National Wilderness Preservation System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Wilderness_Preservation_System

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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	gptkb:scientific_research camping hiking 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
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:Kalmiopsis_Wilderness gptkb:Wild_Rogue_Wilderness gptkb:Wilderness_Act gptkb:Badlands_Wilderness gptkb:Linville_Gorge gptkb:Cedar_Mountain_Wilderness gptkb:Cottonwood_Canyon_Wilderness gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers gptkb:Oregon_Badlands_Wilderness gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964 gptkb:The_Wilderness_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Alaska_National_Interest_Lands_Conservation_Act gptkb:Cherokee_National_Forest gptkb:Popo_Agie_Wilderness gptkb:Little_Owyhee_Wilderness gptkb:Owyhee_Canyonlands_Wilderness gptkb:Owyhee_River_Wilderness gptkb:Bob_Marshall_Wilderness gptkb:Mount_Thielsen_Wilderness gptkb:Three_Sisters_Wilderness
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Wilderness Preservation System