Forest Planning for the George Washington National Forest appears ready to resume.  The Forest Service has established new planning regulations to replace those found to be illegal by a federal appeals court in March 2007.  So planning on the GWNF and other national forests is about to begin.  [read more]

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THE 3rd ANNUAL TREEHUGGERS BALL held Saturday, May 10, 2008 to benefit Wild Virginia and Living Education Center for Ecology and the Arts was a great success and a lot of fun. We raised over $5,000 for two great organizations.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Crutchfield, Lithic Construction and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports.

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1st Quarter 2008 Newsletter is online [here]

The Roadless Areas in our National Forests remain at risk from logging and mining.  View the “Wild At Heart” report at left to learn more.

ACT NOW TO HELP PROTECT VIRGINIA'S ROADLESS AREAS AND GAIN NEW WILDERNESS:

Write a letter to Congress to support the Roadless Area Conservation Act!

The Virginia Ridge and Valley Act 2007 ( S. 570) was recently re-introduced into Congress. The bill has passed the House (Oct. 23, 2007). Senators Warner and Webb have introduced the bill in the Senate. This bill would protect over 55,000 acres on the Jefferson National Forest as Wilderness or National Scenic Area. For background: [read more].

Virginia is for Wilderness and they need to hear from YOU! (It's not hard, YOU can do it!)