The Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–577) is a federal land management statute meant to protect federal wilderness and to create a formal mechanism for designating wilderness. It was …

Jun 26, 2025 · The Wilderness Act was passed in 1964, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This Act established the National Wilderness Preservation System "...for the …

WILDERNESS ACT [Public Law 88–577; Approved September 3, 1964; 16 U.S.C. 1131 through 1136]

Summary The Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System and, in it, Congress reserved for itself the authority to designate federal lands as part of the …

DEFINITION OF WILDERNESS (c) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its …

The Wilderness Act has enabled the protection of nearly 112 million acres of wilderness areas across the U.S. and has transformed conservation today—safeguarding critical habitat, clean …

The Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System and authorizes Congress to designate wilderness areas.

This law directed federal land management agencies—including the Forest Service—to manage congressionally designated wilderness areas to preserve their wilderness character.

Wilderness Act, U.S. environmental protection legislation (1964) that created the National Wilderness Preservation System, setting 9 million acres (3.6 billion hectares) aside from …

Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964, the Wilderness Act designated all previously existing Wild Areas, Canoe Areas, and Wilderness Areas as …