Wilderness Victory

Last month the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals put an end to the final legal challenges to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.  The decade of lawsuits that sought loopholes in the law for logging and mining interests is now over.  Oregon's wilderness areas are now protected.
This is great news for wildlife, wilderness areas, and recreationists! 

- Oregonians submitted more comments than any other state
- The Roadless Rule prevents new roads and resource extraction
- Almost two million acres of Oregon's pristine backcountry areas are protected
- 60 million acres are protected in the US

You can read the courts decision here www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/09/09-8075.pdf .

Osprey looking for a snack on the Rogue River.