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The Wilderness Act is still protecting nature


The Wilderness Act is still protecting nature, if we allow it

The authors of the Wilderness Act sought to secure for the American people “an enduring resource of wilderness” to protect these wilderness ...

The Wilderness Act Is Still Protecting Nature, If We Allow It - Rewilding

We must re-learn to practice the humility and restraint toward Wilderness that the architects of the Wilderness Act believed in 60 years ago ...

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 ...

The Wilderness Act

The act created our National Wilderness Preservation System and provided the means for ordinary people to protect ecologically and communally important natural ...

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 ...

Daniel Blumstein and Thomas Smith for Public Square—Is the ...

They highlight how the act, designed to protect undeveloped areas, is now being used in ways that hinder scientific research and federal land ...

The Wilderness 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 and House ...

In Praise of the Wilderness Act | Sierra Club

There are vistas upon vistas, mountains beyond mountains. What's there on the horizon? More lands, waters, and wildlife that still need protection. Thanks to ...

Law and Policy - Wilderness (U.S. National Park Service)

The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System. Subsequent NPS policy, including Management Policies 2006 and ...

Wilderness Act of 1964 is being turned against itself

The Wilderness Act, created to protect nature ...

The Wilderness Act at 60: A uniquely American legacy - Frontier Group

Sixty years old and still going strong, the Wilderness Act shows how shared national values can transcend even the most bitter partisan divisions.

The Wilderness Act turns 60 | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine

A lengthy history and a rocky one, with as many ups and downs, peaks and valleys as the terrain the Wilderness Act protects. But to understand ...

The Wilderness Act and Climate Change - Wild Montana

The architects of the Wilderness Act did not, as far as we know, consider climate change when drafting that landmark legislation.

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The Wilderness Act

The Wilderness Act of 1964 created one of the strongest and most durable types of U.S. land protection. Under this legislation, wilderness areas ...

Wilderness Act of 1964 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System and authorizes Congress to designate wilderness areas.

The Wilderness Story | US Forest Service

... not remain.” The Act's purpose is to preserve and protect the natural ecosystems and wild areas and also provide opportunities for solitude and ...

Key Laws - Wilderness Connect

The Wilderness Act initially protected 54 wilderness areas (9.1 million acres) by withdrawing them from standard multiple use management and established a ...

Wilderness Act: Summary, Impact, and Current Status - Treehugger

The Wilderness Act of 1964 was established to create a preservation system for the country's wild areas and require federal land management agencies to manage ...

60 Years of Wilderness! | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Wilderness Act of 1964 allows Congress to designate wilderness areas for protection to ensure that America's pristine wild lands will not disappear.

People Protecting Wilderness for People - The Pew Charitable Trusts

nature as wilderness, with a motive of not losing the imprint of frontier ... wilderness, which are still not permanently protected by act of Congress.