CounterPunch

The Wilderness Act is Still Protecting Nature, If We Allow It

It’s unfortunate that the two UCLA biologists who blasted the 1964 Wilderness Act in an opinion essay titled, Is the Wilderness Act Still Protecting Nature?, didn’t also research the background and ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Solitude of nature: Dry Creek Wilderness Area pristine and unspoiled

Editor's Note: This article on the Dry Creek Wilderness Area is the third in a series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of federal legislation to create nine new federal wilderness ...
The Durango Herald

Surviving nature means embracing it, says Durango wilderness survival instructor

When exploring the great outdoors, one must remember Mother Nature is the boss, said Tosh Black, Durango open space park ranger. Whether it’s a rattlesnake bite, a fractured bone or the strike of ...
Summit County

Get Wild: Threats to wilderness – alienation from nature

Humans are self-aware creatures. We think we are apart from everything that is around us — not an integral and inseparable part of it. As a result, we are naturally self-centered. This poses a hidden ...
Santa Barbara Independent

NatureTrack and Wilderness Youth Project Receive Nearly $400,000 in State Grants

In the digital age, fewer and fewer kids are going outside and smelling the roses. In fact, it’s so bad that “touch grass” has become a popular response to young internet users who pretty clearly need ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Wilderness Youth Project Welcomes New Board Members and Expands Program Staff to Support Growing Nature Connection Efforts

SANTA BARBARA, CA (May 30, 2025) – Wilderness Youth Project (WYP), Santa Barbara County’s leading nature connection organization, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its Board of Trustees and ...
CNN

Wilderness architecture: Dezeen’s editor-in-chief deconstructs the allure of architecture in the wild

Editor’s Note: Marcus Fairs is the founder and editor-in-chief of architecture and design media brand Dezeen. He launched Dezeen in November 2006 and it is now regarded as one of the most influential ...
Indiana Daily Student

Some of Monroe County's best nature spots

Whether you're a seasoned hiker or camper, or you just enjoy picnicking or strolling down a nature trail, there is something for you in Monroe County. Here are just a few of the best spots. Located ...
THE WEEK

Shompole Wilderness Camp: immerse yourself in nature at this secluded retreat

Think of safaris in Kenya and a few iconic locations are likely to come to mind: the vast expanse of the Maasai Mara, or the grandeur of Lake Nakuru. But the rugged, desert beauty of Shompole deserves ...
The Desert Sun

The Wilderness Act is still protecting nature, if we allow it

It’s unfortunate that two UCLA biologists recently questioned the value of the 1964 Wilderness Act in a May 7 Desert Sun opinion essay titled, “Is the Wilderness Act Still Protecting Nature?”The ...
The Desert Sun

Is the Wilderness Act still protecting nature?

At the end of 2023, four environmental groups sued the National Park Service and invoked the Wilderness Act to stop the replanting of trees following a catastrophic wildfire in Sequoia and Kings ...