wilderness area
noun
often capitalized W&A
: an often large tract of public land maintained essentially in its natural state and protected against introduction of intrusive artifacts (such as roads and buildings)
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Despite extreme heat and dryness, county public-works crews were moving boulders with heavy machinery to halt off-roaders from riding ATVs on wilderness areas.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
It’s surrounded by forests and wilderness areas — and fire danger.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
About 2,500 structures are threatened by the fire, and at least 20 homes have already been destroyed in Mt. Baldy, 13 homes in Wrightwood and six cabins in the Angeles National Forest’s wilderness area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Colorado also has plenty of habitat, Ivan argues, including areas like the more than 260,000-acre Rocky Mountain National Park and other high-country wilderness areas.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
It’s surrounded by forests and wilderness areas — and fire danger.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
About 2,500 structures are threatened by the fire, and at least 20 homes have already been destroyed in Mt. Baldy, 13 homes in Wrightwood and six cabins in the Angeles National Forest’s wilderness area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Colorado also has plenty of habitat, Ivan argues, including areas like the more than 260,000-acre Rocky Mountain National Park and other high-country wilderness areas.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Wilderness area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilderness%20area. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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