National Wilderness Preservation System

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federal land management framework wilderness protection system

The National Wilderness Preservation System is a U.S. network of federally protected wilderness areas managed to preserve their natural conditions and limit human impact.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Wilderness Preservation System canonical	79
U.S. Wilderness Area	8
U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System	3
National Wilderness Area	1
Wilderness Areas	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal land management framework ⓘ wilderness protection system ⓘ
administeredUnder	U.S. federal environmental law ⓘ
allows	non-mechanized access such as hiking and horseback riding ⓘ primitive recreation ⓘ scientific research under restrictions ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal public lands ⓘ
constrains	infrastructure development in wilderness areas ⓘ mineral development in wilderness areas ⓘ resource extraction in wilderness areas ⓘ timber harvesting in wilderness areas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	wilderness as an area retaining its primeval character and influence ⓘ wilderness as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man ⓘ
designationProcess	requires an act of the U.S. Congress ⓘ
emphasizes	natural processes ⓘ opportunities for solitude ⓘ primitive and unconfined types of recreation ⓘ
goal	long-term conservation of wilderness character ⓘ
governs	management standards for designated wilderness ⓘ
hasPart	wilderness areas in national forests ⓘ wilderness areas in national parks ⓘ wilderness areas in national wildlife refuges ⓘ wilderness areas on Bureau of Land Management lands ⓘ
hasScope	all qualifying federal public lands in the United States ⓘ
inception	1964 ⓘ
legalBasis	Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Land Management National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
manages	federally designated wilderness areas ⓘ
partOf	United States protected areas system ⓘ surface form: United States federal protected areas system
protects	biodiversity in wilderness ecosystems ⓘ scenic values of undeveloped landscapes ⓘ watersheds in wilderness areas ⓘ
purpose	to limit human impact on designated wilderness areas ⓘ to preserve wilderness areas in their natural condition ⓘ
regulates	commercial activities in wilderness areas ⓘ mechanized equipment use in wilderness areas ⓘ motorized vehicle use in wilderness areas ⓘ permanent structures in wilderness areas ⓘ road construction in wilderness areas ⓘ
relatedTo	U.S. National Forest ⓘ surface form: National Forest System National Conservation Lands ⓘ surface form: National Landscape Conservation System United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Manitou Island → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

John Muir Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

National Conservation Lands → includes → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilderness Areas

Wilderness Act of 1964 → created → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Desolation Wilderness (part) → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

subject surface form: Desolation Wilderness

United States protected areas system → includes → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Yosemite Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Three Sisters Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Badger Creek Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Bull of the Woods Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Ansel Adams Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

National Natural Landmark → relatedTo → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

California Desert Protection Act of 1994 → affects → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Raggeds Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Emigrant Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Kaiser Wilderness → designation → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Area

Kaiser Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Drift Creek Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Pemigewasset Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Wilderness Study Areas → isRelatedTo → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

subject surface form: Wilderness Study Area

Marble Mountain Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Jarbidge Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Public Law 88-577 → creates → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Mount Irish Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

North Schell Range Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Meadow Valley Range Wilderness → partOfSystem → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Clover Mountains Wilderness → designation → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Big Rocks Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System

Weepah Spring Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Fortification Range Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Meadow Valley Wash Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

West Elk Wilderness → designation → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Area

Mount Adams Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Phillip Burton Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Desolation Wilderness (portion within the Lake Tahoe Basin) → locatedInProtectedAreaNetwork → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Mount Jefferson Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Glacier Peak Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Huron Islands Wilderness (offshore islands nearby) → locatedInProtectedAreaSystem → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

subject surface form: Huron Islands Wilderness

Oregon Badlands Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Pecos Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Dome Wilderness → wildernessDesignation → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Mount Baker Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Kachina Peaks Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

Kachina Peaks Wilderness → designation → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Area

San Rafael Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System

Bruneau–Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness → partOf → National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ