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How To Preserve Wilderness Essay

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Wilderness belongs to you. Can you guess who owns millions of acres of American wildlands? Well, maybe surprisingly, you do. You own magnificent red-rock canyons and beautiful turquoise rivers. You own barren desert plains and looming mountain peaks. You own frozen Arctic tundra, endless southern wildflower fields and refreshing northern forests. All these iconic wild places are part of your "great American backyard." Wilderness is a type of protection given to the most pristine wildlands left on Earth: areas within national parks, forests, recreation areas and other wildlands where there is no development. On the global level, many people realize the wisdom in preserving wilderness simply because the Earth itself is our home and it should …show more content…

In addition to being our home, wilderness is an essential habitat for wildlife. Obviously wilderness provides wildlife with homes, but it is also essential in providing migration courses and breeding grounds for many animal species. More than half of the ecosystems in the U.S. are located within designated wilderness areas.Therefore, without designated wilderness, it would be practically impossible to ensure the protection of species. We all love seeing the delighted look of tourists who come back from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area telling stories of seeing a moose, wolf, loon, or bear for the first time! Keeping these areas protected allows these special moments to continue happening! Wilderness cleans our air and water. Wilderness areas filter and clean the air we breathe and the water we drink through natural processes such as evaporation, precipitation, and natural filtering in rivers and streams. They also ensure that our watersheds are protected so that they can provide drinking water to many cities as well as rural communities. Few people live close to a designated wilderness area (not including our area), yet many people are connected to them everyday. Each time we breathe air or drink water, we benefit from our wilderness

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