MEMBER NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2012 VOL. XIV, NO. 3
America’s WildernessWWW.WILdERNESS.ORg
YourWild Days of Summer
DeAr WilDerneSS SocietY Supporter,
Summer has arrived, and there’s no better time of year to celebrate the wild and beautiful places we love. The wild days of summer are perfect for going on a hike, kayaking down a river, or for doing nothing at all – just sitting and enjoying the beauty of the great outdoors. It’s a time for adventure, from exploring a new local park to vacationing in a new wild place you’ve never seen before. Summer is all about what’s new and exciting, and we’ve got some new and exciting changes here at The Wilderness Society too. Earlier this month, we launched a new, state-of-the-art website with lots of great content about wild places and hot issues affecting our wilderness today. This innovative site will be the premier place for Wilderness Society members and supporters to connect with us, find information about the places and issues you care about, and be inspired by moving stories about America’s wild places and people who care about them as much as we do. We are also updating this newsletter to bring you more compelling content that’s relevant to you, and more of the incredible images that our wilderness has to offer. Please take a moment to check out these changes here in the newsletter, and online at wilderness.org. Whether you experience our wild places online or on a hike, I wish you a wild and wonderful summer!
Sincerely,Jamie WilliamsPresident, The Wilderness Society
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Summer offers the perfect chance to reconnect with wilderness and share your love of wild places with others.
And that love is critical to preserving wild places. While wilderness provides tangible benefits like clean air and water, the reason we care about preserving it is more elemental. We protect wil-derness because we love the solitude of a hushed forest, the challenge of a mountain hike or the exquisite beauty of a desert sunset. Moreover, we want these things to be there for the people we love who have yet to experience them.
With your help, The Wilderness Society has had a lot of success in our 76 years, including
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“Love is a powerful tool, and maybe, just maybe, before the last little town is corrupted and the last of the unroaded and undeveloped wildness is given over to dreams of profit, maybe it will be love, finally, love for the land for its own sake and for what it holds of beauty and joy and spiritual redemption that will make [wilderness] not a battlefield but a revelation.”— T.H. Watkins, Redrock Chronicles: “Saving Wild Utah,” 2000
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permanently protecting 109 million acres of wilderness. But despite these gains, the wild places we love face critical threats that endanger their existence, from drilling to irresponsible develop-ment. Our Wilderness Under Siege report (see wilderness.org/wilderness-under-siege) details some of the many omi-nous threats wilderness faces this year, including:
• Abillthatwouldpotentiallyallowmotorized access in wilderness areas
• Legislationtoopenroadlessforeststologging
• LegislationpermittingdrillingintheArctic Refuge
As you enjoy the remarkable bounty of your public lands — and we hope you will this summer — remember to reflect on how we can protect them. One of the best steps you can take is to share your passion with children, friends, your com-munity — anyone who will listen — be-cause people who experience the special joy that belongs uniquely to wilderness will grow to love and protect it.
Here are a few places you might con-sider visiting to re-ignite your wilderness flame this summer. Be sure to bring along a friend!
Live the wiLd Life in OterO MesaIf you love birds, you will want to see this grassland in southern New Mexico, which houses burrowing owls, golden eagles and the unusual long-billed curlew. We are working to designate Otero Mesa as a national monument to protect our wildest remaining grassland and its inhabitants from drilling and development.
escape tO white MOuntain natiOnaL fOrestWilderness doesn’t have to be far away. White Mountain National Forest attracts locals and visitors in search of the New England’s fall foliage, recreation and relief from the cities of the Northeast. While this popular forest faces threats from excessive logging, we are working with the U.S. Forest Service to ensure good stewardship.
sierra nevada: hiking in the heavens Visit California’s breathtaking Sierra Nevada mountains to hike its thousands of miles of well-maintained trails. Majestic peaks like Mt. Whitney (the tallest in the lower 48 states) rise thousands of
feet, but you can also find easier hikes to lakes, waterfalls and vistas. We are working with the U.S. Forest Service to develop a plan to manage the Sierra Nevada to withstand climate change and preserve ancient forests.
utah’s canyOn cOuntry: a dreaM vacatiOn fOr yOur faMiLyLookingtosnapthecordsbetweenkidsand their screens and create lasting mem-ories? Southeastern Utah’s wild canyons make the ideal place to take that summer road trip. Kids and adults alike can’t help but be awed by iconic parks like Arches, Canyonlands, and Monument Valley. This trip could be a great first step in creating our next generation of conservationists.
Interested in learning more about one of these destinations or sharing it with friends? Our all-new website, wilderness.org, provides tremendous resources to help you spread some wilderness love. Wilderness.org provides a host of tools for wilderness-lovers and newbies alike, including insider tips on recreation rang-ing from wildlife watching to backcountry adventures, must-see places to visit and stories about people’s connections to the land. While you’re there, learn more about actions you can take to protect the wild places you love.
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EntEr our wildErnEss drEam trip gEtaway contEst!Daydreaming about a far-off wilderness you want to visit? Enter our contest at wilderness.org/wild to win $1,000 in Frontier Airlines Fly Bucks! While you’re there, check out our new mywilderness montage video and be sure to share it with the people you hope will love wilderness as much as you do!
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ASIAN-AMERICANS CONNECT WITH THE FOREST ON EARTH DAyThere were some wet feet – but plenty of smiles – as 65 Asian-Americans enjoyed an Earth Day picnic and hike co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) and The Wilderness Society (TWS).
Many were excited about their first visit to the Angeles National Forest, next to a rushing creek in a wooded glen in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), a champion of a proposal for a San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area, inspired the crowd with her vision of improving forest visitor services, including bilingual outreach.
Kids from the Asian youth Center splashed in the creek and nearly every-one went hiking – many making their first stream crossings. After a banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) picnic, Chu pre-sented certificates to A3PCON and TWS.
CoLumbine-Hondo: ontHetrAiLtoproteCtionNestled deep within the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just outside of Taos, N.M., lays the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area. Thanks to Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, this wildlife and recreation haven is on its way to per-manent protection with the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act (S. 2468).
Columbine-Hondo boasts roughly 45,000 acres of mountains that contain the head-waters of precious clean water for down-stream communities, like Albuquerque, SantaFeandLasCruces.italsoattractsoutdoor enthusiasts, and in turn tourism and recreation jobs.
Due to its lush and roadless forests, Columbine-Hondo is home to a num-ber of animals, including black bear, elk and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Protection of this area will add a missing link of wildlife habitat, as it rests between theWheelerpeakandtheLatirpeakWilderness areas.
We hope Congress passes the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act for future generations to enjoy.
MOTORIzING OUR WiLderneSSAreASThe House of Representatives recently passed a bill that’s a sneak attack on our nation’s wilderness. H.R. 4089 is a cleverly written bill that would destroy our beauti-ful backcountry, instead of protecting wilderness areas for hunters and anglers as the bill claims to do. The legislation would allow trucks, ATVs and other vehicles into wilderness areas. Paving the way for vehicles in wilderness could lead to more development activities that would destroy the protections the backcountry has long enjoyed. The Wilderness Society is fight-ing this bill in Congress to stop this sneak attack on our wild places.
SoLArroAdmAp NEARING VICTORyOur work to protect wildlands by sup-porting environmentally responsible renewable energy development is closing in on a big victory in the form of a final plan for smart solar development in six southwestern states. Currently nearly 80 million acres of public lands — including more than 10 million acres of wilderness quality lands — are open to solar devel-opment. Solar energy is critical to help wean the country off of fossil fuels, but carelessly sited projects can damage wil-derness and wildlife habitat unless they are guided to appropriate locations.
Because of our groundbreaking work with solar developers, conservation partners andthebureauofLandmanagement(bLm),weexpectfuturedevelopmentwill be focused in areas with the fewest impacts and the best likelihood of suc-cess. The solar roadmap we are helping thebLmcreatewillfocusdevelopmentin roughly 300,000 acres lands generally suitable for solar projects, such as those with low wildlife habitat value that are near existing or proposed transmission.
With wilderness protected and develop-ment prioritized in prescreened areas, we are close to a major win for wildlands pro-tection. When the final plan is released we will fight back against attacks from those who think we cannot protect wild places and develop solar power.
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(Left) Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area, New Mexico. (Above) Rep. Judy Chu picnicked in the San Gabriel Mountains with the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council and Wilderness Society staff.
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Caution: Don’t get trapped by high tides; get current tide chart at a ranger station. When hiking, watch for targets marking overland trails .
Sudden high waves can pick up beach logs and turn them into weapons; they kill.
Permits required for all overnight wilderness stays. Obtain permits at the Wilderness Information Center (WIC). Call 360-565-3100 or visit the WIC to get Wilderness Trip Planner and more information. Wilderness users should inquire about river and creek ford locations and difficulty in crossing.
No roads pass through the heart of the Olympics. US 101 provides the main access, with numerous spur roads leading into the park.
Most reefs, rocks, islets, and islands (except the James Island group) are designated wilderness and national wildlife refuges, CLOSED to visitors to protect wildlife. Boats must remain 200 yards from the islands.
Do not use this map for hiking. Get detailed topographic maps.
Impassable headland;ALWAYS use overland trail
Wait for low tide or useoverland trail if available
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Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary covers 3,310 square miles of marine waters. The sanc-tuary provides habitat for one of the most diverse populations of marine mammals in North America. It is a link in the Pacific flyway and provides critical habitat for nesting and migrating birds. To learn more, visit www.olympiccoast.noaa.gov.
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Ingunn Markiewicz believes wilderness saved her life.
A few years ago, “I was not in a good place,” says Ingunn, a native of Norway who now lives in Redmond, Washington. “But I had made a promise to myself to start actively participating in life instead of just sitting home on the couch.”
So when a friend invited Ingunn and her husband on a backpacking trip to Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park in 2007, she accepted, despite the trip being “way out of my comfort zone.”
After a long drive and a muddy hike, they reached the coast, where Ingunn was awestruck by the natural beauty around her. “Never mind that it was raining, and my cotton clothes stayed drenched all weekend,” she says. “Nothing could wipe the grin off my face.”
What Ingunn experienced is something that John Muir comprehended, as have countless others who have followed in his footsteps: the power of wild nature to transform and transport—beyond the self, beyond the cares of the world, beyond time even.
“I call hiking my therapy,” says Ingunn. “The endorphins, sunshine and beauti-ful views work together as an immedi-ate mood-booster. Being out in the
wilderness alone allows me to really clear my head and gather my thoughts. When I’m out there with others, it strengthens our bond and allows for honest communication.”
Now, Ingunn hikes, snowshoes and backpacks at every oppor-tunity—and tries to get out in nature almost every day, even if it’s just a brisk walk on the local trails near her Redmond home. “My discovery of hiking has given me goals to reach and a sense of purpose,” she says. “Before the trip to Shi Shi, my self-esteem had hit rock bottom. But since I started hiking, my confidence grows every day.”
Fortunately, Ingunn lives within easy reach of many protected public lands in the North Cascades, the rugged spine of mountains that rises between Puget Sound and the Columbia River. Through all their wildland outings, Ingunn and her husband have both fallen in love with Washington state and hope never to leave.“theAlpineLakesWildernessismy favorite,” she says, speaking of a des-ignated wilderness area that is now one of the nation’s most visited, “along with Mount Rainier and the North Cascades national parks.”
Through the work of The Wilderness Society and our partners, there is a
strong legacy of conservation in the North Cascades, with more than 2.5 mil-lion acres of pristine wilderness stretching from the Canadian border to the foothills of Mt. Rainier. The region harbors some of the country’s last stands of exten-sive old-growth forest and endangered Canada lynx, wolverine and gray wolf, but timber harvesting and overuse have taken their toll. The Wilderness Society is currently working on legislation that would add 22,000 acres of protected wil-dernesstotheAlpineLakesWildernessArea and designate nearly 30 miles of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and 10 miles of the Pratt River as Wild and Scenic Rivers.
For Ingunn and so many others, wilder-ness has been a lifeline. Wherever you go this summer, experience the power, the balm, the tonic of wilderness for yourself.
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Ferry to Victoria,British Columbia, Canada
Ferry toWhidbey
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To Seattlevia ferry
To Olympia, Tacoma,and SeattleTo Aberdeen
Road washed out. Check for status.
Road frequently washes out. Check for status.
Road may be closed in winter.
Road open summer only. Trailers and motor homes not recommended.
Road may be closed weekdays in winter.
Road open summer only.
Road open summer only.
Road open summer only. Trailers and motor homes not recommended.
North Shore Road: Trailers and motor homes not recommended east of ranger station.
(no potable water)
(no potable water)
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Gas Station
Store,Boat gasoline
Swan Bay
Graves Creek
Queets
North Fork
July Creek
Kalaloch Lodge
Kalaloch
South Beach
Log Cabin Resort
Fairholme
East Beach
NorthShore
La Poel
ObstructionPoint
Lake CrescentLodge
Olympic Park Institute
Altair
Heart O’ the Hills
Park Headquarters
ObservationPoint
Whiskey Bend
Humes Ranch homestead
SalmonCascades
Sol Duc HotSprings Resort
Wilderness Information Center
Norwegian Memorial
Chilean Memorial
Quinault Rain Forest
Hoh Rain ForestVisitor Center
Kalaloch InformationStation
Storm KingInformation Station
Hurricane RidgeVisitor Center
Olympic National ParkVisitor Center
NPS/USFS InformationStation
USFS/NPS Information Station
Dosewallips
Mora
Ozette
Elwha
Sol Duc
Eagle
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Caution: Don’t get trapped by high tides; get current tide chart at a ranger station. When hiking, watch for targets marking overland trails .
Sudden high waves can pick up beach logs and turn them into weapons; they kill.
Permits required for all overnight wilderness stays. Obtain permits at the Wilderness Information Center (WIC). Call 360-565-3100 or visit the WIC to get Wilderness Trip Planner and more information. Wilderness users should inquire about river and creek ford locations and difficulty in crossing.
No roads pass through the heart of the Olympics. US 101 provides the main access, with numerous spur roads leading into the park.
Most reefs, rocks, islets, and islands (except the James Island group) are designated wilderness and national wildlife refuges, CLOSED to visitors to protect wildlife. Boats must remain 200 yards from the islands.
Do not use this map for hiking. Get detailed topographic maps.
Impassable headland;ALWAYS use overland trail
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Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary covers 3,310 square miles of marine waters. The sanc-tuary provides habitat for one of the most diverse populations of marine mammals in North America. It is a link in the Pacific flyway and provides critical habitat for nesting and migrating birds. To learn more, visit www.olympiccoast.noaa.gov.
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When his son Gavin was just eight years old, Bill Newsom rowed him down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in a raft. The trip turned into a “baptism” for a boy who would grow up to become the mayor of San Francisco and a dedicated conservationist.“He didn’t have a choice,” explains Bill. “It was total immersion from the time he was six months old.”
Bill’s life has been steeped in wilder-ness and in efforts to protect it. As a California state appellate court judge for 17 years, he handled redwood forest cases. Family vacations have been spent camping in the Sierras, Alaska and the Desert Southwest. From his home in
the Sierra Nevada foothills of northeast-ern California, Bill remains active with Wilderness Society efforts and with local campaigns to protect the Tuolumne River, as well as the Kitlope area of British Columbia.
“What is it that unites people who are members of The Wilderness Society? It’s a passion for wildness,” says Bill. “These are the people who really care about the environment.”
Bill’s own passion for wildness was stoked by the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins and others—so much so that, after gradu-ating law school, he went back to school to earn a master’s degree in English literature.This summer, Bill plans to return to Alaska, tohelppreservethetakuriver.Laterinthe year, he’ll be immersing his six- and eight-year-old granddaughters in the wild Alaskan coastal rainforest for the first time.
And so the baptisms continue.
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BaCkCOUNTRY JOURNEYS“so get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks. run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the pre-cious stillness, that lovely, myste-rious and awesome space.” —Edward Abbey (1927 – 1989)
Take Ed Abbey’s immortal advice this summer, and get out there for some backcountry adventure. Hiking into the backcountry—true wilderness without roads or amenities—offers an experience of wild nature up close and personal like no other. But backcountry hiking journeys aren’t for everyone. Physically and mentally challenging, they test your mettle but reward you with unforgettable experiences.
• educateyourselfaboutbringingtheright gear and provisions and precau-tions for staying safe.
• beforeyouhitthetrail,stopbyaranger station to get backcountry permits, check trail conditions and let them know of your presence in the backcountry.
For tips on where to go and how to prepare for your backcountry trip, visit wilderness.org/wilderness-you
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The Magnificent Seven comprise some of the most majestic places The Wilderness Society is working to protect. They offer eye-popping vistas, amazing recreation, and incredible wildlife that need these wild places to survive. However, all of these places face dangerous threats that could destroy the wildness that make them so special. The Wilderness Society is engaged in cooperative efforts to ensure the survival of the landscapes described in the Magnificent Seven. From creating fire protection strategies, to working with local fishermen and farmers, we are working collaboratively to ensure that these wild places remain magnificent for generationstocome.Learnmoreat: wilderness.org/magnificent-seven.
1. rocky Mountain front, crown of the continentThe rolling prairies and wetlands of Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front are a paradise for wildlife lovers, hunters and anglers. The Front’s vast expanses of unbroken land teem with bighorn sheep, elk and mule deer. It is also the only spot on Earth where grizzly bears still wander from the mountains onto the plains.
The wilderness has changed very little sinceLewisandClarkexploredin1805,and The Wilderness Society is capping a decade-long campaign to fight back oil and gas and off-road vehicle threats with a bill introduced in the Senate to designate much of the public lands along the Front as wilderness or a conservation area. A new bill that seeks to hand over control of all lands within 100 miles U.S. borders to the Department of Homeland Security threatens this area’s future.
2. desolation canyon, colorado plateauDesolation Canyon is one of the most remote and rugged stretches of river in the West. The iconic red rock cliffs and juniper-dotted slopes along this stretch of the Green River make for one of the most scenic rafting trips in the U.S. Although ancient Fremont Indian rock art helped earn Desolation Canyon a National HistoricLandmarkdesignation,oilandgas drilling threaten the pristine area.
3. dinkey area of sierra national forest, sierra nevada The popular Dinkey area in the Sierra Nevada National Forest hosts more than 1.5 million annual visitors for boating, camping, hiking and other activities. The area also offers diverse unique wild-lands – from chaparral hillsides, to alpine forests and lakes – and plays home to the rare Pacific fisher. While large-scale fires could devastate the forest and threaten Dinkey, we are working with local leaders and federal agencies on a proactive plan to reduce fire risk.
4. the Mahoosucs, northern forestWith deep forests, splashing waterfalls, and easy access to the Appalachian Trail, the Mahoosucs is an outdoor wonderland
near the Maine/New Hampshire border. The Mahoosucs is popular for paddlers, hikers and people who love the outdoors. We are working to ensure that unchecked wind power development doesn’t harm this gorgeous forest.
5. pisgah national forest, greater smoky MountainsEnchanting waterfalls delight visitors in the dense, dark woods of North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, one of the oldest national forests in the U.S. However, a bill in the House of Representatives seeks to open Pisgah’s pristine roadless areas to corporate pol-luters and irresponsible developers.
6. the yakima Basin, north cascadesThe wet, alpine forests of the North Cascades and the arid, sagebrush-stud-ded yakima Valley make the yakima Basin is one of the most diverse watersheds in Washington State. The yakima River is well-known for its outstanding fly fishing and blue ribbon trout fishery. We are working with local tribes, communities and conservationists to help designate more land for protection and improve passage for salmon in the yakima River.
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7. teshekpuk Lake, alaska and the arcticAlaska’steshekpukLakeisthegemofthe23-million-acre Western Arctic Reserve, an area that contains some of the most stun-ning wildlands on Earth and is home to wolves, caribou, polar bears and millions of migratory birds.
you may never visit the remote wetland aroundteshekpukLake,butwildlifeloversall over North America benefit from the critical role it plays nurturing the conti-nent’s birds. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds descend onteshekpukLakeforbreeding,feedingand molting. The area supports a wide variety of species including tundra swans, endangered yellow loons, and the bril-liantly colored king eider, one of the most remarkable waterfowl species.
Many scientists consider the lake the most important refuge on the continent for several varieties of geese, including Brant and snow, which seek refuge there during their flightless molting state.
Birds aren’t the only wildlife that depend onteshekpukLake.theareasupports
tens of thousands of caribou that come to calve, making it prime hunting ground for Alaska Natives.
teshekpukLakesitsinthenationalPetroleum Reserve-Alaska (the Reserve), which was set aside in 1923 to provide an emergency oil supply to the U.S. Navy. Today the Reserve is under constant pressure from oil and gas interests that seek to open the whole area – including teshekpukLake–todevelopment.
thebureauofLandmanagement(bLm)isplanning the Reserve’s future, and we are working to ensure that sensitive habitat areasliketeshekpukLakeareprotected.Due in part to the work of The Wilderness Society, the lake has not been included in recent sales of oil and gas leases.
thebLmplanningprocessbenefitedfrom original work by Dr. Ryan Wilson, a wildlife ecologist with our Alaska office, who helped establish the importance of teshekpukLaketocaribou.
Native subsistence hunters have long known to look for caribou near Teshekpuk Lake,butitwasunclearwhytheanimalschose the area to forage, calve or to find
relief from swarms of insects. To find an answer, Dr. Wilson collected data and developed a detailed model that shows where the best calving and insect-relief habitat exists.
thisworkiscitedinthebLm’sAlternativePlan B, a way forward that balances oil extraction and other uses with conser-vation, and is the only Alternative that meaningfully protects key habitat areas in the Reserve. “Scientific research at The Wilderness Society has broadened our understanding of the critical impor-tanceoftheteshekpukLakeSpecialArea, as well as other Special Areas of the NPR-A for caribou, migratory birds and climate change adaptation,” said Nicole Whittington-Evans, The Wilderness Society’s regional director for Alaska.
In addition to informing decisions made by federal, state and tribal agencies, Dr. Wilson’s research helped us assess the potential effects of each alternative be-ingconsideredinbLm’sdraftintegratedActivity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Plan).
With the support of our members, The Wilderness Society is committed to ensur-ingthatteshekpukLakeremainsathrivingwild landscape in America’s Arctic.
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the wilderness society’s magazine is moving online! While you will not receive The Wilderness Society’s annual magazine in your mailbox this year, you can find the same in-depth content and stunning photography that you love year-round on our all-new website, wilderness.org. Check back often as we will update the site with features about special wild places, up-to-the-minute information on trends affecting wilderness, and tips on how to best to experience our beautiful wild lands. We hope that you will enjoy exploring wilderness.org.
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