Get Wild: Threats to wilderness – climate change

Get Wild: Threats to wilderness – climate change

America’s wilderness areas are under threat, including in Summit and Eagle counties. This article discusses just one of the threats — climate change. Later articles will discuss other challenges, including increased usage, funding cuts, and our human-centric attitude to the living world around us. Climate change — and its impact on wilderness ecosystems — was not an issue in 1964 when Congress passed the Wilderness Act. Today, it is perhaps the …