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Happy 45th Anniversary of the US Wilderness Act!
September 3, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson has just signed the Wilderness Act and hands pens to Mardy Murie (left) and Alice Zahniser.
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the US Wilderness Act – definitely a day to celebrate!
The act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System, now protectes 109 million acres of wilderness! President Obama released an official proclamation in honor of the anniversary. In it he states: “This law and the National Wilderness Preservation System it established have served as a model for wilderness laws in many of our States and in countries around the world.” We couldn’t agree more President Obama!
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