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Federal officials Wednesday rejected a mining company's request to lease part of the flanks of Mount St. Helens, saying the Colorado company's plans to mine copper and other minerals isn't in the public interest.

Click here to read the newly released Gifford Pinchot Task Force Restoration Plan for the Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Task Force joins Washington Watershed Restoration Initiative

Task Force advocates for new approach to funding forests

Task Force Supports 'County Payments' and Rural Jobs

Eruption development? In Mount St. Helens forestlands, real estate speculators see a mountain of profit

To learn more about invasive plant species on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and watershed restoration click here

Click here to download the Gifford Pinchot Task Force booklet celebrating Ten Years

'County payments' legislation was passed by Congress in 2000 and has been one of the most effective bills to come out of Washington, D.C., in recent years. The bill established a revenue stream for rural schools and basic county services that was not tied to timber harvest on federal forests. For an area like Skamania County, with 80 percent of its land and tax base in a national forest, this bill created a more stable, just funding base for schools and county services. And for a conservationist like myself, it meant less pressure to log remaining ancient forests in the Northwest. We need your help to reauthorize county payments today! Click here to help.

The area around Swift Reservoir, just south of Mount St. Helens and surrounded on three sides by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, has caught the attention of housing developers with some big plans, and that spells trouble for the fish and wildlife that currently depend on the area’s stream and forest habitat.
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The Bureau of Land Management has rejected a lease application from a Colorado-based company seeking to mine copper 12 miles northeast of the Mount St. Helens crater, just outside the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. We are delighted the BLM listened to the public and made the right decision to protect these lands from mining development. This decision means the drinking water, wild fish and recreation values of this area will be protected.
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