Activist. Elk hunter. Golfer. Garlic grower. Old fashioned maker. Elkhart Lake cheerleader. This & that @WildernessWatch. Tweets mine. 📸 Sheboygan River, 1979
Missoula, MT; Elkhart Lake, WI
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"The best approach to the overall stewardship of federally designated Wilderness managed in the United States is to do as the 1964 Wilderness Act dictates: leave it alone." – Suzanne Cable, @WildernessWatch Board of Director
via @MissoulaCurrent
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Matthew Koehler retweeted
ICYMI: Thanks to a lawsuit from Wilderness Watch and our allies, a U.S. District Court ruled that the Interior Department violated federal laws when it gave away federally protected public lands to make way for a road through the Izembek Wilderness.
wildernesswatch.org/a-legal-…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
Wilderness Watch is opposing two land exchanges the National Park Service proposes for the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia.
A special shout out to thousands of our members and supporters who also took action!
wildernesswatch.org/no-cumbe…
Trump has previously said that 3-5 million people voted illegally in U.S.
At $1 million per every single illegal vote, Trump is possibly prepared to pay $3 trillion to $5 trillion in reward money?!
Where will that money come from?
Matthew Koehler retweeted
“I'm not sure why Wilderness Watch was targeted aside from the fact that we have a good track record of successful litigation and broader advocacy to protect designated wilderness." – Dana Johnson, Wilderness Watch
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Matthew Koehler retweeted
SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer.
The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
notus.org/agencies/trump-adm…
The 158,027 acre Tartar Fire in Idaho has burned mainly through weed-invested grass, rangeland, and brush, much of which has been heavily grazed by non-native cattle for decades.
But sure, more cattle and more logging will prevent wildfires.
The 308,863 acre Coleman Creek Fire, one of the largest fires in Oregon history, has burned through grass, rangeland, and brush, much of which has been heavily grazed by non-native cattle for decades.
But sure, more cattle and more logging will prevent wildfires.
The 24,724 acre Jackass Butte in Oregon has burned through grass and brush, much of which has been heavily grazed by non-native cattle.
But sure, more cattle and more logging will prevent wildfires.
The 578,637 acre Big Grass Fire, the largest fire in Oregon history, has mainly burned through grass and brush, much of which has been heavily grazed by non-native cattle for decades.
But sure, more cattle and more logging will prevent wildfires.
USFS expert says best way to protect communities from wildfire is to focus on the home and its immediate surroundings, not logging deep in the forest.
$heehy wants more backcountry logging and aggressive fire suppression, which experts say will just make future fires worse.
Jesse is correct. And what’s more - any attempt to better protect our communities or enact any level of change, no matter how minor, is met with adolescent-level hysteria from current and retired foresters, environmental NGOs, and their media allies.
Those fighting to stop communities from burning to the ground are labeled the villain by the very people who caused this crisis. Enough is enough. Let’s get to work.
@spencerpratt @SecRollins @SecretaryBurgum @USWFS nypost.com/2026/08/24/opinio…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
Wilderness Watch staff are in Washington, D.C. this week to educate and urge members of Congress to take action to protect Wilderness—and we could use your help!
Tap link to defend Wilderness and protect the Wilderness Act!
>>> wildernesswatch.substack.com…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
Sign this petition opposing the Forest Service authorizing chainsaw use by commercial outfitters in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, or elsewhere across the National Wilderness System, and urging the agency to rescind the authorization.
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Matthew Koehler retweeted
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and demand they oppose inclusion of both the so-called "Save our Sequoias Act (S. 4103) and so-called "Fix Our Forests Act" (S. 1462) in the Farm Bill!
Speak up now to defend public lands and Wilderness!
"An order from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is raising that very suspicion among wilderness and [national] park advocates who already are highly critical of President Donald Trump's designs and directives for federal land."
nationalparkstraveler.org/20…
Every single fire ecologist who works for the U.S. Forest Service will tell you that aggressively suppressing the vast majority of wildfires (USFS claims a 98% initial attack success rate) will just make future fires worse.
Today in the @NatResources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing, “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year,” I asked U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz whether the agency is prepared for the 2026 wildfire season.
Chief Schultz confirmed the Forest Service has increased firefighting staffing levels and is prepared to respond to wildfires this year. As communities across the West face another challenging fire season, we must make sure our firefighters have the personnel, resources, and support they need to protect lives, property.
I also asked Chief Schultz to remain in contact with my office should additional firefighting resources be needed during the upcoming wildfire season.
Matthew Koehler retweeted
Livestock are currently authorized to graze nearly 25 percent of all Wilderness acres in the lower 48 states.
New livestock grazing rules proposed by the Trump administration would greatly expanded destructive livestock grazing, including in Wilderness.
thewildlifenews.com/2026/06/…
Mattson Farms has raked in at least $2,272,647 in federal government USDA subsidies between 1996 and 2024, about $81,000 annually.
Source (@ewg): farm.ewg.org/persondetail.ph…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
Our new lawsuit with our allies is challenging the U.S. government’s policy of allowing federal agents to kill wildlife—including wolves, bears, cougars, and coyotes using poisons, traps, and aerial gunning—inside designated Wilderness.
Learn more >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
"The best approach to the overall stewardship of federally designated Wilderness managed in the United States is to do as the 1964 Wilderness Act dictates: leave it alone." – Suzanne Cable, @WildernessWatch Board of Director
via @MissoulaCurrent
missoulacurrent.com/viewpoin…
Matthew Koehler retweeted
“Killing native species to appease the livestock industry violates the Wilderness Act,” said Dan Brister of Wilderness Watch. “In Wilderness, Congress mandated that the Forest Service protect nature—not industry profits.”
>>> wildernesswatch.substack.com…
