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40th Anniversary Events Calendar
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Featured Accomplishments in 2004
September issue of Common Ground will look back at the last 40 years of wilderness. >>
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness commemorate Howard Zahniser's contributions to Wilderness protection with 3-day canoe trip in Pennsylvania. >>
Mother Earth News celebrates the 40th anniversary of wilderness with article titled "Why we need wilderness" in August/September Issue
Wilderness Fest in Juneau, Alaska on June 13, 2004 celebrates wilderness with paddling, hiking, food and music. >>
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- Miscelaneous events: posters, t-shirt designs, pins, books etc.
- Alaska
- Symphony of Wilderness - June 12, 2004
- Wilderness Fest - June 13, 2004
- Wilderness 40th Anniversary, 4th of July parade float - July 4, 2004
- WildFest Celebration - August 14, 2004
- Education Series: Kayaking the Alaskan Wilderness - August 20, 2004, 7-8pm
- Education Series: Video "Wild By Law" - August 27, 2004, 7-8pm
- Celebration of Alaska’s Wilderness and Cultural Heritage - August 28, 2004, 7-11:30pm
- Backwoods and Waters Natural History Series, "Alone Across the Arctic Crown" - August 30, 2004, 7pm
- Wilderness Boat Cruise -- South Baranof Wilderness area - August 31, 2004, 1-4pm
- "Wild by Law" Video Showing - September 1, 2004, 7pm
- Wilderness Boat Cruise -- Suloia Bay and the beginning of the West Chicagoff Wilderness - September 2, 2004, 5-8pm
- Sitka Conservation Society Summer Potluck Picnic - September 3, 2004, 6pm
- Sitka Ranger District Campfire Program - September 3, 2004, 7-8:30pm
- Education Series: Wilderness on The Tongass National Forest - September 3, 2004, 7-8pm
- Prince William Sound Wilderness Clean-up - September 4, 2004
- Education Series: Video "Artic Dance, The Mardy Murie Story" - September 10, 2004, 7-8pm
- Wilderness Fireside Series - September 17-November 12, 2004
- Arizona
- California
- Hike for Wilderness - Proposed Ishi Wilderness Study Area’s Mill Creek Unit - April 30, 2004
- Memorial Day Weekend Wilderness Backpack Trip - May 29-31, 2004
- "Celebrate the Siskiyous" Backpack Trip - June 12, 13, 2004
- Multi-Cultural Celebration - An evening in July
- King Range Day Hike - July 10, 2004
- Mad River Buttes Backpack - August 21, 22, 2004
- Wilderness Booth, Strawberry Music Festival - September 4, 2004
- Wilderness Celebration - Idyllwild - September 4-12, 2004
- Walk for Wilderness - Stanisluas NF - September 11, 2004
- Walk for Wilderness - San Francisco - September 11, 2004
- Wilderness Celebration - Mt. Shasta City - September 18, 2004
- An interagency celebration of Wilderness - October 2, 2004, 10am-2pm
- Humboldt Wilderness Festival featuring the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival - October 2, 2004
- Wilderness and Nature Lecture - October 4, 2004, 6:30pm
- Fall Educators Festival - October 6, 2004, 4-6pm
- Bald Eagle Watch - October 19, 2004, 8:30-10am
- National Monument Celebration - October 23, 2004, 8am-4pm
- America's Greatest Gift - November 4, 2004, 9:30am
- "Weed" Art Show - November 6, 7, 2004, 4pm
- A Countdown to Earthquakes - November 8, 2004, 2pm
- Roadrunner: Cuckoo of the Desert - November 10, 2004, 3pm
- Saving the Ancients - November 18, 2004, 10:30am
- Walk for Wilderness - Sacramento - TBA
- Sierra Wilderness Rendezvous and Interagency Celebration, Wilderness T-shirt and Poster
- Colorado
- Wilderbash - June 3, 2004
- Happy 40th Anniversary to the Wilderness Act! - Fort Collins - July 27, 2004
- Happy 40th Anniversary to the Wilderness Act! - Boulder - July 29, 2004, 6pm
- Happy 40th Anniversary to the Wilderness Act! - Colorado Springs - September 1, 2004, 5-8pm
- Walk for Wilderness - Granby - September 4-6, 2004
- Living History with Stuart Wier: "Lewis and Clark and the American Wilderness" - September 11, 2004, 7pm
- Wilderness Events - Ft. Collins - September 11, 2004
- Walk for Wilderness - Vail - September 12, 2004
- Happy 40th Anniversary to the Wilderness Act - Denver Metro Area - September 17, 2004, 5:30pm
- John Fielder slide show presenting "Mountain Ranges of Colorado" and book signing - September 18, 2004, 7pm
- Walk for Wilderness - Evergreen - September 18, 2004
- Walk for Wilderness - Aspen - September 25, 2004, 10am-12pm
- Wild by Law – Part 1 - September 25, 2004, 7pm
- Walk for Wilderness - Gunnison - October 1, 2, 2004
- Wild by Law – Part 2 - October 2, 2004, 7pm
- "Wilderness: An Act of Contrition" & "Wilderness and the Imagination" - October 9, 2004, 7pm
- "The Last Solitude" - Video portraying the nation’s first Wilderness area, the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. - October 16, 2004, 7pm
- Ralph Swain, Wilderness Program Manager for the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service: "What Does The Wilderness Act Mean to Land Managers?" - October 23, 2004, 7pm
- Wilderness 40th Anniversary Celebration - October 24, 2004, 3-7pm
- "Visions of the Wild" - Video of America’s wilderness heritage and the continuing battle to preserve it. - October 30, 2004, 7pm
- Tim Devine, Wilderness Program Specialist for Rocky Mountain National Park: "Unfinished Business: Rocky’s Wilderness Status" - November, 6, 2004, 7pm
- Dougald MacDonald, author of "Longs Peak – The Story of Colorado’s Favorite Fourteener" - November 13, 2004, 7pm
- "Soft Paths in the Wilderness" and "Leave No Trace" - November 20, 2004, 7pm
- The Role of Natural Fire in Wilderness: Videos on the changing view of fire, from historic firefighting footage to Little Smokey Bear to current management practices. - November 27, 2004, 7pm
- "The Last Parable" - December 4, 2004, 7pm
- Wilderness Events - Durango - TBA
- Wilderness events - Boulder - TBA
- Wilderness Events - Steamboat - TBA
- Walk for Wilderness - Grand Lake - TBA
- Walk for Wilderness - Winter Park - TBA
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Inspiration from the Wild--Photographic journey and contest for Idaho’s Wilderness - May 1-July 16, August 6-14, August 15-22, August 22-30, September 1-15, September 16-30, 2004
- 40th Anniversary celebration of wilderness and backcountry skills - June 4-6, 2004
- Owyhee Rendezvous - June 17-20, 2004
- Landscape Painting in Oil with Bob Grogan - June 28-July 2, 2004, 9am-4pm
- Wilderness Hike (North Crater) - July 3, 2004
- A Brush with Nature: Watercolor Painting on Location with Sheila Gardner - July 6-9, 2004, 10am-4pm
- Wilderness Hike (Tree Molds) - July 10, 2004
- Wilderness Hike (Echo Crater) - July 17, 2004
- Peak of the Month Hike - July 17, August 21, September 18, 2004
- Champion Lake Ridge Hike - July 21, 2004
- "Wild Ways - Wilderness Skills Demo Days" - July 24, 2004, 11am-3:30pm
- Wilderness Hike (Geology) - July 24, 2004
- Walk for Wilderness - Titus Ridge - July 24, 2004
- South Senate Creek Hike - July 31, 2004
- Wilderness Theme Weeks - August through Labor Day
- Beyond Recreation: The Other Values of Wilderness - August or September - TBA
- "Two Gun Bob"--Explorer of Craters of the Moon Wilderness - August - Date TBA, September 4, 2004, 8pm
- East Fork of North Fork Wood River to Unnamed Lake - August 4, 2004
- West Fork Trail—Boulder Mountain Hike for New Moms - August 11, 2004
- Naturalist Skills Series: Backcountry Cooking - August 11, 2004, 10am-3pm
- Readings from the Wild - August 14, 28, 2004, 7pm
- Born Lakes Hike - August 28, 2004
- 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act PHOTO CONTEST - Deadline is August 31, 2004
- Images of Wild Idaho - September 3, 2004
- Armchair Adventure series with Wilderness theme - September 16, 2004
- Robert Glenn Ketchum Workshop - September 16, 2004, 10am-4pm, September 17, 2004, 10am-12pm
- "On Behalf of the Wolf
and the First Peoples Talk --
Joe Marshall" - September 23, 2004
- Robert Glenn Ketchum public lecture - October 14, 2004
- West Word: Writing from the New West - February or March 2005 - TBA
- Special showing of the PBS film "American Values: American Wilderness" - Early 2005 - TBA
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Wild by Law Film Screening - June 22, 2004, 7-8:30pm
- Perspectives on the Values of Wilderness - July 19, 2004, 7-8:30pm
- Community Writing Center workshop - July 19, 2004, 6:00pm
- Perspectives on the Value of Wilderness - August 10, 2004, 7-8:30pm
- Reading by Salt Lake City naturalist, writer, and photographer Stephen Trimble - August 21, 2004, 7:00pm
- Walk for Wilderness - Ogden - September 2004
- Wilderness Walk and Work: National Public Lands Day Celebrating Wilderness - September 18, 2004, 9am-12pm
- Walk and Work for Wilderness - Logan - September 18, 2004 9am-1pm
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Miscelaneous events: posters, t-shirt designs, pins, books etc.
Official 40th Anniversary Logo: The official 40th anniversary logo was created by an inter-organizational planning team and is registered by The Wilderness Society. Permission to download and use the logo is granted on a case-by-case basis. If your organization is interested in using the logo for your promotional materials, please email the Wilderness.net Webmaster with a description of your planned use.
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