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Ford, and Carter and have never been
acted upon. They include such wellknown
places as Yellowstone, Glacier,
Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains,
Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Canyonlands
National Parks, among others. Current
NPS policy is to “take no action that
would diminish the wilderness suitability
of an area recommended for wilderness
study or for wilderness designation
until the legislative process has
been completed. Until that process has
been completed, management decisions
pertaining to recommended wil-
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ecosystems in support of endangered
species’ recovery efforts all represent
significant challenges for wilderness
managers.
Current Allocation Issues
Two million acres on 24 refuges in the
lower 48 states and 8.6 million acres
on Alaskan refuges have been recommended
for wilderness designation by
the USFS. Consistent with USFS
policy, these areas will be managed to
protect their wilderness values until
such time as Congress takes action. Additional
lands that may be suitable for
wilderness designation will be reviewed
in conjunction with the preparation of
comprehensive management plans.
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but also internationally. Therefore, we are
documenting and publicizing what we
are learning. Table 1 shows our main
principles of ecological restoration for
the pinewoods in Scotland, not a definitive
statement for ecological restoration,
but a “work in progress” through
which we and others involved in this
work are learning as we proceed. Nature
still has much to teach us. IJW
derness and wilderness study areas will
be made in expectation of eventual
wilderness designation.”
Prospects for Wilderness
Wilderness is the highest form of stewardship
the NPS can offer. Wilderness
designation represents a national affirmation
of the importance of the wilderness
values of these lands—that they
are the very best of the very best. The
NPS will work to be a leader in the
NWPS. The agency is in many ways
already oriented in this direction. Wilderness
evokes connections with a large
Prospects for Wilderness
The long-term preservation of wilderness
values can only be accomplished
in the context of an ecosystem approach
with participation from all affected
agencies and public interests.
Protection of watersheds and maintenance
of natural processes that extend
beyond wilderness boundaries but affect
wilderness resources will require
innovative strategies and a spirit of cooperation.
IJW
PETER JEROME is the national wilderness coordinator
for the Fish and Wildlife Service and has
worked on national wildlife refuge issues in the
field, region, and Washington, D.C., offices.
References
Reffalt, Bill. March 1994. A vision for wilderness
in the National Wildlife Refuge System. University
of Idaho Wilderness Research Center, Distinguished
Lectureship Series.
ALAN W ATSON FEATHERSTONE is the executive director
of Trees for Life and publishes the Trees for
Life Calendar and Engagement Diary each year.
He lives with his wife and young son at the
Findhorn Foundation in northern Scotland. For
further information about Trees for Life, please
write to: Trees for Life, The Park, Findhorn Bay,
Forres IV36 OTZ, Scotland.
References
Blanchflower, P. 1990. A survey of regeneration
within a native pinewood, Coille Ruigh na
Cuileige, with particular reference to ground vegetation.
Unpublished honours thesis. University of
Edinburgh.
and powerful literature that can excite
the imagination of users. This positive
association between parks and wilderness
can be used to build stronger ties
with groups that support the National
Park System. And seeing wilderness in
parks as partner of a larger wilderness
system should encourage cooperation
with other land management agencies
administering adjacent wilderness areas.
IJW
WES HENRY, the national wilderness coordinator
for the NPS, works in the Ranger Activities Division
in NPS Headquarters. In addition to his wilderness
expertise, he is an authority on overflight
and noise issues as well as on tourism management
in East African wildlife parks.
Shorebirds on tidal flat at Monomy Island National Wildlife
Refuge Wilderness. (Photo courtesy Arthur Carhart National
Wilderness Training Center.)
European Community Council Directive. May 21,
1992. 92/43, Annex 1, item 42.51. Brussels, Belgium.
Forestry Authority, 1994. Caledonian Pinewood Inventory.
HMSO: Glasgow, Scotland.
Rodwell, J. S., and E. A. Cooper. 1995. Scottish
pinewoods in a European context. In J. R. Aldhous,
ed. Our Pinewood Heritage. Forestry Commission:
Famham, United Kingdom: 4–22.
Steven, H. M., and A. Carlisle. 1959. The Native Pinewoods
of Scotland. Oliver and Boyd: Edinburgh,
Scotland.
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