forest service Archives - Wild Virginia

Jacqueline Goodrum

January 12, 2023

Groups Call on Forest Service to Protect VA Waters, Forests, and Communities from Pipelines

Wild Virginia’s fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline continues, and we all have an immediate opportunity to use our voices to protect our waters, forests, and communities by calling on the Us Forest Service. Currently, the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are accepting public comments on their Draft… Read more

Wild Virginia

October 5, 2018

Forest Service proposes two new rules, comment period ends soon

Comment period ends October 15, 2018 On September 13, 2018, the United States Forest Service published two advanced notices of proposed rulemakings (referred to as ANPRMs). The notices aim to streamline regulations regarding the exploration and development of oil, gas, and locatable minerals in national forests and grasslands. Locatable minerals are recognized as a mineral… Read more