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The Idea of Wilderness

by wilderness | Aug 12, 2014 | history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Wilderness50

Let’s Celebrate Wilderness! 4

by wilderness | Feb 5, 2014 | history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, The Wilderness Society, wilderness, Wilderness Act

Howard ZahniserThe founders of the Wilderness Society knew that the the early wilderness areas didn’t have adequate protections as it was relatively easy to reverse the administrative acts that created them. They knew that it would take stronger legal action on...

Let’s Celebrate Wilderness! 3

by wilderness | Jan 29, 2014 | Aldo Leopold, history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, Sand Country Almanac, The Wilderness Society, wilderness, Wilderness Act

Aldo Leopold was the first to use the word wilderness to describe the areas he wanted to be preserved in the National Forests. He worked in the Forest Service where he was tasked with killing predators hated by local ranchers. He came to respect these animals and...

Let’s Celebrate Wilderness! 2

by wilderness | Jan 17, 2014 | grand canyon, history of wilderness, John Muir, let's celebrate wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Wilderness50, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran’s “Tower Creek, Yellowstone”In 1872, Yellowstone was designated a “public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people.” Note that the National Park Service wasn’t created until...

September is National Wilderness Month

by wilderness | Sep 5, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, Barack Obama, conservation, Leave No Trace, National Wilderness Month, President, White House, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer, Wilderness50

The White House has recognized September as National Wilderness Month for the fifth year in a row! The proclamation by President Obama again sets September as the month to reflect on how important wilderness is for “our lives and our national...

Wilderness Forever Photo Contest

by wilderness | Jun 13, 2013 | photo contest, photography, Smithsonian Institute, volunteer, Wilderness Act, wilderness forever, Wilderness50, wildlife

Calling All WV Shutterbugs! The “Wilderness Forever” public photography competition is currently accepting entries of images illustrating the sheer majesty, diversity, and value of our nation’s wilderness areas. This professionally-juried contest is...

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