The Wonder of The Three Forests

Mountains	Abajos, La Sal, Boulder, Thousand Lake, Tushars... and more
Plateaus	Paunsaugunt, Markagunt, Aquarius... and more
Native Wildlife	Badger, Pronghorn, Sage grouse, Bear, Cougars, Beaver, Goshawk, La Sal Pika, Colorado and Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, pollinators, ...and more
Native Trees and Shrubs	Ponderosa Pine, Aspen, Pinyon Pine, Bristlecone Pine, Willows... and more
Native Flowers	Abajo Daisy, Last Chance Townsendia, Peculiar Moonwort, Link Trail Columbine... and more
Native Grasses	Indian Ricegrass, Blue Wildrye, Needle and Threadgrass... and more
Streams and Creeks	Tasha, UM, Boulder, Beaver River, La Sal Creek, Caddy Creek... and more
Lakes, Springs, Canyons, Silence, Roadless Areas... and more

Forest Concerns

• Forest management that permits degradation of the Three Forests' wonders by abandoning public participation, science, law, and environmental protection
• Deficient Sage Grouse habitat (9-MB Word Dcoument)
• Degradation of Beaver habitat and water engineering
• Adverse Grazing by domestic sheep and cattle
• Destructive ORV driving
• Roads
• Unnecessary Tree-Cutting
• Over-zealous Oil and Gas Drilling and Mining

Our Projects: Addressing the Problems and Protecting the Wonder

• Three Forests Coalition: Steering Committee and Twelve Working Groups
• The Coalition's work is divided among a dozen Working Groups who meet by phone conference and email to plan Coalition participation in public Forest decisionmaking. A Steering Committee keeps track of all this work

Sustainable Multiple Use Alternatives: Coalition proposals for management that supports the Forests' native animals, plants, and ecology

Stories Project:  Enchanting stories by scientists, you, and others of the Three Forests' native animals, plants, and ecology

SWAT Teams:  "Strategic Watching and Tallying" of Forest conditions. SWAT Team volunteers agree to join a SWAT Team to track conditions on one of the Three Forests during two weekends in 2007.

Sage Grouse Project:  In Summer 2006, botanists Mary O'Brien and Mindy Wheeler, and five volunteers, assessed sage grouse habitat at eight sites on the Three Forests and nearby BLM lands. Six weeks of surveys show the need for a better sage grouse food supply beneath their sagebrush.

Collaboration with the Forests:  People with diverse interests and the Forest Service working together for the good of the Forests

Appeals and Litigation  are necessary when the Forest Service breaks our nation's laws that protect southern Utah's three Forests.