Wilderness

The greater sage grouse love dance: Ride along as we watch this odd ritual

Apr 12, 2011

A group of us from The Wilderness Society got up hours before dawn last Friday to witness one of Nature’s great mating rituals—the greater sage grouse courtship dance.

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Debt-ceiling deal passes; wildlands, environment to suffer

Laura Bailey
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Congress’ Great Outdoors Giveaway continued this week with the Aug. 2 passage of a debt-ceiling deal that will make it significantly more difficult for the government to invest in conservation funding over the next ten years.

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Drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Act - Updated April 2012

Jan 10, 2010

H.R. 3407, the “Drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Act”

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Wild Lands Are Critical to Success of America’s Great Outdoors

Apr 16, 2010

America's public lands are instrumental in protecting and connecting our wild areas to the communities they sustain. In order to assure that the benefits and opportunities our public lands provide are a key component of America's Great Outdoors, The Wilderness Society recommends that the Obama Administration identify 10 diverse landscapes across the country as pilot projects for fully implementing this bold and critical Intiative.

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National Parks: Our Treasured Landscapes

Jun 3, 2009

This National Park Service document provides extensive information on America's Wilderness and National Parks.

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The Wilderness Act Handbook: 40th Anniversary Edition

Apr 1, 2004

With passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-577; 16 USC 1131-1136), the United States charted a course new in the history of nations — to preserve some of the country's last remaining wild places in order to protect their natural processes and values from development. Today, thanks to the wisdom, foresight, and perseverance of many dedicated individuals, current and future generations will enjoy an enduring wilderness — in reality and in spirit.

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Famous Conservationist Speaks in Duluth About Saving America's Wilderness

Staff, Fox 21 News
Apr 20, 2011

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A world–renowned conservationist and author spoke in Duluth Wednesday about how her fight to save animals in Africa can be applied in the Northland and across America.


Amy Vedder, with the Wilderness Society, worked for years to gather science and work with people to prove that mountain gorillas benefit the environment and humans.

Now that she's back in the U.S., she wants to help preserve our wildlife and wilderness using the same approach.

 

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Defending public lands keeps children happy

Brian Diamond-Falk - Portland, Portland Press Herald
Dec 22, 2010

Last month, my daughter celebrated her first birthday. She had an exciting first summer living in and visiting Maine's spectacular outdoor spaces experiencing all that our public lands have to offer.

We have been able to watch our newest addition to the family enjoy her natural playground thanks to conservation legislative measures that have protected our wilderness.

Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe should vote to protect our shared public lands and waters this year.

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Preserving wild places leaves room to exercise

Nathan Murray-James, Portland Press Herald
Dec 5, 2010

Obesity rates in Maine have risen in the past years, and as a health professional I am confronted with it every day. One way to curb obesity rates is to spend more time outside, experiencing our shared public lands.

When people spend time hiking in wild places, they not only get the chance to experience nature, but they also take steps toward losing weight.

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Wilderness protection bills deserve support

Marella Averill, Kennebec Journal
Nov 28, 2010

I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season.

Of course, the most important part of my life is family. And I am fortunate to live in a state filled with beautiful natural treasures.

These wild places draw distant family and friends to visit and explore, season after season, year after year.

Our public lands and waters bring visitors to Maine.

Whether Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness or the Appalachian Trail, people love to see and experience our shared wilderness areas.

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