Wednesday, September 3, 2014

A party for the wild

Celebrate 50th anniversary of Wilderness Act


By KAREN LINDELL
Express Staff Writer

    The Wilderness Act of 1964 recognized our status on the planet as visitors, not permanent residents, by defining “wilderness” as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.”
    The 50-year-old federal legislation can be faulted for leaving out women in its definition, but everything else still stands.
    To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Environmental Resource Center and Idaho Conservation League will host a Wilderness Birthday Bash from 6-8 p.m. today, Sept. 3, at Forest Service Park, 131 E. River St., in Ketchum.
    The Wilderness Act immediately set aside 9.1 million acres of wild lands in the U.S. for protection, and has since protected nearly 110 million acres, including the Sawtooth Mountains and other areas in Idaho.
    Today’s family-friendly Birthday Bash includes a free barbecue and beer; live music by Army of Pines; a display of animal pelts and furs from the Sawtooth National Recreation Area; kids’ environmental games; and information about the Idaho wilderness, with a toast to the wild at
7 p.m.
    For more information, visit www.ercsv.org or call 726-4333.




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