Wilderness Society (U.S.)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest M. Dickerman papers
The Ernest M. Dickerman Papers, 1904-2005, contain a wide variety of materials that document Dickerman's efforts to obtain Congressional designations of wilderness for various tracts of public land, primarily in Virginia. The collection also contains papers of the Virginia Wilderness Committee (VWC), a grass roots conservation group that Dickerman led. Correspondence from his time at Oberlin College and while serving in the Army is included.
George Washington National Forest oral histories
The George Washington National Forest Oral History Collection, 1994, is comprised of audio recordings and transcripts documenting interviews conducted by a JMU student intern with Jacob Kagey and Earnest Dickerman, employees of George Washington National Forest National Park, on the topics of botanical and wilderness history.
Virginia Wilderness Committee Records
The Virginia Wilderness Committee Records, 1961-2009, comprise official records - administrative and financial records, newsletters, project and subject files - documenting the organization's activities and projects related to wilderness legislation, preservation, and protection in Virginia's national forests and other wild areas.
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- Environmental protection -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Citizen participation 2
- Forest management 2
- Forest policy -- United States -- History 2
- Forest reserves -- Multiple use 2
- Forest reserves -- Recreational use 2
- Forests and forestry -- History 2
- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 2
- Jefferson National Forest 2
- Letters (correspondence) 2
- Lobbying -- Law and legislation 2
- Lobbyists -- United States 2
- Maps (documents) 2
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- Southern Region 2
- National parks and reserves -- Virginia 2
- Wilderness areas -- Law and legislation 2
- Wildlife management 2
- Wildlife refuges -- United States -- Southern Region 2
- Administrative records 1
- Biodiversity conservation 1
- Botany -- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 1
- Forest management -- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 1
- Forest reserves -- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 1
- James River Face Wilderness Area (Va.) 1
- Legislative records 1
- Mountain Lake Wilderness Area (Va.) 1
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- Virginia 1
- Newsletters 1
- Peters Mountain Wilderness Area (Va.) 1
- Photographs 1
- Proposals 1
- Ramsey's Draft Wilderness (Va.) 1
- Rich Hole Roadless Area (Va.) 1
- Saint Mary's Wilderness (Va.) 1
- Trees -- Diseases and pests 1
- Wilderness areas -- Virginia 1
- Wilderness areas -- Virginia -- Management 1
- Wildlife management -- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 1
- Zoology -- George Washington National Forest (Va. and W. Va.) 1 ∧ less