National Parks Traveler5d
What Does The EXPLORE Act Mean For Wilderness Areas?
The EXPLORE Act was celebrated by many in the outdoor community, but wilderness advocates had some reservations.
National Geographic news3y
50 Years of Wilderness
But for precisely these reasons, it’s a good place to reflect on the legacy of the Wilderness Act, which turns 50 this year. As I follow Lavigne through the woods, I wonder what explains our ...
Our Changing Climate on MSN5d
Who Owns America’s Wilderness? Federal Lands, Demystified
Who controls America’s 650 million acres of public lands? This video dives into the agencies, laws, and conflicts surrounding federal lands, from the Wilderness Act to modern debates over extraction.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette27d
Solitude of nature: Dry Creek Wilderness Area pristine and unspoiled
Howard Zahniser, an American environmental activist and the primary author of the federal Wilderness Act of 1964 Howard Zahniser's words describing the nation's wilderness areas that were set ...
Flathead Beacon10d
Review: ‘Hush of the Land’
In 1955 a young man, fresh out of high school, left his home in Ohio and travelled west to Missoula with a tenuous dream of ...
AZ Animals (US) on MSN11mon
Idaho’s Largest Landowner Controls a Ridiculous 32 Million Acres
with the wilderness designation based on the Wilderness Act of 1964. These important natural areas in the U.S. are open to ...
Bring Me The News on MSN9d
Rep. Pete Stauber proposes 'Superior National Forest Restoration Act' that would reopen area to mining
In his statement, Stauber says his bill would reinstate mineral leases in the area, describing that Biden's decision to ...
Alaska Beacon9d
Carter’s bold protection of 100 million acres of wild Alaska began with a float trip in Idaho
Idaho Gov. Andrus invited Carter, an avid angler, to raft down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho with their wives.