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The Wilderness Society, based in Washington, D.C., has been striving since 1935 to protect America's wilderness through science, advocacy, and education.


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  • Burned 0

    Posted 6 years, 2 months ago
    • 192 million -- number of acres in the U.S. National Forest System1
    • 6.9 million -- number of acres of private and federal land burned by wildfires in 2002 2
    • 2.4 million -- number of acres of national forest land burned by wildfires in 20023
    • 980,000 -- average number of acres of national forest land burned by wildfires annually from 1993 to 20024
    • 648,768 -- number of acres of national forest land burned by wildfires between Jan. 1, 2003, and Aug. 20, 20035
    • 85 -- percentage of wildfire-prone land adjacent to communities that is private,… Read More

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