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From Wilderness.org:

Americans passed the Wilderness Act on Sept. 3, 1964 to forever protect our most awe-inspiring wild places and their many human stories.

Passage of this bedrock conservation act was a long, hard-fought struggle that eventually paid off with a new wilderness protection system that has grown to include nearly 110 million acres of premiere wildlands from coast to coast.

But as we reflect on the Act’s achievements 50 years later, we know there is still more to do.

Wilderness protection is more relevant than ever.

As we face a changing world, our approach to protecting wild places must also grow and evolve. Looking back on the remarkable achievement of The Wilderness Act, we also need to look forward. To do so during this 50th anniversary year, The Wilderness Society has released a celebratory publication Wilderness: Our Enduring American Legacy.

Wilderness: Our Enduring American Legacy looks at the history behind the Act, the wilderness system today, how the wilderness experience is changing, and what landscapes Americans want to protect in the face of today’s threats.

We invite you to thumb through the full version here.

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