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The Wilderness Society

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www.wilderness.org
The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization of scientists, activists and regular folks dedicated to the protection of America's wilderness areas.
So whether we are fighting to keep logging trucks out of Giant Sequoia forests or oil rigs out of wildlife refuges, it is our love of wide-open spaces and the preservation of our wilderness heritage that drive our actions.
Our Campaigns
Wilderness . Designated Wilderness Areas are the most pristine places left in America. Wilderness clears our air and filters our water. Wilderness provides essential habitat for wildlife, including endangered species. And wilderness is a natural retreat from the stress of our everyday lives. The Wilderness Society has helped get 105 million acres of land classified as Wilderness and it is our goal to give an additional 200 million acres the same level of permanent protection.
Roadless Areas . We are currently engaging the Bush Administration in a battle to save the Roadless Areas Conservation Rule. The 2001 Roadless Rule prohibits new road building in pristine wilderness areas and makes it very difficult for logging companies and developers to enter roadless areas. Ever since President Bush repealed the bill in 2002, The Wilderness Society has been front and center for the long legal battle to save the Rule. Check out this map of to find roadless areas at risk in your state .
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . The Arctic Refuge is one of America's last great wilderness places and is home to millions of animals including polar bears, caribou and peregrine falcons. For years, The Wilderness Society has worked to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from being carved up by oil companies. Check out our picture section to see some Arctic Refuge wildlife , and to see what oil industry sprawl looks like.
Eastern Forests . There are few pristine areas left in on the east coast, so ensuring their protection is all the more important. From the rare bottomland hardwood forests of Mississippi to the unbroken boreal in Northern Maine, The Wilderness Society works hard to ensure that future generations will have wilderness nearby wherever they live. Check out this interactive map to learn more about wilderness areas in eastern America.
The public lands that The Wilderness Society is dedicated to protecting include:
National Wildlife Refuges
Arctic NWR, Chincoteague NWR, Key West NWR
National Forests
White Mountains NF, Tongass NF, Klamath NF
National Monuments
Canyons of the Ancients NM, Sonoran Desert NM, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM
National Parks
Yellowstone NP, Grand Canyon NP, Great Smokey Mountains NP
National Historic and Scenic Trails
Oregon Trail, Appalachain Trail, Iditarod Trail
Click here to find out what The Wilderness Society is doing in your state .

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The Wilderness Society's Links

Wilderness.org
One-stop shop for all your Wilderness Society needs.

Wilderness Action Center
Where you can speak up to protect America's wildlands.

Discover NLCS
These lands are the best kept secret in the West.

ExperienceWilderness.org
What's happening in the North Cascades.

Wilderness.net
The best place on the internet to find information on the wilderness areas we love.

Gather.com
The Wilderness Society
We post articles, factsheets, poems and other literature at Gather.com.

Our Flickr.com Photo Database
Tons of great photos of wildlife, wilderness, public lands, landscapes and environmental damage.

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Music:

Birds chirping, brooks babbling, leaves rustling, wolves howling, waves crashing

Movies:

An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Wild America (1997), Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America (2004), The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness (1989), The Lorax (1972)

Books:

Sand County Almanac - Aldo Leopold, Desert Solitaire - Edward Abbey, Wilderness and the American Mind - Roderick Nash, Call of the Wild - Jack London, Cadillac Desert - Marc Reisner

Heroes:

Bob Marshall , Celia Hunter , Aldo Leopold , John Muir , Margaret Murie , Ansel Adams , Theodore Roosevelt , Gaylord Nelson
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My Blog

URGENT- Take Action To Make the NLCS Permanent

We need your help. Next Wednesday, Congress could decide to permanently recognize a conservation system that protects 26-million acres of our West’s wildest lands. We need your help making sure ...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:46:00 PST

Watch on MySpace: Hidden Treasures of the American West

Check out this video: Hidden Treasures of the American West ..Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:00 PST

Support our Nations Newest Conservation System -- Grab Our Video

Many of us have visited Yellowstone National Park or the Grand Canyon, both established almost a century ago to safeguard unique habitats and picturesque panoramas. Avid hikers, enthusiastic campers, ...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST

Polar Bear Habitat Opened for Oil and Gas Leasing

A coalition of groups issued the following release today after the Bush administration decided to open prime polar bear habitat to oil and gas leasing. You can help too, take action to save the polar ...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:42:00 PST

Save Alaskas Polar Bears -- Act Now!

Thursday, December 20, 2007 We need your help. As climate change melts the Arctic sea-ice, polar bears are losing their most important habitat. These majestic animals and their cubs increasingly ar...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:17:00 PST

Colorado Voices - Hank Hotze

Hank is a flyfishing and rafting guide from Montrose and a life-long resident of Colorado, minus 10 years in New York City. He recently sold Gunnison River Expeditions, a comp...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:32:00 PST

Power Shift 2007 -- Register Today!

Friday, October 26The Wilderness Society needs your help! Global warming may be one of the greatest threats ever faced by civilization. There's never been a more important time to get involved than no...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:13:00 PST

Colorado Voices - Kendra Sandoval

Kendra Sandoval: Denver Connecting Our Children to the LandKendra Sandoval is the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado's Researcher/Events Coordinator. Kendra researches current ...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:35:00 PST

Colorado Voices - Joe Griner

Joe owns and operates Wilderness Aware, one of the premier whitewater rafting companies in the Arkansas Valley. Joe and his wife Sue bought the company over 20 years ago and a...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:17:00 PST

Top Threats to Our Public Lands

Top threats to our public lands from The Wilderness Society  "          ;  Oil and gas drilling on sensitive lands: More than 200,000 acres of wild...
Posted by The Wilderness Society on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:06:00 PST