ANF Land in National Spotlight
The proposed Tracy Ridge and Chestnut Ridge Wilderness Areas in the Allegheny National Forest are featured in the June 2009 issue of Backpacker magazine.
The article "Hike It, Save It" highlights 10 areas of federal public land around the country that organizations would like to see given a wilderness designation.
The US Forest Service recently withdrew Tracy Ridge from recommended wilderness status but Kirk Johnson, executive director of Friends of Allegheny Wilderness, says the area remains undeveloped and is still qualified for the designation.
He says the article will inspire renewed interest in permanently protecting these areas. The magazine has a circulation of 340,000.
Backpacker magazine
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness
The article "Hike It, Save It" highlights 10 areas of federal public land around the country that organizations would like to see given a wilderness designation.
The US Forest Service recently withdrew Tracy Ridge from recommended wilderness status but Kirk Johnson, executive director of Friends of Allegheny Wilderness, says the area remains undeveloped and is still qualified for the designation.
He says the article will inspire renewed interest in permanently protecting these areas. The magazine has a circulation of 340,000.
Backpacker magazine
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness
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