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.
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Senate Bill Would Expand Virginia Wilderness
TAGS: conservation George Washington National Forest senate bill Virginia Wilderness Additions Act wilderness
Most 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.
Groups 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.
TAGS: Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah National Forest timber harvest US Forest Service wilderness
Nantahala-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.…
