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" A wilderness in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized 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. "
United States Code - Page 215
by United States - 1995
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A Report on Large Landholdings in Southern California, with Recommendations

California Commission of Immigration and Housing - Land tenure - 1919 - 578 pages
...>Sv7J /; vj ' ' Sierra Club /iJ.*i&P' \ \ DEFINITION OF WILDERNESS From the 2964 Wilderness Act (c) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...area of wilderness is further defined to mean in this Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent...
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Interior Department and Related Agencies Appropriations for ...: Hearings ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1962 - 1362 pages
...they define, "in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, * * * as an area where the earth and its community of life...where man himself is a visitor who does not remain * * *." I am by no means opposed to this philosophy or to the basic Impulse which leads to action necessary...
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Laws Relating to the National Park Service, the National Parks and Monuments

United States - Historic sites - 1933 - 566 pages
...they are included within the National Wilderness Preservation System. DEFINITION OF WILDERNESS (c) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...does not remain. An area of wilderness is further denned to mean in this Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and...
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

Government publications - 1978 - 870 pages
...addition to Teton Wilderness: Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming: beyond civilization lies wilderness, where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled...where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. — (Washington) : Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 11977?) 20250 (66) p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm....
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National Wilderness Preservation Act: Hearings Before the Committee on ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Public lands - 1957 - 466 pages
...maintenance of wilderness areas, for the benefit of all the people of this and future generations. SEC. 4. A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where generally the earth and its community of life are not disturbed by man. For the purposes of this Act...
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National Wilderness Preservation Act, 1959: Hearings Before ..., Volumes 8-13

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Wilderness areas - 1959 - 550 pages
...forests are established as set forth in the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, 35 ; USC 475, 551) . (e) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. For the purposes of this Act the term "wilderness" shall include the areas provided for in section...
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National Wilderness Preservation Act: Hearings Before the Committee on ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Wilderness areas - 1958 - 244 pages
..."* * * the preservation of wilderness shall be paramount." Page 3, line 25 to page 4, line 4: "(e) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." Page 11, lines 14-18 : "* * * any agency administering any area within the wilderness system shall...
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National Wilderness Preservation Act: Hearings Before the Committee on ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Wilderness areas - 1959 - 880 pages
...been developed by the US Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture for the national forests. (e) A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man...area where the earth and its community of life are untrauimeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who docs not remain. For the purposes of this Act,...
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National Wilderness Preservation Act, 1959: Hearings Before ..., Volumes 8-13

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Wilderness areas - 1959 - 518 pages
...put in the form it is, we would like to have these answered. This legislation defines a wilderness "as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a member of the natural community who visits and does not remain and whose travels leave only trails."...
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The Wilderness Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Interior ..., Volumes 8-13

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - Forest reserves - 1961 - 462 pages
...support to legislation to aid and develop both national forests throughout my service in Congress. landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the...where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. Also * * * an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without...
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