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The Wilderness Society successfully advocates for President Obama’s expansion of the California Coastal and Cascade-Siskiyou national monuments, capping off a presidency of remarkable conservation accomplishments that included 34 designations or expansions of national monuments.
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The Wilderness Society is an American non-profit land conservation organization that is dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands in the United States. They advocate for the designation of federal wilderness areas and other protective designations, such as for national monuments. They support balanced uses of public lands ...
We strive for equity and justice in everything we do and seek to reflect the many communities with whom we work. We take bold action informed by sound science to protect and defend nature for all. We collaborate across generations to build a healthier, sustainable future.
Jan 18, 2018 · The Wilderness Society, America’s largest and foremost advocate for preserving wilderness, was founded on January 21, 1935. Since then, The Wilderness Society has grown to being the voice for “1 million wilderness supporters.”
Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the effort to permanently protect nearly 112 million acres of wilderness in 44 states. We have been at the forefront of nearly every major public lands victory.
Jul 12, 2024 · Howard Zahniser (1906-1964), a Washington, D.C.–based leader of The Wilderness Society, was the chief author of and lobbyist for the 1964 Wilderness Act. Much of his inspiration, and one of his earliest preservation victories, came at Lake Solitude in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains.
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The Society helped to implement his dream of wilderness preservation through its decisive role in the eventual passage of the Wilderness Act, though that did not take place until more than two decades after Marshall's death. The Bob Marshall Wilderness system in Montana was later named in his honor.
