From the Board President

"A healthy environment, prosperity, sustainability, national security and many other issues of great importance are interwoven in complex ways that too often get short shrift in our public dialogues. Northern Center staff, board, and members have been dedicated to pursuing these critical avenues of thought and action for the past forty years. With your continued support, we’re ready for the next forty."

~ Jon Miller

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Wilderness

Wilderness enriches the lives of Alaskans and millions of Americans and provides cultural, spiritual, symbolic, wildlife, ecological, scenic, and recreational values. Visionary Alaskans were influential in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act which established the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 designated millions of acres of wilderness as a protective layer in national parks, refuges, and national forests while also recognizing the realities of Alaskan life.

Preservation

Visionary Alaskans were influential in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act which established the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 designated millions of acres of wilderness as a protective layer in national parks, refuges, and national forests while also recognizing the realities of Alaskan life. Alaska's wilderness is the envy of the world. The preservation of this magnificent legacy has always been a key component of the Northern Center's mission.