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3,347 Acre Donation to Tahoe National Forest Added to Granite Chief Wilderness

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Within the last month the American River Conservancy (ARC) have donated 3,347 acres of land to the Tahoe National Forest, who made it part of the Granite Chief Wilderness, located west of Lake Tahoe. Designated as a wilderness area in 1984 to protect its natural beauty, the Granite Chief Wilderness encompasses glacier carved valleys, red fir forests, granite formations, and pristine […]
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Republican Senate Votes to Sell National Forests

A week ago, all but 3 Republican Senators voted for an amendment that could result in public land being sold into private hands. Amendment SA 838 was introduced to allow states to take over, transfer and sell public, federal lands, including National Forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Proposed by a circus of Senators cramming every possible amendment into a Republican-sponsored budget, the amendment carries no weight of law. However, the budget is used to bring attention to issues, forcing Senators to take a public stance […]
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Forest Service Backs Alta Snowboarder Ban | Asks Judge to Dismiss Case

The Forest Service has stepped into the Four Snowboarders vs. Alta lawsuit over the ‘unconstitutional’ ban of snowboarding from Alta, and has asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit against Alta. In January four boarders banded together to create Wasatch Equality, a nonprofit organization, and filed a lawsuit against Alta for violating the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment was created to protect certain classes of people from discrimination. Classes of people in the 14th amendment are defined by […]
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How They Pulled Offf the “Forest Segment” in Valhalla:

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If you’ve seen the Valhalla forest segment, you’ve got a few questions that need to be answered like: Was snow used? What were they jumping off? Where did the get the snow from? Was it safe? This behind the scenes video answers those questions and shows us exactly how Sweetgrass pulled it off. Valhalla won “Movie of the Year” at the Powder Awards last week. Go behind the scenes with Sweetgrass on the set of “Valhalla.” To produce the forest segment, where skiers jib off […]
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