The Enduring Wilderness: Protecting Our Natural Heritage through the Wilderness Act
A look at protecting America's wilderness and an explanation of the Wilderness Act.
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A look at how America has preserved more than 100 million acres of diverse wilderness areas in 44 states, now protected in our National Wilderness Preservation System. Discussion of current visions valuing wilderness and its place in our culture. Outlines key details of the Wilderness Act, what it protects, and what it means for future generations Explanations of what has been protected and how Provides in-depth historical contect Recalls the bipartisan endeavors that led to this hisotric legislation. Biography Doug Scott is policy director of The Campaign for America's Wilderness and has been at the forefront of many of the important wilderness preservation campaigns as a strategist and lobbyist. In the 1980s, Scott was conservation director and, later, associate executive director of the Sierra Club. In 1996 he received the club's highest honor, the John Muir Award.
Ch. 1Wilderness in our lives9Ch. 2Wilderness : from concept to action19Ch. 3Wilderness : "there ought to be a law"37Ch. 4Putting the new wilderness act to work57Ch. 5Expanding the scope of wilderness preservation75Ch. 6Wilderness yet to save95Ch. 7Wilderness politics107Ch. 8The challenges of wilderness stewardship125Ch. 9Wilderness in other realms139Ch. 10An enduring resource of wilderness145
