The U.S. Forest Service has recommended in its draft forest plan to expand the Craggy Wilderness Study Area and to protect most of the Craggy-Big Ivy area as a Special Ecological Interest Area. We applaud the Forest Service for recognizing the rare and special natural heritage of the Craggies and for recommending stronger protections for this area.

We hope to create the Craggy Wilderness and National Scenic Area to permanently protect the entire 16,000 acres of Craggy and Big Ivy. We need a flood of public comments to the Forest Service to ensure that all of Craggy is permanently protected.