Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural) are Earth's natural environments that have not been significantly modified by human activity, or any nonurbanized land not under extensive …

Today, designated wilderness areas, national parks, national monuments, and national wildlife refuges protect land across the country, safeguarding critical habitat, clean air and water, …

These wilderness areas cover about 4.5% of the United States' land area, an area larger than the state of California. About 52% of the wilderness area is in Alaska, with 57,425,569 acres …

2024年10月1日 · Wilderness can be found the arid deserts, cypress swamps, alpine meadows, sandy beaches, and rocky crags. From Alaska to Florida, wilderness protects some of the …

2016年6月11日 · Any list of vast wildernesses must include Antarctica, a vast continent where humans have never permanently settled. Some areas are ripe with life, like the famous …

Places where people like you, with an appetite for adventure, can find a sense of true self-reliance and experience solitude. They are final holdout refuges for a long list of rare, threatened, and …

Wilderness areas are wild, undeveloped, federally protected areas where you can see wildlife in its natural habitat, enjoy adventure and unmechanized recreation, or just relish solitude.

2018年1月2日 · Whether it protects artifacts or landscapes, scientific anomalies or biologically diverse habitats, wildernesses exist to afford critical protections for features that would be …

These 20 truly stand out as places to see before you die. Enjoy a spin through our photographic tour and start planning your trips! 1. Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness, Oregon. Just south of the …

2021年5月17日 · Wilderness areas encompass diverse landscapes and can be found in almost every state—from the icy Glacier Bay in Alaska to the arid Black Rock Desert in Nevada, to …