Wilderness

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Arctic Refuge contains the largest area of designated Wilderness within the National Wildlife Refuge System. "Where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man." [The Wilderness Act, 1964]


Wilderness Management

Arctic Refuge and the Wilderness Act - There's a connection

Immersed in Wilderness

Wilderness Stewardship: Protecting Wilderness Character

Arctic Refuge Wilderness Character Monitoring Report 2013 (3.1 mb PDF file)

Learn About Wilderness (300 kb PDF file)