President Lyndon Johnson signs the Wilderness Act
Sept. 3rd, 1964
This series of essays is appearing in the Western News of Libby, Montana, and the Sanders County Ledger of Thompson Falls, as part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson into law on September 3, 1964.
These Western Montana residents each write about their special relationship with wild places, Wilderness and wilderness, designated and not.
Family and Fall in the South Fork of Ross Creek We moved West in the early 1970s because we found it quiet and beautiful, and much less busy than Minneapolis. After some substitute teaching and [» Read More...]
By Riley Egan I am a consumer. I take elk, deer, trout, firewood, mushrooms, grouse, berries, experiences, memories, insight, and perspective. I take all of these things selfishly, albeit reverently, from the Yaak Valley. I [» Read More...]
by Hanna Paloma Hernandez The story of place, the relationship a person cultivates with a particular area over an extended period of time is alchemical; both place and soul are transformed and nourished. My roots [» Read More...]
By Braydan Thom, Libby High School, Class of 2017 This is the tale of my best friend and my adventure in the wilderness, fighting against the elements and coming up with a draw: We emerge [» Read More...]
Molly received $300 for her essay on “A Most Memorable Wilderness Experience.” “Falling for Falls Creek” By Molly Walters, Troy High School Class of 2017 Friends are a wonderful thing. Good ones can bring you [» Read More...]
Calling the big one in. By Shey Hannum I bet you’ve never heard a hunting story like the one I’m about to tell you; especially from a girl. This is the craziest hunting experience [» Read More...]
Finding the bigger picture By Trinity Wallace I have always been captivated by nature; nature has a way of making my first-world problems seem little compared to the vast majority of the world. Any chance [» Read More...]
A ride on the wild side, by Makayla Cichosz-King I was very small when my grandparents took me to a horse ranch in the middle of nowhere. I had always loved horses, even if I [» Read More...]
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