National Wilderness Month

Don’t giveaway our great outdoors during National Wilderness Month

Sep 9, 2011

This year, for a third consecutive time, President Obama made a proclamation decreeing September as National Wilderness Month.

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Celebrate National Wilderness Month! Join us for Great Outdoors America Week in D.C.

Sep 8, 2011

Want to help wilderness during National Wilderness Month? Join us in Washington, D.C. for Great Outdoors America Week on Sept. 20-23.

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Statement from William H. Meadows on National Wilderness Month 2011

Foster Burgess
Sep 1, 2011

Proclamation from President Obama begins significant month for America’s public lands

 

Today President Obama issued a proclamation decreeing September as National Wilderness Month.

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EDITORIAL: Honor wilderness legacy

Editorial, The Register-Guard
Sep 7, 2010

President Obama recently declared September to be National Wilderness Month, calling on Americans to “renew our pledge to build upon the legacy of our forebears.”

It’s a magnificent, if incomplete, legacy, one that has come to symbolize both democratic values and a rugged national character.

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Trip Tips for WA Camping Season Last Hurrah

Deb Courson, Public News Service - WA
Sep 4, 2009

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President Obama has just declared September National Wilderness Month, and this weekend is the end of the traditional summer camping season in Washington. The presidential declaration is a nod to the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, as Washington is home to several of the nation's first wilderness areas, including Mt. Adams and Glacier Peak. Those sites, as well as areas on the wilderness docket, are top destinations for many seeking outdoor experiences this Labor Day weekend.

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Statement from William H. Meadows on President Obama’s National Wilderness Month Proclamation

Anonymous
Sep 1, 2010

WASHINGTON –Today, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring September as National Wilderness Month. The proclamation comes at a time of opportunity for our wildlands: the conclusion of America’s Great Outdoors listening sessions and National Public Lands Day, which kicks off Wilderness Week at the end of September.

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Gas aplenty: But at what cost?

Dec 15, 2010

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in Wilderness Magazine, our annual publication that features in-depth coverage and features about the day’s most pressing conservation issues. Become a member and receive a free copy!

By Susan Q. Stranahan

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Welcome to Wilderness Week 2010

Sep 27, 2010

Help pass wilderness bills.

Donate today to protect wilderness & your gift will be doubled.

Wilderness Week brings Wilderness Society and local activists together

Editor’s note: Jeff Hunter is a guest blogger from our partner group Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition.

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Celebrate our public lands this week

Sep 24, 2010

On Saturday, Sept. 25, Americans from all walks of life will gather on public lands across the country to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Our public lands — national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and the lands overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management — belong to all Americans as our natural heritage.

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Help pass wilderness bills in Congress: Make National Wilderness Month a time of action

Sep 16, 2010

September is National Wilderness month and thousands of conservation-minded people are rallying to get Congress to act on a series of wildlands protections bills that will protect nearly 4 million acres of iconic wild places in a dozen states — places like Colorado’s eye-catching San Juan Mountains, and Idaho’s spectacular Boulder-White Clouds mountains.

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