Wilderness Forestry Service, based in Kingwood, TX, is a collaborative partnership formed in 1996 between the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation's Wilderness Institute at The University of Montana, the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. The organization aims to educate visitors about the benefits of wilderness and promote stewardship of wilderness areas under the Wilderness Act.
Operating under the brand Wilderness Connect since 2017, the program's day-to-day activities are overseen by a working group and steering committee, with additional oversight from the federal interagency National Wilderness Steering Committee and Wilderness Policy Council. Wilderness Connect is dedicated to connecting federal employees, scientists, educators, and the public with their wilderness heritage while acknowledging and honoring the traditional lands of the Salish and Kalispel peoples.
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