The Wilderness Society
| The Wilderness Society | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1935 |
| founder | Bob Marshall , Benton MacKaye , Aldo Leopold , Bernard Frank , Robert Sterling Yard , Harvey Broome |
| motto | Keep it wild |
| main emphasis | Environmental protection , national park |
| Action space | North America , Europe |
| Chair | William H. Meadows |
| sales | $ 30,081,869 (2017) |
| Website | www.wilderness.org |
The Wilderness Society is an American organization that cares for the conservation of America's wilderness areas. Founded in 1935, the organization has more than 300,000 members.
The society was founded on January 21, 1935 by Bob Marshall , Aldo Leopold , Robert Sterling Yard , Benton MacKaye , Ernest Oberholtzer , Harvey Broome , Bernard Frank and Harold C. Anderson on the premises of the Cosmos Club .
successes
The Wilderness Society has successfully focused on the quarter of the US land area that belongs to all Americans. These include national parks, federal forests, game reserves, and the regions administered by the US Bureau of Land Management . Depending on the topic, members of the churches, athletes, farmers, scientists, business people and other citizens are also included. She was able to influence a number of laws:
- Wilderness Act (1964)
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968)
- National Trails System Act (1968)
- National Forest Management Act (1976)
- Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1980)
- Tongass Timber Reform Act (1990)
- California Desert Protection Act (1994)
- National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act (1997)
Prices
The organization awards, among other things, the Ansel Adams Award , which is named after the photographer Ansel Adams . The highest honor is the Robert Marshall Award .
Web links
- Official website
- Wilderness.net
- Wilderness Land Trust Foundation for Land Purchase
- National Landscape Conservation System
Single receipts
- ↑ Founding, History and Science of The Wilderness Society, The History of The Wilderness Society ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Presentation of the founding history on the website of the organization (English)
