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September 14, 2004
W is NOT for Wilderness
On September 4th, the Allegheny Defense Project held a successful rally in Erie, PA, to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
We also took the occassion to raise public awareness regarding current administration policies and how they effect Wilderness. Here is a capsule of current policies regarding wilderness (particularly in relation to the Allegheny National Forest):
1. Despite public objections, the Bush Administration has decided to arbitrarily narrow the areas that would be considered for Wilderness designation in the Allegheny National Forest - and has failed to make public the complete analysis that this decision was based on.2. Despite overwhelming public support for the designation of the Tionesta Wilderness Area in the Allegheny National Forest - the US Forest Service has approved logging as part of the Bush Administration's "Healthy Forests” Initiative and planned additional logging in timber sales such as the controversial Martin Run logging project.
3. Despite overwhelming support for the Roadless Area Protection Rule the Bush Administration has decided to scuttle those rules when they need to be expanded to protect smaller roadless areas in the eastern United States.
Posted by jkleissler at September 14, 2004 03:07 PM
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