Created by Bethanie Walder on May 16, 2012
Way back in 1996, Wildlands CPR held our first ever road reclamation workshop. We brought out two road reclamation experts from Pacific Watershed Associates (PWA) in northern California to lead the workshop. About 20 activists from around the U.S. came to learn about how roads impact water quality and how road reclamation can make those impacts go away.
Posted on March 23, 2012
By William Laurance
From Brazil to Borneo, new roads are being built into tropical
forests at a dizzying pace, putting previously intact wilderness
at risk. If we hope to preserve rainforests, a leading researcher
says, new strategies must be adopted to limit the number of
roads and reduce their impacts.
Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from Yale Environment 360.
Created by Bethanie Walder on March 15, 2012
Late last week we found out that the Forest Service document entitled: “A Comprehensive Framework for Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Management” had been pulled from the agency website. It’s not 100% clear, but it appears to have been pulled in response to concerns raised by off-road vehicle organizations regarding the language and information within the document.
Created by Grace Brogan on March 6, 2012
Check out this new resource, a review of scientific literature and guidance for managers.
Adam Switalski, our Science Program Director, recently co-authored an abridged version of our full ORV best management practices report with Wild Utah Conservation Biologist Alison Jones. The publication appeared in the peer-reviewed Journal of Conservation Planning.
This is a great resource for land managers concerned about conservation to address the environmental issues associated with ORV management on forestlands.
Created by Adam Switalski on February 24, 2012
Created by Adam Switalski on February 10, 2012
Created by Adam Switalski on February 3, 2012
Here is an interesting new report on adapting to climate change on the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (WA). Chapter 4 specifically addresses road management in the face of a changing climate. This appears to be the first example of a national forest specifically addressing their road system in the context of climate change in a formal report. There is a nice summary of their key points on page 36 (Box 4.3).
To view the report go to: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr844.pdf
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