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Vermont is blessed with diversely beautiful landscapes from border to border: the Lake Champlain lowlands, including the magnificent Missisquoi Delta; the still wild and unruly Northeast Kingdom, including the equally magnificent, near-boreal Nulhegan Basin; and the state's backbone, the Green Mountain National Forest. The Green Mountain National Forest provides its residents with clean drinking water, clean air, and a place to reconnect with nature. The public enjoys these lands through hiking, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and camping. The forest is also a refuge for wildlife and native plants. Only 1% of Vermont's land, however, is conserved as Wilderness. Places like the Green Mountain National Forest are at risk, threatened by logging, road-building, and ATV use. We have an opportunity right now to put our values first and protect Vermont's wilderness heritage for future generations. The Forest Service is in the final phases of determining the management plan for the forest, which will determine land use for the next ten years. This plan will determine if more land is conserved as Wilderness or if it will remain at risk. The Green Mountain National Forest has never recommended wilderness in the past and the opportunity they have now may never exist again. These lands are yours, and you can help decide which values are protected – clean water, clean air, traditional recreation, and wildlife habitat or road-building, logging and ATV abuse? The future of the forest is in your hands – take action TODAY! To get involved, contact Kimberly Marion at Kimberly.marion@sierraclub.org, call 802-229-5151, or visit www.vermont.sierraclub.org for more information. You may also click on the gray box below and we'll get in touch with you!   Sign me up to help protect Vermont from the harmful policies of the Bush administration.   Other steps you can take to support Wilderness in Vermont: Attend a local forest planning meeting! Go to www.vermont.sierraclub.org for more information on the Green Mountain National Forest draft plan. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper in support of Wilderness in Vermont. Visit our website for talking points and sample letters to the editor. Submit comments to the U.S. Forest Service. They need to hear from you! The Vermont Chapter's website has information on areas that we are concerned about in the plan as well as the contact information for where to send comments. This is the last opportunity to have your say on the management plan that will guide activities on the forest for the next 10-15 years. Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use