Wilderness Act

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The Wilderness Act at 50: Better With Age

By Dominick A. DellaSala / On September 4th, 2014
Editor’s note: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should change as we move into an uncertain future. This is the last piece in the series.

The Wilderness Act at 50: Wilderness in the Anthropocene

By Jason Mark / On September 3rd, 2014
Editor's note: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should change as we move into an uncertain future. We are sharing the series through the end of this week.
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The Wilderness Act at 50: Learning from the Imperfect

By Richard Waring / On August 28th, 2014
Editor's note: September 3 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should change as we move into an uncertain future. We are sharing the series this week and next.

The Wilderness Act at 50: Resilience Thinking and 'Wilderness'

By Brian Walker / On August 27th, 2014
Editor's note: September 3 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should change as we move into an uncertain future.
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The Wilderness Act at 50: Where the Carnivores Are

By Cristina Eisenberg / On August 26th, 2014
Editor's note: September 3 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should change as we move into an uncertain future. We'll be sharing these posts over the next two weeks. Fifty years ago, Congress created the Wilderness Act, which today protects nearly 110 million acres of United States lands.