After over sixty drafts and eight years of work, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law on September 3, …

With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing …

AN ACT To establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other …

COMPLETE TEXT OF THE WILDERNESS ACT [Teaching Version] Public Law 88-577 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) 88th Congress, …

The 1964 Wilderness Act, written by The Wilderness Society's Howard Zahniser, created the National Wilderness Preservation …

Jun 26, 2025 · Federal Law Creates Wilderness Areas. The Wilderness Actwas passed in 1964, signed into law by President Lyndon …

To establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes. Be it …

DEFINITION OF WILDERNESS (c) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape, is …

For this purpose there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas …

THE WILDERNESS ACT Public Law 88-577 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) 88th Congress, Second Session September 3, 1964 (As …