What is it?
Forest
Watch is not just "watching" the forest. Through
our Forest Watch Program Wild Virginia participates in the management
process of the George Washington and Jefferson National
Forest to achieve our stated goal of preservation of
these critical forestlands. Forest watch involves a
lot of hiking, studying, map making, analysis of management
plans, proposed timber sales or other projects, and
writing. There are many opportunities to [volunteer].
Our
Forest Watch goals are:
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To
monitor and minimize the damage caused to forests,
water and wildlife by US Forest Service extractive
activities such as timber sales, road building,
and management decisions |
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To
prevent construction of new roads that further
fragment forests and decrease interior forest
habitat |
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To
actively reduce road densities in specific management
areas adjacent to special biologic areas, Wilderness
areas, and roadless areas |
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To
protect Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive and
Locally Rare (TESLR) species |
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To
secure legislated protection for existing roadless
areas |
We
do this through a variety of tactics and strategies
including commenting on timber sales and other projects,
encouraging and educating the public to voice their
opinion, hiking and studying threatened areas, and
in some cases litigating to protect critical habitat.
We also organize trips to Washington, D.C. and protests
when needed.
For
more information or to help, please click here:
Comments &
Appeals & GW Forest Plan
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