COMMENTS AND APPEALS

Forest Planning Process:

Wild Virginia is working with other organizations in Virginia to present a Citizen's Vision for our George Washington National Forest. Read the four page summary [here]

VICTORY! Federal Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled March 30, 2007 that the US Forest Service violated several laws including the Administrative Procedure Act, National Forest Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act when it put forth a rule in 2005 that eliminated the public process and formal consultation to protect wildlife when reviewing Forest Plans for National Forests. To read the ruling click [here] (180k .pdf) We will post more info soon on how this will affect the planning process for the George Washington National Forest.

We congratulate our colleagues at the Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project, The Lands Council, Center for Biological Diversity, Klamath Siskyou Wildlands Center, and more on their tremendous victory.

Wild Virginia will continue to work to promote a "Citizen's Vision" for the George Washington National Forest. To get involved email David Hannah: dhannah at wildvirginia.org

More details of our efforts will be posted in the coming weeks, stay tuned.

The USFS Planning Process website is here: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/forestplan/revision/index.shtml

WILD VIRGINIA DOCUMENTS BY RANGER DISTRICT

Lee Ranger District:

Great Little Timber Sale Summary (20k)

Prescribed Burn-Wood Turtle Proposal Summary

North River (formerly Deerfield & Dry River) Ranger District:

Marshall Run Timber Sale Summary

Wild Virginia Scoping Comments on Marshall Run TS

Glenwood/Pedlar Ranger District:

Robinson Hollow Timber Sale Scoping Comments submitted 3-20-2006 [345kb PDF]