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From the 1999 Wilderness Society Report

The Wilderness Society

Preface

Ernie Dickerman

Overview

Why Protect Wild Areas

Southern Appalachian Ecosystem

Unprotected Wildlands of the
Jefferson National Forest

Conclusions

Recommendations

What You Can Do to Help

Co-Sponsors

Definitions:
   Wilderness
   Roadless Areas
   Recreation
   Scenery
   Old-Growth Forest

 

 


What You Can Do to Help

Strong citizen support is needed to protect these mountain treasures. You can help in the following ways:

Get on the mailing list to comment on the proposed forest plan revision. Contact:
Jefferson National Forest Plan Revision
5162 Valleypointe Parkway
Roanoke, VA 24019

For your convenience, a request card is included in this report. Also, visit the agency's web site at www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj or call the Forest Service toll-free at (888) 324-7383.

Contact any of the groups cosponsoring this report, as listed on the inside back pages, and participate in their forest conservation activities. For your convenience, a request card is included for Virginia Forest Watch.

Visit and enjoy these areas, and become a knowledgeable advocate for their protection. Maps and guides are available from the Forest Service, the Appalachian Trail Conference, and other sources. Some of the cosponsoring groups host trips to these wildlands.

Comment on the draft forest plan, urging the Forest Service to protect these mountain treasures in the plan, and to recommend suitable areas to Congress for preservation as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and national scenic areas. Also send your comments to your federal representative and two senators at:

US Senate
Washington, DC 20510

US House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515