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Preferred term
Wilderness Act of 1964
Definition
- A 3,360-acre section of Glacier National Park in Montana, shown here in early October 2008, was among the first lands to be recommended for wilderness designation after the Wilderness Act of 1964. Photo credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Ryan Hagerty The United States Wilderness Act of 1964 created 54 wilderness areas (9.1 million acres) in national forests, and established a National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). [Source: Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide; Wilderness Act of 1964]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Wilderness_Act_of_1964
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