Wally Elton | Middlebury, VT

Wally Elton is a wilderness enthusiast and former leader of the Vermont Wilderness Association.

What are your hopes for the future of wilderness?

My biggest hope for wilderness in the future is that all land management agencies will begin taking the letter and spirit of the Wilderness Act seriously when proposing actions or making decisions, and that conservation organizations will stop supporting legislation that may designate additional wilderness while simultaneously undermining protections for existing Wilderness everywhere.