Explore Voices for Wilderness
Genevieve King | Missoula, MT
Watch Genevieve’s video recording reflecting on why wilderness matters to her.
Daniel | Murfreesboro, TN
“I used to take my young children on walks in wilderness areas to provide them with an understanding of the importance and joy such places can and do bring to our lives. The wonderful memories of those times shall always remain with me.”
Doreen Bird | Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM
“My community loves and pays respect to everything in the wilderness. We pilgrimage, say prayers, sing to and check on our ancestral homelands just like our ancestors did and taught us to do. Being deeply connected to Nature is our way of life.”
Anonymous | San Pedro, CA
“It means freedom to experience the stillness and holiness of the spirit of earth.”
PJP | Sudbury, VT
“Our great American wilderness means a lot to me but also to millions of Americans, foreign visitors and the other creatures with whom we share it.”
Norman Lameman, Diné | Montezuma Creek, UT
“I seek medicinal refuge in the wilderness to connect with my ancestors and their stories, helping me to identify who I am.”

