Wilderness Act of 1964

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United States federal law environmental law

The Wilderness Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. environmental law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to permanently protect designated federal lands in their natural, undeveloped state.

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Label	Occurrences
Wilderness Act of 1964 canonical	93
Wilderness Act	12
U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964	5
U.S. Wilderness Act	4
An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T221383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wilderness Act of 1964
Context triple: [Great Society, hasPart, Wilderness Act of 1964]

A. National Park Service Organic Act
The National Park Service Organic Act is the 1916 U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
B. U.S. Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that provides legal protection and conservation measures for species at risk of extinction and the ecosystems on which they depend.
C. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the framework for preserving historic buildings, districts, and archaeological sites nationwide, including the creation of the National Register of Historic Places and related preservation programs.
D. National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act is a foundational U.S. environmental law that requires federal agencies to assess and disclose the environmental impacts of their proposed actions through processes like Environmental Impact Statements.
E. John Muir Wilderness
John Muir Wilderness is a protected high Sierra Nevada backcountry area in California renowned for its rugged alpine landscapes, extensive trail system, and iconic peaks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wilderness Act of 1964
Target entity description: The Wilderness Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. environmental law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to permanently protect designated federal lands in their natural, undeveloped state.

A. National Park Service Organic Act
The National Park Service Organic Act is the 1916 U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
B. U.S. Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that provides legal protection and conservation measures for species at risk of extinction and the ecosystems on which they depend.
C. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the framework for preserving historic buildings, districts, and archaeological sites nationwide, including the creation of the National Register of Historic Places and related preservation programs.
D. National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act is a foundational U.S. environmental law that requires federal agencies to assess and disclose the environmental impacts of their proposed actions through processes like Environmental Impact Statements.
E. John Muir Wilderness
John Muir Wilderness is a protected high Sierra Nevada backcountry area in California renowned for its rugged alpine landscapes, extensive trail system, and iconic peaks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ
administeredBy	Bureau of Land Management ⓘ linked to: U.S. Bureau of Land Management National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
allowsException	certain activities such as fire control and insect control when necessary ⓘ grazing where established prior to designation ⓘ some mining activities under preexisting rights for a limited period ⓘ
appliesTo	National Forest System lands ⓘ linked to: U.S. National Forest National Park System lands ⓘ linked to: United States National Park System National Wildlife Refuge System lands ⓘ federal public lands ⓘ public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
created	National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
dateSigned	1964-09-03 ⓘ
defines	legal definition of wilderness in the United States ⓘ
definitionOfWilderness	an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain ⓘ
effectiveDate	1964-09-03 ⓘ
enactedBy	88th United States Congress ⓘ
heritageStatus	considered a cornerstone of U.S. environmental legislation ⓘ
influenced	subsequent U.S. wilderness designation laws ⓘ
initiallyDesignatedArea	9.1 million acres of wilderness ⓘ
initiallyDesignatedUnits	54 wilderness areas ⓘ
inspiredBy	American wilderness preservation movement ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legislativeHistory	introduced in Congress multiple times before passage in 1964 ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes ⓘ linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964
principalAuthor	Howard Zahniser ⓘ
prohibits	commercial enterprises in designated wilderness areas ⓘ mechanical transport in designated wilderness areas ⓘ motor vehicles in designated wilderness areas ⓘ motorized equipment in designated wilderness areas ⓘ permanent roads in designated wilderness areas ⓘ structures and installations in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 88-577 ⓘ
purpose	to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ to protect designated federal lands in their natural condition ⓘ to secure for the American people an enduring resource of wilderness ⓘ
requires	Congressional designation of new wilderness areas ⓘ
section	Section 2(c) defines wilderness ⓘ Section 3 establishes the National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
shortTitle	Wilderness Act ⓘ linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964
signedBy	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
subjectMatter	public lands management ⓘ wilderness preservation ⓘ
supportedBy	Sierra Club ⓘ The Wilderness Society ⓘ

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Referenced by (115)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Society → hasPart → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Wilderness Act of 1964 → shortTitle → Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Wilderness Act of 1964 → longTitle → An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

88th United States Congress → passed → Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

United States protected areas system → legalFrameworkIncludes → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Bull of the Woods Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

National Wilderness Preservation System → legalBasis → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

The Wilderness Society → supportedLegislation → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Jarbidge Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness → designatedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 88-577 → hasOfficialName → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 88-577 → hasShortName → Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Howard Zahniser → workedOn → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Pedro Parks Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Pedro Parks Wilderness → governingLaw → U.S. Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Meadow Valley Wash Wilderness → legalFramework → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness → protectedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

West Elk Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

West Elk Wilderness → governingLaw → U.S. Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

High Uintas Wilderness → governingLaw → U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Mount Adams Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Phillip Burton Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Mount Jefferson Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Huron Islands Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

subject linked to: Huron Islands Wilderness (offshore islands nearby)

Pecos Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

United States public land law → relatedStatute → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Citico Creek Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Silver Peak Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Garcia Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 90-543 → relatedTo → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Sampson Mountain Wilderness → protectedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Inyo Mountains Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 → basedOn → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Mount Hood Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Gorgonio Wilderness → designatedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Santa Rosa Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Table Rock Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Cranberry Wilderness → governedBy → U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Mount Washington Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Bighorn Mountain Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Diamond Peak Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Withington Wilderness → protectedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Castle Crags Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Kiavah Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Mokelumne Wilderness → establishedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

North Fork John Day Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Oregon Islands Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Apache Kid Wilderness → wildernessDesignation → U.S. Wilderness Act ⓘ

linked to: Wilderness Act of 1964

Aldo Leopold Wilderness (portion) → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

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