In 1984, the passage of the Wyoming Wilderness Act brought to
all Americans the permanent protection of 1.1 million acres of
ecologically diverse, wild country. Currently the whole
wilderness system in Wyoming is roughly three million acres.
Five million acres of spectacular wild land still remain
unprotected and vulnerable to development. With the rebirth of
the Wyoming Wilderness Association, we now have the opportunity
to protect additional wild watersheds, intact ecosystems, old
growth forests, important wildlife habitat, and wildlife
migration corridors - wild landscapes that truly deserve lasting
protection as Wilderness. The WWA worked hard in the 1970's and
80's to educate and train activists for the ultimate passage of
the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984. Still today, the Wyoming
Wilderness Association is working to protect our public wild
lands because present generations are responsible for ensuring a
future of wild places for people and wildlife.