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Wilderness Society  

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  • The wilderness society is a nonprofit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C., with 10 U.S. regional offices. Through science, economic analysis, advocacy, and education, it works to achieve wilderness designation on federal lands. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Wilderness Society]

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