A Vision for Wilderness in the National Forests

Lecture given by William A. Worf, President of Wilderness Watch. Opening remarks given by Dr. Edwin E. Krumpe, principal scientist for the Wilderness Research Center and associate professor in the Department of Resource Recreation and Tourism. Introduction by John C. Hendee, dean of the Collefe of Forestry, Wildlife and Rancge Sciences, and acting director of the Wilderness Reseach Center. The lecture opens with the story of Aldo Leopold and others who inspired the idea of wilderness in the United States. How wilderness has been percieved and protected in the 60's is then given a brief description, including the operations and vision of a task force put into effect by the Forest Service after the Wilderness Act is passed. The struggle of defining how to manage wilderness differently than a recreation area is portrayed. The lecture shows hope in the way wilderness will be prioritized by the Forest Service in the future and steps to be taken to assure that comes about. The lecture concludes with the concept as wilderness being the central vision of the Forest Service in the 21st century. List of speakers and their lectures and the years they spoke is included at the end of the paper