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Articles on Wilderness Act, Idea of Wilderness
and Wilderness Movement
Scholarly articles on the Wilderness Movement in the United States
Putting Wilderness in Context - the interwar origins of the Wilderness Movement and Idea.
The Politics of Modern Wilderness - lays out contested political positions on Wilderness.
Loving the Wild in Post-war America - the social and political context that created the Wilderness Act of 1964.
Wilderness and Conservation Science - Beginning with Aldo Leopold, examines relationship of ecology and conservation biology in the Wilderness debate
Scholarly Articles on the Idea of Wilderness
The Trouble with Wilderness - Historian BIll Cronon's argument against the Idea of Wilderness. Fascinating read.
Other Wilderness Resources
The University of Montana's Wilderness.net has the best up-to-date information on all Wilderness Areas in the United States as well as tons of resources
Making Wilderness Work - History of Frank Church and his role in the creation of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.
Two Idaho Public Television documentaries:
Wilderness in the 21st Century - An . Wilderness, like all things nature, has become a polarized topic. Documentary explores the state of wilderness designation in Idaho through the recent collaborative approaches to Wilderness through the Owyhee Initiative and the Boulder-White Clouds Proposal.
The Frank Church Wilderness The largest contiguous wilderness area in the United States outside of Alaska. Explores the natural and social history of this beautiful landscape.
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