Orphaned Park Wilderness: News Releases

September 4, 2007  NEW PARK SERVICE POLICY PROMOTES ALASKA INHOLDINGS — Interim Guidance Abandons Acquisition as Tool to Protect Wilderness and Wildlife

February 8, 2007  PARK SERVICE STUNTS WILDERNESS GROWTH — Stalled Park Wilderness Plans Could Increase Wild Lands by More than Half

September 13, 2006  OLYMPIC PARK PLANS TO SET FIRES IN THE WILDERNESS — Burns for Cultural, Non-Safety Reasons Are Illegal and Ill-Advised, Groups Charge

August 29, 2006  OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK PLAN SHORTCHANGES WILDERNESS — Development Promoted While Rivers and Wild Lands Shortchanged

April 13, 2006  PARK OFFICIAL SHOULD BE DISCIPLINED FOR WILDERNESS VIOLATION — Olympic Superintendent Wasted $250,000 Despite Warning Plan Was Illegal

August 4, 2005  U.S. DISTRICT COURT UPHOLDS WILDERNESS ACT — Olympic National Park's Shelters Are In Violation Of Act

May 19, 2005  MOUNTAIN BIKE DEAL MAY OPEN UP PARK WILDERNESS — 5.5 Million Acres of Wild Lands Vulnerable to New Mountain Bike Trails

May 2, 2005  PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK DUE FOR WILDERNESS REVIEW — Will New Park Lands Be Protected for Their Wild Values?

November 4, 2004  OLYMPIC PARK VIOLATING WILDERNESS ACT — Lawsuit to Block Pre-Fabs Being Helicoptered Into Wilderness

July 1, 2004  COURT RULES PARK SERVICE VIOLATES WILDERNESS ACT — End of Motorized Vehicle Tours in Georgia's Cumberland Island Wilderness

February 12, 2004  OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK TO AIRLIFT PREFABS TO WILDERNESS AREAS — Wilderness Act Violations Cited

January 28, 2004  TOP NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS OFFICIAL RESIGNS IN FRUSTRATION — Park Service Ignoring Letter and Spirit of the Wilderness Act

December 15, 2003  PARK SERVICE OKAYS WILDERNESS VIOLATIONS BY ITS STAFF — Groups Petition to End

September 8, 2003  PARK WILDERNESS PLANS BLOCKED — Bush Administration Maintains Moratorium on New Wilderness Designations

February 5, 2002  CONSERVATIONISTS FILE LAWSUIT TO PROTECT CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS IN GEORGIA — Motorized Vehicle Tours Violate Wilderness Designation