Tag: public land
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Wilderness proposals – when will the amount of public land set aside as wilderness be enough?
45 years ago during the 88th Congress the Wilderness Act of 1964 was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This act then became Public Law 88-577. On the date that PL 88-577 became law, September 3, 1964, a little more than 9 million acres were designated as wilderness, which…