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    On 3/30/09 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public law 111-11) into law. This law designates 52 new wilderness areas and adds acreage to 26 existing areas, a total addition to the NWPS of over 2 million acres. Although they are not yet pictured on Wilderness.net's maps, you can view a list of these areas.

    Forest Service must reinstate tougher guidelines
    Wednesday, July 1 8:40 AM

    A federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday struck down national forest management rules devised by the Bush administration that environmentalists had denounced as a thinly veiled sop for timber companies.

    U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilkin ruled in favor of a group of 14 environmental organizations that sued the U.S. Forest Service for essentially relaxing regulations in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act.

    BOCC to hear wilderness plan
    Tuesday, June 30 9:05 AM

    SUMMIT COUNTY - A plan to add up to 30,000 acres of new and expanded wilderness areas in Summit County will require local support, and this week, backers of the "Hidden Gems" proposal will meet with the county commissioners to provide a few details.

    "It's a good opportunity to get everybody on the same page," said Lisa Smith, who has been coordinating the wilderness plan for the past few years.

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