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November 2013
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Patricia E. Seiser NSS 28650 FE 1106 Tracy Place Carlsbad, NM, 88220, USA cavewench@outlook.com AbstractIn 1964 the United States government passed landmark legislation creating a National Wilderness Preservation System to preserve and protect natural landscapes for primitive use. Despite four attempts to create a Cave Wilderness designation, two by the Cave Research Foundation, one by the National Speleological Society and one by a unit within the National Park Service system, no Wilderness designation has been made to protect and preserve a specific cave, region within a cave or a karst region. The question remains: if and when will the US declare a cave or portion of a cave/cave system as Wilderness? Two federal acts and one pending bill are considered significant cave related legislation that may lead the way to an eventual Cave Wilderness designation. Open Access - Permission by Publisher See Extended description for more information.
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National Cave and Karst Research Institute
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K26-01373
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National Cave and Karst Research Institute, "Evaluating the Status of Cave Wilderness" (2013). KIP Articles. 1715.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1715
