Posts Tagged ‘wilderness’
Senate Bill Would Expand Virginia Wilderness
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act in January, which would increase two wilderness areas in Bath County, Va., by 5,600 acres.
Read MoreMost Sweeping Public Lands Bill in Decades Becomes Law
New public lands legislation designates 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and more.
Read MoreGroups Aim to Reshape Nantahala-Pisgah Plan
Conservationists, recreation enthusiasts, the timber industry and more have played a major part in the U.S. Forest Service’s ongoing effort to make major changes to the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Management Plan for the first time since 1994.
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: John Wilson
John Wilson is a wilderness advocate and documentary filmmaker from Avery County, N.C. His family has been in the tourism business in the North Carolina mountains for over a century. Answers have been edited where needed for clarity and length. Tell me about your relationship with the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests. How do you…
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