National Park Service Shirks Wilderness Legacy

by Susan Sargent | August 25, 2014
50th Wilderness Act Anniversary Marked by Lip Service Not Leadership ...

Federal Audit Slams Cal/OSHA Performance

California Below National Average in Several Key Worker Health & Safety Measures ...

NPS Wilderness Detailed

by Susan Sargent | August 21, 2014
As only God can make a tree, only Congress can make designated wilderness.  Yet, as detailed on these pages, the President and federal land management agencies have a vital role to play.    The enactment of the Wilderness Act on September 3, 1964 began a process that is ongoing. On this ...

EPA Intervention Needed to Save Virginia Wetlands

Corps Botches Wetland Delineation; Okays Hundreds of Wetland Acres for Fill ...

Maps Existing & Missing

by Susan Sargent | August 20, 2014
Congress designated or included wilderness within 52 areas of the national park system by twenty-one separate statutes, enacted between 1970 and 2009. The wording of each statute varies but every statute, except for five, requires a written legal description and a map of wilderness be ...
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