The Wilderness Act’s midlife crisis

An interesting — and controversial — opinion piece in the New York Times discussing whether we really should leave wilderness alone . . .

You won’t hear it on your summer hike above the bird song and the soft applause of aspen leaves, but there’s a heresy echoing through America’s woods and wild places. It’s a debate about how we should think about, and treat, our wilderness in the 21st century, one with real implications for the nearly 110 million acres of wild lands that we’ve set aside across the United States.

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