WILDERNESS: America’s Timeless Legacy LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD © David W. Fanning
109 MILLION ACRES
PROTECTED AS WILDERNESS
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2014: As the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act draws to a close, Congress passes a suite of wilderness and public lands bills, protecting more than one million acres nationwide.
1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Wilderness Act into law, creating the National Wilderness Preservation System and immediately protecting 9.1 million acres.
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NUMBER OF ACRES SAVED (MILLIONS)
1956: Former Wilderness Society Executive Director Howard Zahniser drafts the first version of the Wilderness Act.
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The Wilderness Society Today 137 STAFF WORKING IN 13 STATES
700,000 WILDERNESS SUPPORTERS
The Wilderness Society and our supporters are comprised of wilderness lovers across the country, including well-known activists and celebrities who share a common cause of preserving our wildlands.
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The Wilderness Society supporters give their support through: Sending letters and email messages
Attending hearings
Making financial donations
Engaging with The Wilderness Society through social media
Making calls Sharing their wilderness stories
OUR SUPPORTERS HELPED ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT RECENT VICTORIES:
12,280,000
669,500
acres recommended to be designated as wilderness in Alaska
acres designated as wilderness and conservation areas
415,000
847,664
acres withdrawn from energy development
acres of land designated as national monuments
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new miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers
2014 was a year of great progress for public lands nationwide as we gained new wilderness, conservation areas, and national monuments across the country. Here are some of the highlights: 1 2
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1. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA 22,000 acres protected as Wilderness. 40 new miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers
2. Rocky Mountain Front, MT 275,000 acres protected as conservation areas and Wilderness
5. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK
9. Hermosa Creek, CO
12.28 million acres of Wilderness recommended
107,000 acres protected as wilderness and special management areas
6. Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, MI 32,500 acres protected
10. Columbine-Hondo Wilderness, NM 45,000 acres protected
as Wilderness
as Wilderness
3. California Coastal National Monument 1,664 acres of coastline
7. Pine Forest Range, NV 26,000 acres protected
4. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, CA 350,000 acres protected
8. Wovoka Wilderness, NV
as Wilderness
protected
11. Organ MountainsDesert Peaks National Monument, NM 496,000 acres protected
48,000 acres protected as Wilderness
We thank each and every one of you for your dedication to our mission of creating a wilderness legacy for future generations. Donate Today
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