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Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Signed Into Law On May 8, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Wild Sky Wilderness
Act (H.R. 886/S. 520), as part of the Consolidated Natural Resources
Act of 2008 (S. 2739), creating the first new national forest
wilderness area in Washington state in more than 20 years.
For eight years, Washington Wilderness Coalition worked with
traditional and non-traditional allies to have the Wild Sky Wilderness
successfully become a protected local and national treasure. The
wilderness ensures the protection of 106,577-acres within the Skykomish
River Valley. WWC built upon its grassroots efforts to gain the support
of over 300 Washington elected officials, 180 businesses, and over 200
local stakeholders and organizations.
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Proposed Mt. St Helens Mine Rejected!
 Portland,
OR (4/30/08) - A controversial plan for a copper mine adjacent to Mount
St. Helens was dealt a serious blow when the federal Bureau of Land
Management rejected a lease proposal from General Moly, a
Colorado-based mining company. Washington Wilderness Coalition had
worked for more than a year as part of a statewide coalition to oppose
the proposal. The cities of Kelso, Longview, and Castle Rock
independently passed resolutions against the proposed mine, and hunting
and fishing groups have voiced their opposition as well. Many local
area citizens have expressed concern about the livability of their
region.
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Mad River ORV Project Stopped
Acting on a lawsuit brought by the Washington Wilderness Coalition, the Mountaineers, North Cascades Conservation Council and the Sierra Club, a federal district court has permanently enjoined the
Forest Service from creating a "world class" off-road motorcycle trail system in the Mad River area of the Wenatchee National Forest until it conducts an Environmental Impact Statement identifying the cumulative environmental impacts of the project.
This is a great victory that could have far-reaching effects on how cumulative impacts of development are considered in Washington's National Forests.
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 Exposing Federal Plan to Eliminate Wolves in Wilderness Areas
Our Outreach Team also went door to door in 2006 to let
people know about a "stealth" proposal by the Forest Service to
permit the use of helicopters and deadly M44 cyanide traps in designated
wilderness areas to kill wolves and other predators. WWC led a national effort
to double the time for public comment allowing hundreds of citizens to express
their objections to the Forest Service. The Forest Service extended the public
comment period and is reconsidering the proposal.
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