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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wilderness Law and Policy
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Wilderness Law
In the United States, designation of federal land as "Wilderness" can only be done by the Congress. It is the highest degree of legal protection that exists for federal land, and is an "overlay" on top of its status as a national park or other federal property. Here are links to the law which established the Federal Wilderness Preservation System, and guides the management of all federal wilderness areas, and the specific legislation which designated the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Congress later corrected the title of the park's wilderness area to the "Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness" to put the name more in line with other wilderness areas around the country.
- (external link)
- (19kb pdf)
- (5kb pdf)
NPS Wilderness Management Policy
The NPS has three levels of policy documents, which go from the general to the specific. The following links, in increasing order of detail, provide direction on how the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness is to be managed.
- (internal NPS link)
- (114kb pdf)
- (348kb pdf)
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Did You Know?
Hunting, fishing, and trapping are permitted in the national lakeshore in accordance with the appropriate Wisconsin laws.
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Last Updated: February 06, 2007 at 09:54 EST |