...Wilderness Act defined wilderness as an area "where man is a visitor who does not remain . . . [and] undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character...without permanent improvements or human habitation." 4- Although the amount of designated (de jure) wilderness has been increasing, the actual (de facto)...

...living community remain "untrammeled by man." To quote at length from the act itself, wilderness is an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its...character and influence, without permanent improvements of human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which...

...In conclusion, such areas are not in conflict with the Wilderness Act, which states, "Wilderness is Federal land retaining its primeval character and...without permanent improvements or human habitation." Mr. Chairman, Senator Wyden, I challenge anyone to hike through the amazing noble firs that grace the...

...modified land, and/or sea, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition. Natural area of land and/or sea, designated to (a) protect the ecological integrity of one...