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After considering more than 60 drafts, Congress finally approved the Wilderness Act in 1964, a bill aimed at protecting America's most remote places.
On Wednesday at 12:15 p.m., Jeff Clay of the Sierra Club, Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock, BLM wilderness lead Bunny Sterin and University of Utah law professor Robert Keiter join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss the history and legacy of the Wilderness Act which turns 50 today.
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