page_title: The Wilderness Society (United States)
section_title: Energy development on public lands
hierarchical_section_title: The Wilderness Society (United States) / Issues and campaigns / Energy development on public lands
caption_attribution_description: English: Double Arch, a close-set pair of arches located in Arches National Park in Utah, USA. Français&#160;: Double Arch, une paire d'arches proches l'une de l'autre dans le Parc national des Arches, en Utah (États-Unis). Italiano: Double Arch, formazione costituita da due archi ravvicinati nell'Arches National Park in Utah, USA.
context_page_description: The Wilderness Society is an American non-profit land conservation organization that is dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands in the United States. They advocate for the designation of federal wilderness areas and other protective designations, such as for national monuments. They support balanced uses of public lands, and advocate for federal politicians to enact various land conservation and balanced land use proposals. The Wilderness Society also engages in a number of ancillary activities, including education and outreach, and hosts one of the most valuable collections of Ansel Adams photographs at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  The Wilderness Society specializes in issues involving lands under the management of federal agencies; such lands include national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and areas overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. In the early 21st century, the society has been active in fighting recent political efforts to reduce protection for America's roadless and undeveloped lands and wildlife.
  The organization was instrumental in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act.
context_section_description: The Wilderness Society supports steps to create clean energy and transition the nation away from dirty fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change. The organization identifies sensitive public lands and wildlife habitats that need protection from energy development and in guiding such energy development to more appropriate lands where less damage can be done to fragile ecosystems and recreation landscapes.
caption: Arches National Park
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