FAW Winter Backpack, Proposed Minister Valley Wilderness Area, Allegheny National Forest

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During the weekend of March 5th and 6th, 2011, a hardy crew of wilderness supporters set out to backpack the seven-mile Minister Valley loop trail in the proposed Minister Valley Wilderness Area in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest (ANF). Minister Valley is located in southern Warren County.

What the group encountered was the late winter/early spring awakenings of this spectacular 7,390-acre wild remote backcountry area -- an eminently-qualified prospective addition to America's National Wilderness Preservation System. Watch the video to see some of the scenes from the hike yourself!

After you've finished watching this video, please write to the U.S. Congress to ask them to pass a law to permanently protect Minister Valley as wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964 for future generations of people and wildlife alike to use and enjoy.

To find out how to do that, log on to http://www.pawild.org and look along the right-hand side of the front page for instructions.

If you would like to schedule a hike into this proposed wilderness area, or any of the other proposed areas in the Citizens' Wilderness Proposal for Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest, contact FAW at: info@pawild.org

Citizens' Wilderness Proposal online: http://www.pawild.org/exec_summary.html

And please consider making a tax-deductible charitable donation to Friends of Allegheny Wilderness today to help us with our wilderness work for Pennsylvania's ONLY national forest!: http://www.active.com/donate/FAW

Thank you!

Music:

Harbor Lights, Bruce Hornsby
Den Gamle Talar, Månegarm
Engelbrekt, Hel

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[FAWweb]

@ProthoPectore Yep, right time of the year for that in the Allegheny National Forest!

[FAWweb]

@kfinnguy Thanks, hope you enjoyed your trip to the Allegheny National Forest. We definitely need more wilderness there!

[kfinnguy]

Love Ministers Creek, beautiful area. Going there at the end of the month.

[ProthoPectore]

no bugs!