2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
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For you lovers of wilderness and all things wild:
http://wilderness.org/article/wilderness-act
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act. See how this law revolutionized wilderness protections.
It's a time for celebration! 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act, the landmark conservation bill that created a way for Americans to protect their most pristine wildlands for future generations.
The 1964 Wilderness Act, written by The Wilderness Society's Howard Zahniser created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which protects nearly 110 million acres of wilderness areas from coast to coast.
This anniversary is a wonderful chance to celebrate all that's been achieved for wilderness in the past 50 years and remind Americans of all that we can achieve in the next 50.
- See more at: http://wilderness.org/article/wilderness-act#sthash.fukC86c5.dpuf
http://wilderness.org/article/wilderness-act
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act. See how this law revolutionized wilderness protections.
It's a time for celebration! 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act, the landmark conservation bill that created a way for Americans to protect their most pristine wildlands for future generations.
The 1964 Wilderness Act, written by The Wilderness Society's Howard Zahniser created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which protects nearly 110 million acres of wilderness areas from coast to coast.
This anniversary is a wonderful chance to celebrate all that's been achieved for wilderness in the past 50 years and remind Americans of all that we can achieve in the next 50.
- See more at: http://wilderness.org/article/wilderness-act#sthash.fukC86c5.dpuf
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I wish I could list the federal wilderness territories I have enjoyed, it would be quite a list. maybe i should start keeping track! it's nice to see there is someone else here who loves the world. I see little evidence of people who take time in the wild seriously on here, and I guess I was naive to think I would find other outdoor enthusiasts as easily as I was expecting.
Ed's lyrics sing to me in a way that I can't relate to most people, people who don't often enough immerse themselves in the palpable reality of Nature.
I was unaware of the details of this act, and its good to know and for us to not take for granted.
Its nice to see the map and all the affected areas.
http://www.calwild.org/
as soon as a corporation or industry can make money off land - it will be sold ... that is how it is everywhere ... without the national park service - most of the jewels in the US would be developed ... look also at alaska ... the state wants to drill baby drill ... only thing that can stop it are the feds ...
As a people, we are becoming more and more estranged from the natural world as we get further and further lost in our machines. The support of national and state parks has dropped drastically over the decades. We continue to extract more from nature than is replenished through conservation or natural processes. And I'm not sure how well equipped our government is to do a good job of being in charge of wild lands but it did a good job in the past (Senator Alan Cranston, for example, was a giant champion of wilderness) and it could do the same again if we the populous made that a priority.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
As for states doing a better job- doubtful at best. Of all the states, California is generally considered one of the more conservation friendly and we have had to do battle unceasing to gain what wild lands we have and, as we have clearly seen, this state can't even handle it's state parks (which are hardly wilderness) very well at all. I have a cousin in his mid 60's who has worked much of his adult life in environmental law fighting for protection of wilderness in this relatively conservation-friendly state and still many battles are lost. One of the biggest US legal defenders of wildlife is NRDC, the Natural Resources Defense Council. Many people in this "liberal" state (let alone other less conservation minded states) are even aware of their existence. A strong federal contingency for wilderness would bring about greater awareness nationwide and overall would provide better wilderness protection .
States are going to do a better job preserving wilderness? Not likely!
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Article 1, Sec VIII
That says what powers the Fed govt has, anything else is supposed to be left up to the States.
There's your facts.
Call it fact or opinion, matters not. I'll stand by that either way.
Wilderness doesn't give two shits for some wordy manuscript.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
My problem is everytime there's a budget crisis they hold the parks hostage. Close the parks? Ha, it won't stop me. WE own the parks, not some bloated out of touch federal government.
I believe most states would do a better job, so we can agree to disagree.
Fair enough.
Ownership comes with a cost. Nothing entitles us to these places if we don't help keep them open. We support NPCA- National Parks Conservation Association and CalParks- California State Parks Foundation. By mentioning this, I'm not fishing for kudos- I just think if we really want to keep parks open and like the idea of wilderness we would do well to support those organizations- flawed though they are in some ways- that are working to provide and keep accessible to us these natural places. And personally, I always factor in a candidates stance on wilderness and parks when voting- not that it makes much difference, but one can hope.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"