http://www.oregonwild.org daily 1 2006-03-06T23:12:00Z http://www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/oregon_roadless_wild_lands/court-restores-landmark-roadless-forests-protections In a long-awaited ruling, a Federal District Court judge today declared the Bush administration’s nullification of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule illegal and ordered the US Forest Service to reinstate it. The 2001 Rule, which protected over 58 million acres of national forest land from logging, mining and roadbuilding, was overturned by the Bush administration in May 2005. No publisher Matt 2006-10-12T21:19:00Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/bush-s-roadless-forest-plan-overturned A federal judge on Wednesday reinstated a road-construction ban in nearly 50 million acres of pristine wilderness, overturning a Bush administration rule that could have cleared the way for more commercial activity in national forests in Oregon and other states. No publisher Matt 2006-10-10T19:23:36Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/archive/bush-administration-ends-popular-roadless-rule-07-13-04 Yesterday the Bush administration announced its intent to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a program created under President Clinton to protect some of the most pristine remaining wild lands within America's National Forests. The administration has said that it will replace this popular rule with a state-by-state "petition" process. The move strips protections from some 58 million acres of public land throughout the nation. No publisher peter 2006-09-27T21:19:33Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/roadless-area-press-releases/over-260-000-americans-send-message-to-bush-protect-roadless-forests-03-02-06 ONRC and other conservationists announced the submission of a petition to the federal government signed by over 260,000 Americans, including over 100 current and former Olympic athletes. No publisher steve 2006-09-27T21:17:07Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/roadless-area-press-releases/washington-governor-joins-roadless-forests-lawsuit-02-09-06 ONRC applauds decision by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to join court challenge against Bush administration's repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule No publisher steve 2006-09-27T21:17:16Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/roadless-area-press-releases/press-release-outdoor-industry-seeks-moratorium-on-roadless-area-development-3-31-06 Outdoor industry leaders, small businesses join to seek moratorium on logging and development in roadless lands No publisher steve 2006-09-27T21:16:43Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/roadless-area-press-releases/press-release-outdoor-recreation-conservation-groups-defend-roadless-areas-3-30-06 No publisher steve 2006-09-27T21:16:53Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/archive/western-citizens-seek-to-reinstate-roadless-area-protections-roadless-repeal-challenged-10-06-05 San Francisco, CA - Joining the States of California, Oregon, and New Mexico, 20 conservation groups today added their voices to the call for protection of the last wild places in North America. The conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco seeking to invalidate a Bush administration decision targeting the last, large untouched tracts of our national forests for industrial development. The suit asks the court to reinstate a prior rule that protected these key areas. No publisher peter 2006-09-22T19:30:09Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/archive/conservationists-applaud-oregon-court-challenge-on-roadless-forests-urge-kulongoski-to-act-08-30-05 Portland, OR -- Oregon conservationists today applauded the announcement of a court challenge by the states of Oregon, New Mexico, and California aimed at overturning the Bush administration’s plan to open America’s last roadless wild forests to logging and other development. However, conservationists urged Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to do more. No publisher peter 2006-09-22T19:06:40Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/archive/conservationists-launch-new-challenge-to-bush-administration-and-roadless-forest-logging-10-12-05 Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC) and the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited join 75 other conservation organizations to reverse Bush forest policy No publisher peter 2006-09-22T18:15:35Z News Item http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-releases/recent-press-releases/new-study-federal-roadless-policy-threatens-clean-water-old-growth-forests-and-wild-salmon-10-13-05 Portland/Medford - A new study released today provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the importance of Oregon's 2 million acres of unprotected roadless forest lands for clean drinking water, old-growth forests, salmon recovery and a host of other ecological and economic values. No publisher peter 2006-02-17T01:23:27Z News Item