What is Wilderness Worth?

Posted by on Mar 22, 2016 @ 9:15 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: March 22, 2016

In 1964, Congress protected areas where, according to the Wilderness Act, “the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” Wilderness areas now cover approximately 5 percent of the United States – over 100 million acres. While the ecological and aesthetic value of these lands is apparent, their economic...

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