California Wilderness Act of 1984

California Wilderness Act of 1984
Congress of the United States
  • California Wilderness Act of 1984
Enacted byCongress of the United States
EnactedSeptember 12, 1983
SignedSeptember 28, 1983
Introduced byPhillip Burton (D-CA-5th-San Francisco)

The California Wilderness Act of 1984 is a federal law (Public Law 98-425), passed by the United States Congress on September 28, 1984, that authorized the addition of over 3 million acres (12,000 km2) [1] within the state of California to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Conservation activist George Whitmore later credited the Act with establishing "the longest stretch of de facto wilderness in the lower 48 states."[2]

  1. ^ Wilderness.net Law Library
  2. ^ "Conservationist George Whitmore, on 1st team to climb Yosemite's El Capitan, dies of COVID-19". The Fresno Bee.