Please thank President Obama and his administration for designating Fort Ord as a national monument. The 28,000-acre decommissioned base located south of San Francisco contains ecologically significant plant and animal habitat and is a popular destination for biking and hiking.

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Each monthly issue of Your Wilderness includes the latest wilderness news, including featured wilderness areas, profiles of local groups, and the status of wilderness legislation in Congress.

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Because Congress traditionally breaks for the Easter and Passover holidays, the House and Senate were in session for only half of April.

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Veterans of America's armed forces make all kinds of sacrifices to preserve the values that shape our national identity. Some return home intent on continuing their service in unexpected ways—such as advocating for protecting our public lands.

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Located near the intersection of the marine coastline, the warm semiarid desert of Southern California, and the cooler, wetter central regions of the state, the Los Padres National Forest forms one of the richest ecosystems in the world—attracting more than 1.8 million visitors a year.

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Barry Lopez came to town last month and delivered a talk entitled “The Writer and Social Responsibility,” which was as positively delightful as it was intellectually provocative.

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Under H.R. 1505, as reported out of House Natural Resources Committee April 17, 36 environmental and other protective statutes would be suspended on America’s public lands within 100 miles of U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada, including national parks, monuments, Indian reservations, wilderness, wildlife refuges, and other lands managed by U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture.

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Jane Danowitz, director of the Pew Environment Group’s U.S. public lands program, issued the following statement regarding an Obama administration plan that would replace the national Roadless Area Conservation Rule in Colorado’s national forests.

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Learn more about Colorado's new roadless forest plan.

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(New York Times) In April, the government of Premier Jean Charest introduced a bill in the Quebec National Assembly that seeks to protect nearly 150 million acres — half of northern Quebec, an area the size of France — from industrial development, including logging, mining and petroleum exploration.

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