National Wilderness Preservation System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Wilderness_Preservation_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal land management system
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkbp:allows camping
hiking
scientific research
hunting (where permitted)
primitive recreation
gptkbp:areaTotalKm2 over 111 million acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:firstDesignatedArea gptkb:Gila_Wilderness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Wilderness Preservation System
gptkbp:legalDefinition an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 800
gptkbp:prohibits commercial enterprises
motorized vehicles
permanent roads
mechanized transport
gptkbp:purpose preserve wilderness areas
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:nature_reserve
conservation in the United States
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:California_Wilderness_Act
gptkb:Eastern_Wilderness_Areas_Act
gptkb:Alaska_National_Interest_Lands_Conservation_Act
gptkbp:website https://wilderness.net
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4