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50 Years of Wilderness

by wilderness | Sep 14, 2014 | let's celebrate wilderness, wilderness, Wilderness Act

“If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it.” ...

National Wilderness Month

by wilderness | Sep 14, 2014 | let's celebrate wilderness, National Wilderness Month, Wilderness Act, Wilderness50

President Obama has declared September National Wilderness Month, and in 2014, we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of The Wilderness Act. In his proclamation President Obama called on Americans to “reflect on our rich tradition of stewardship,...

Rethinking the Wild

by wilderness | Sep 2, 2014 | Bandelier, climate change, Maroon Bells, wild, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Yosemite

In a recent NYTimes editorial, Christopher Solomon states that the Wilderness Act, at 50 years, is facing a midlife crisis. Solomon cites some environmentalists that believe human intervention may be required in order to save or restore the original wilderness...

50 Years of Wilderness

National Wilderness Month

Rethinking the Wild

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