Wilderness Act
Protecting our National Treasures: The Wilderness Act of 1964
The Wilderness Act was one of the most influential, immediately protecting 9 million acres of land at the time of its establishment and paving the way for over ...
Groups seek to gut Wilderness Act on its 60th anniversary
Groups seek to gut Wilderness Act on its 60th anniversary ... A handful of mountain bikers have partnered with a notoriously anti-Wilderness ...
Wilderness Accessibility for People with Disabilities: A Report to the ...
Over the years since its passage, some people have claimed that the Wilderness Act discriminates against the rights of persons with disabilities because it ...
43 CFR Part 6300 -- Management of Designated Wilderness Areas
These regulations also tell you what activities BLM does not allow in wilderness areas, the penalties for performing prohibited acts, and the special provisions ...
The Wilderness Act of 1964 | Overview, Organizations & Creation
What is the Wilderness Act of 1964? The Wilderness Act of 1964, a US conservation law, established the National Wilderness Preservation System, prohibited man- ...
Wilderness Act of 1964 | Encyclopedia.com
Wilderness Act of 1964IntroductionThe Wilderness Act of 1964 is an environmental law that protects pristine natural lands in the United States.
AN ACT. To establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate ...
Wilderness Act anniversary highlights successes, limits to protecting ...
This fall marks the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the law that gives Congress the authority to establish wilderness areas.
Wilderness Act 60th Anniversary | Sierra Club
On September 3, 2023, we hail the 59th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's signing the Wilderness Act that established America's National Wilderness ...
Wilderness Stewardship Concepts
The overarching legal mandate of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the Wilderness character of each area in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The Wilderness Act - FedCenter
This act (16 USC 1133), originally dated September 3, 1964, mandates that each agency administering any area designated as wilderness is responsible for ...
The Wilderness Act turns 60 | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine
Now, six decades later, the Act protects 111 million acres (about 173,000 square miles), a marked increase made possible, Sutter says, by ...
The Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System to assure that expanding settlement and growing mechanization did not ...
Wilderness Act 50th anniversary
Wilderness Act 50th anniversary ... The US Wilderness Act celebrates its 50th anniversary. On Sept. 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the United States ...
The Wilderness Act is Still Protecting Nature, If We Allow It
In fact, America's National Wilderness Preservation System protects over 150 distinct ecosystem types across the country. In this regard, posing ...
Sixty years after its signing, the Wilderness Act's impact lives on in ...
The Wilderness Act was signed into law on September 3, 1964. With the stroke of his pen, President Lyndon Johnson offered permanent protections ...
The Wilderness Act in Rocky Mountain National Park
In 2009 the United States Congress agreed to set aside 94 percent of Rocky Mountain National Park as designated wilderness. This act was the result of a thirty- ...
Reflecting on the 60th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act
In short, it is becoming clear that the biggest threats to some of our nation's most treasured ecosystems are no longer those of development—but the threat of ...
Is the Wilderness Act still protecting nature? - The Desert Sun
Wilderness Act protections mean that scientists cannot establish weather stations, deploy semi-permanent sensors, establish remotely triggered ...
Re-examining The U.S. Wilderness Act
The Wilderness Act manages 112 million acres of federally protected wilderness, spread across 803 Wilderness areas in 45 US states and territories.