by wilderness | Jul 9, 2015 | 2015 trips, backpacking, bighorn crags, camping, Frank Church, Idaho, River of No Return, Salmon-Chalis NF, trip spotlight, volunteer, Wilderness Act, wilderness forever, wildlife
Stretching across six(!) National Forests, is the incomparable Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. At 2.367 million acres, “the Frank” is the second largest protected wilderness area in the contiguous United States, just behind Death Valley. Established in...
by wilderness | Apr 7, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Gila, National Forests, New Mexico, photography, Photos from the Field, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Our 2014 photo contest had many wonderful submissions, such as the following great shots of the moon.WV participant David Peters on two of his photos he took on the Continental Divide Trail building project in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest:I love taking...
by wilderness | Jan 16, 2015 | Forest Service, multiple use, wilderness, Wilderness Act
The Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 brought the term “multiple use” into common use, but it is used differently by different users. Commercial interests tend to use it as meaning “development” instead of protection. The Act lists...
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.” ...
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,...
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...
