Wilderness

After reading “Pack to Back,” test your understanding by completing this eyeChallenge. Explain what each of these photos from the…
After reading “Pack to Back,” test your understanding by completing this eyeChallenge. Explain what each of these photos from the monograph represents. You may write your explanations or participate in...

For this FACTivity, you will conduct your own survey like the scientists in this article. You will actually ask people…
For this FACTivity, you will conduct your own survey like the scientists in this article. You will actually ask people some of the same questions that the scientists in this...

In this study, the scientists discovered that wildernesses provide good habitat for frogs because the land and water are protected…
In this study, the scientists discovered that wildernesses provide good habitat for frogs because the land and water are protected from human activities. Using the results from this study, you...

This monograph is one of two Wilderness 50 monographs. These two monographs were created to honor the 50th anniversary of…
This monograph is one of two Wilderness 50 monographs. These two monographs were created to honor the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act of 1964. This act established the U.S….

In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal…
In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal land to be protected as much as possible from human...

When a society decides to set aside areas of land as wilderness, it makes a choice about the value of…
When a society decides to set aside areas of land as wilderness, it makes a choice about the value of those lands. In the United States, people have decided that...

According to the scientists in this study, wildness is one of the central qualities of wilderness. To say that an…
According to the scientists in this study, wildness is one of the central qualities of wilderness. To say that an area is wild in this sense, the scientists believed that...

This five-day lesson plan can be used in whole or in part to accompany the Wilderness Benefits edition of Natural…
This five-day lesson plan can be used in whole or in part to accompany the Wilderness Benefits edition of Natural Inquirer. Students will brainstorm and then research features of wilderness...

Test your knowledge on the tundra, wilderness, and questionnaires.
Test your knowledge on the tundra, wilderness, and questionnaires.