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WILDERNESS

Helping our last untouched wild places gain the protection they deserve; Preserving our natural heritage for future generations.

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Celebrating 45 years of the Wilderness Act

September 2, 2009 - America's Wilderness spans magnificent lands from coast to coast — north to south. We can celebrate these outstanding natural benefits today — and be sure they will be available to us tomorrow — because forty-five years ago, our nation’s leaders introduced visionary legislation unlike any the world had ever seen: The Wilderness Act. A deliberate and farsighted effort to protect from development vast areas of wild places, the Wilderness Act preserves the lasting benefits of wilderness for the enjoyment of all Americans. more

Coloradans celebrate 45th Anniversary of Wilderness with an eye toward future

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September 2, 2009 - “What I want to speak for is not so much the wilderness uses, valuable as those are, but the wilderness idea, which is a resource in itself…” With those words, Wallace Stegner launched his impassioned defense of wilderness in his Wilderness Letter, written in 1960. This was four years before the Wilderness Act and creation of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which forever empowered Americans with the legislative means to protect our most pristine public lands. more

Poll: Californians favor wilderness protections in San Gabriel Mountains

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August 19, 2009 - The old growth Jeffrey Pines that take root atop one of the most rugged mountain ranges in the country aren’t what immediately comes to mind when one thinks of the Los Angeles area. But these beautiful peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains are just an hour’s drive away for more than 17 million people. more

San Gabriel Mountains: So close to Los Angeles, yet surprisingly wild!

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August 19, 2009 - In wilderness, one expects a stunning vista or two. You anticipate the spicy aroma of towering pine and fir. And, if you are lucky, the fleeting sight of an endangered species, maybe a Nelson’s bighorn sheep scuttling up a rocky peak. This time, though, our hike in California’s Cucamonga Wilderness in the San Gabriel Mountains began with a humbler sight. Ladybugs. more