilderness?

The Trump administration is moving rapidly to approve a mine next to the Boundary Waters that many fear will pollute the pristine wilderness area.

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 8d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 9d

Our favorite color is October! 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

📸 Zion Wilderness by Tom Andrews, wildlandart.com

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING NEWS!

Wilderness Watch and Heartwood have sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop construction of a 2.5-mile road through the Lusk Creek Wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest of southern Illinois.

wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/groups-sue...

Groups sue Forest Service over illegal road plan in Lusk Creek Wilderness

Agency approved road-building and access scheme violate the Wilderness Act

wildernesswatch.substack.com

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 9d

"A light-colored sow grizzly and her two darker cubs of the year watch us from across the gravel bar as we wade the calf-deep creek. We are too close for comfort, but we’re at a narrow bottleneck of the valley bottom."

wildernesswatch.org/denali-wilde...

Among the grizzlies in the Denali Wilderness - Wilderness Watch

A light-colored sow grizzly and her two darker cubs of the year watch us from across the gravel bar as we wade the calf-deep creek. We are too close for comfort, but we’re at a narrow bottleneck of th...

wildernesswatch.org

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 10d

Keep Wilderness Wild!

Stop Congress from killing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across the entire lower 48 states so trophy hunters and trappers can kill even more wolves!

>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose_hr845...

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