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• This is a short presentation that contains
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  with a Wilderness Act presentation or for other
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National Wilderness Trivia

• Facts and Trends
• for the
• National Wilderness Preservation System

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Over 107 million acres, nation-wide managed by
four federal agencies (BLM, FWS, FS, NPS)
How much wilderness now?
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Wilderness Facts

• 4.7 of all U.S. lands are designated as
  wilderness (2.2 outside Alaska)
• 6.1 of all lands (except Alaska) are developed
  (roads, commercial and
  urban areas)
• Acres of developed lands are
  increasing at 2 million
  acres per year

Source USDA National Resources Inventory
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Where is largest wilderness area? Smallest?
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Smallest Wilderness Areas
Largest Wilderness Area
Rocks and Islands Wilderness BLM California
2006 - 5 acres
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Alaska 1980
9.1 million acres
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Florida 1970 - 6 acres
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Any states with no federal wilderness?
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Where is the newest wilderness added in 2008?
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Are there any National Forest wilderness areas
outside the 50 states ?