Wilderness
After reading “Pack to Back,” test your understanding by completing this eyeChallenge. Explain what each of these photos from the…
eyeChallenge – Pack to Back
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…
FACTivity – Can You Hear Me Now?
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…
FACTivity – As the Frog Hops
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…
Pack to Back (Wilderness 50 Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 9
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….
The Wilderness Act of 1964 created the National Wilderness Preservation System, leading to protection of 106,498,016 acres of land in…
Wilderness Benefits – Vol. 7 No. 1
The Wilderness Act of 1964 created the National Wilderness Preservation System, leading to protection of 106,498,016 acres of land in America. What are the benefits of this wilderness land? Scientists…
In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal…
Can You Hear Me Now? Using the Telephone to Discover People’s Opinions About Wilderness
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…
Speak-o-logical: Defining and Measuring the Ecological Value of Wilderness
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…
Wild and Free! The Quality of Wildness in Wilderness in the United States
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…
Lesson Plan – Wilderness Benefits
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.
Who or What Am I? – It’s Elemental
Test your knowledge on the tundra, wilderness, and questionnaires.