Heritage Forests Campaign Press Room Archives

• Surprising shift by Idaho governor — November 30, 2006


• Federal Judge Issues Injunction Halting All Activities Inconsistent with the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — November 30, 2006


• Idaho Governor Bucks National Trend; First to Call for Logging and Road Building in National Forests — November 28, 2006


• Statement: Federal Judge Overturns the Bush Roadless Rule and Reinstates the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — September 20, 2006


• Federal District Court Decision Reinstates 2001 National Forest Protections; Gov. Risch Moves Forward With Industry-Friendly Proposal Anyway — September 20, 2006


• Statement of Robert C. Vandermark on Colorado's Roadless Areas Review Task Force Recommendations — August 10, 2006


• Statement of Robert C. Vandermark on Oregon starting its petition process to protect roadless areas — July 21, 2006


• California Requests Full Protection For Its Roadless National Forests — July 12, 2006


• Governor Takes a Stand to Protect California's Roadless Areas — July 11, 2006


• Group Aims to Stop First Sale in Roadless Area East of Mississippi — July 5, 2006


• Arizona Starts Its Petition Process to Protect Roadless Areas — June 29, 2006


• The Bush Administration's Recommendations for Roadless Areas in VA, NC and SC — June 21, 2006


• New Mexico Requests Full Protection for Roadless National Forests — May 31, 2006


• South Carolina Governor Files Petition to Protect State's Roadless Areas — April 19, 2006


• Bush Administration Rebuked for New Activities in Pristine Roadless Areas — March 30, 2006


• North Carolina Governor Files Petition to Protect 100% of State's Roadless Areas — March 9, 2006


• Over 250,000 Americans Ask Forest Service to Reinstate Forest Protections — March 2, 2006


• Gov. Warner Becomes First to Request Protection of National Forests — December 22, 2005


• Citizen Petition Drive Launched to Reinstate Forest Protections — Aims to Stop Federal Plans Favoring Logging, Deforestation - October 11, 2005


• Joint Statement of Conservation Leaders — Citizens Urged to Petition to Restore National Forest Protections - October 11, 2005


• Administration Announcement of Forest Advisory Panel — Robert Vandermark, Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - September 16, 2005


• Today's AG Challenge To The Bush Repeal Of The Roadless Rule — Robert Vandermark, Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - August 30, 2005


• HFC Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Protect Last Wild National Forests — Robert Vandermark, Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - July 28, 2005


• Kempthorne Balks on Roadless ProtectionsTrend Shows National Forests Need National Protection — Robert Vandermark, Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - June 23, 2005


• Bush Administration Ends Safeguards for Pristine National Forests — Aim is Logging, Mining, Drilling, Conservationists Charge - May 5, 2005


• Administration Puts Our Last Wild National Forests at Risk — Robert Vandermark, Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - May 5, 2005


• Administration Abandons Forest Protections — Philip Clapp, President, National Environmental Trust - May 5, 2005


• NFMA regulations issued today stacks the decks in favor of the timber industry... — Statement by Robert Vandermark, Co-Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - December 22, 2004


• Americans Send Strong Call For National Forest Protections — Gov. Richardson, Diverse Experts Decry Bush National Forests Plan - November 15, 2004


• The Forest Service's Misguided Plan to Combat Invasive Species — Statement of Tiernan Sittenfeld, Co-Director, Heritage Forests Campaign - October 29, 2004


• Scientists to Bush: Don't Ignore Science — Protect Pristine Roadless Forests - October 21, 2004


• Report: Forest Service Practices Threaten Public Lands - October 19, 2004


• Estée Lauder, U.S. Industry Leaders Call for Protection of Americas Last Wild National Forests - October 5, 2004


• One Million Americans: Stop the Bush Administration's National Forests Giveaway - September 14, 2004


• Statement of Rebecca Giddens — 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist, Women's Slalom Kayak; On Protecting Wild Forests and Rivers for Future Generations of Kayakers - September 14, 2004


• News Advisory — On Sept. 14, Members of Congress, Activists, Olympian will Blast Bush Plan to Give Away National Forests - posted September 10, 2004


• Heritage Forests Campaign, Co-Director Statement - Bush Forest Plan Breaks Faith with Washington State - August 10, 2004


• Statement of Robert Vandermark Co-Director, Heritage Forests Campaign, On How Bush National Forests Giveaway Threatens Parks - July 28, 2004


• Statement of Tiernan Sittenfeld Co-Director, Heritage Forests Campaign, Capitol Hill News Conference - July 20, 2004


• News Advisory — July 20: Members of Congress, Environmentalists Blast Bush Plan to Give Away Federal Forests


• Statement of Robert Vandermark, Co-director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, Administration Abandons Forest Protection - July 12, 2004


• Statement of Robert Vandermark, Co-director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, On House Action to Protect the Tongass Rainforest - June 17, 2004


• Hikers Hit Endangered Roadless Areas on June 5 National Trails Day - June 3, 2004


• Statement of Robert Vandermark, Co-director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, On Today's Forest Service Announcement - June 1, 2004


• Members of Congress Call on Bush Administration to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests - May 6, 2004


• ADVISORY: Members of Congress, Environmentalists to Call on Bush Administration to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests - May 5, 2004


• Reports Released in 12 States Find Changes to National Forest Policies Threaten Last Wild Forests in U.S. - May 4, 2004


• The Bush Administration's Forest Policy: Just One Long Prank on the American Public? - March 29, 2004


• Roadless Update: Rey and Bosworth Signal Imminent Decision - March 9, 2004


• No Celebration on Roadless Rule Three-Year Anniversary -- January 12, 2004


• Bush Administration Finalizes Rainforest Logging Plan; Ignores Public Outcry -- December 24, 2003


• Roadless Update -- November 19, 2003


• Bush Administration Blocks Defense of Roadless Rule


• The REAL Chainsaw Massacre


• New Report Uncovers Millions In Taxpayer Losses From Wasteful Timber Program


• Life Stinks! (without the Roadless Rule)


• Bush Administration Fails To Defend Roadless Rule


• Major Businesses, Quarter of a Million Americans Reject Bush Administration Rainforest Logging Proposal


• National Forest "Whistle Stop" Tour Calls On Bush Administration To Save America's Pristine Forests


• Statement Of Robert Vandermark as Congress Debates Bush Plan to Log America's Last Wild Forests


• Heritage Forests Campaign Blasts Latest Actions to Gut Widely Popular Roadless Rule


• Heritage Forests Campaign Launches National "Whistle Stop" Tour


• Bush Administration Hands America's Last Wild Forests Over to Timber Industry


• Roadless Forest Update -- June 20, 2003


• Representatives Inslee and Boehlert Step In To Protect America's Last Wild Forests


• HFC's Statement On The Forest Service Ignoring The Public


• Forest Service Block Comments From Average Citizens


• The Week Ahead -- June 3, 2003


• The Bush Administration's Forest Policy is Pulp Fiction


• It's Earth Day. Are Your Wild Forests Safe?


• Statement of Robert Vandermark Co-director, Heritage Forests Campaign On Protecting Our Last Wild Forests This Earth Day


• 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds The Roadless Rule


• Bush Administration Fails to Protect America's Largest Old-Growth Rainforest


• Forests Week In Review -- March 11, 2003


• Forests Week In Review -- March 5, 2003


• Forests Week In Review -- February 25, 2003


• Heritage Forest Campaign Delivers the Bush Administration a "Funny Valentine"


• HFC's Statement On The GOP's Attempts to Cut the Heart Out of The Roadless Rule


• 9th circuit Court Rules in favor of Roadless Rule Process


• Forests Week in Review -- January 6, 2003


• HFC's Comments on Bush Administration's Analysis of Roadless Protection


• Bush Administration Accelerates Post-Election Environmental Assault: Roadless Areas at Risk, Public Cut Out of the Process


• Public Comments Show Overwhelming Support For Tongass Protection


• HFC Backs New Senate Forest Protection Bill


• HFC Applauds New House Bill to Protect our National Forests


• Dueling Reports Reveal Public Support for National Forest Protection... But will Bush Listen?


• Statement of Jane Danowitz, Director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, on Western Wildfires


• Statement of Jane Danowitz, Director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, In Response to Release of USDA Forest Service "Process Predicament" Report


• New Ads Criticize Bush, Corporate Interest Ties


• Earth Day Looms: Forests Still in Limbo


• Statement of Jane Danowitz, Director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, on Earth Day


• Week-in-Review, March 8 2002


• Week-in-Review, March 1 2002


• 30,000 Americans tell Bush to keep promise,stop forest rollbacks


• Week-in-Review, February 14 2002


• Week-in-Review, February 7 2002


• Week-in-Review, January 31 2002


• Politics of the Environment 2002


• On Roadless Anniversary, Forests Remain in Limbo


• Forest Service Continues Rollback of Roadless Area Protections


• Forests in Limbo: Promises Made and Promises Forgotten


• Statement of Jane Danowitz, Director, Heritage Forest Campaign, on Senate Agriculture Committee's Consideration of Mark Rey


• 500,000 Comments In Favor of the Roadless Rule Delivered to U.S. Forest Service


• Americans Call on Bush to Listen to Public, Not Industry


• Bush Travels to Park Threatened by Administration Rollback -- Environmentalists Ask: Is This What You Meant By Character?


• Statement of Jane Danowitz, Director of the Heritage Forests Campaign, on President Bush's Nomination of Mark Rey


• Bush Reopens Roadless Area Protection Rule -- Seeks to Gut Protections


• Environmental Groups Criticize Bush's Failure to Defend Forest Policy


• Forests In Limbo: October, 2001


• Statement regarding nomination of Mark Rey


• Americans Call on Bush to Listen to Public, Not Industry


• 2 Million Americans Want Our National Forests Protected


• Environmentalists Ask: Is This What You Meant By Character?


• Mark Rey Nominated to be the Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment


• Bush Seeks to Rollback Roadless Rule


• Bush administration continues to play a shell game with national forest protections


• Forest Service Issues Interim "Protection of Roadless Areas" Directive


• Environmental Groups Criticize Bush's Failure to Defend Forest Policy


• Week-in-Review, August 31st, 2001


• Week-in-Review, August 17th, 2001


• Week-in-Review, August 2nd, 2001


• Week-in-Review, July 30th, 2001


• Week-in-Review, July 12th, 2001


• Week-in-Review, June 21st, 2001


• Week-in-Review, June 7th, 2001


• Week-in-Review, May 31st, 2001


• Week-in-Review, May 24th, 2001