wilderness area

Example Sentences

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P-22’s historic stint in Griffith Park, a wilderness area in Los Angeles, captured the hearts of residents and helped elevate the plight of pumas hemmed in by freeways and development.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

However, until now, studies assessing the beneficial effects of prescribed and low-intensity fires have been limited to relatively small areas, such as a single wilderness area or watershed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

Days later, National Guard troops assigned to assist the Border Patrol were using a scope to keep tabs on the wilderness area and they spotted an armed person climb over the border fence.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023

The Everglades contain the largest subtropical wilderness area in the US as well as the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

When we reached the Frog Level camp, he nodded toward the dirt road, which led down through the wilderness area that was called Big Branch.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam