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‘Backcountry’ is no substitute for wilderness

by Mike Bader
| August 1, 2022 12:00 AM

The debate over how and where to protect wilderness is as old as the hills but as the saying goes, “they ain’t making it anymore.”

The word wilderness has its roots in old English as “wildēornes” which translates to “places inhabited by wild animals...

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