wilderness
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Whittaker testified before Congress in 1968, and his advocacy helped establish North Cascades National Park and the Pasayten Wilderness in Washington state, as well as Redwood National Park in California.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In the summer of 2020, when a segment of the wall was being built in the Jacumba Wilderness, Colby recalled getting a call about a sick lamb.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
New itineraries from Wilderness Travel include an eclipse viewing from a hilltop winery bookended by days of eating and hiking in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
The end of the war had appeared to be so near and now, after the horror of the Wilderness and Cold Harbor, there must be a siege of Petersburg.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing wilderness
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