The Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 () was signed into law by President
Ronald Reagan on June 19, 1984. The Act designated four new wilderness areas in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...
, while expanding one existing wilderness area. A total of of new wilderness were created, all in the
Green Mountain National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest is a national forest located in Vermont, a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest typical of the New England/Acadian forests ecoregion. The forest supports a variety of wildlife, including beaver, moose, coyote, blac ...
.
The Act also created a new recreation area in Vermont.
The Act also added to the
Lye Brook Wilderness, which was created by the
Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975.
In addition to the wilderness areas listed above, the Act created the
White Rocks National Recreation Area in the Green Mountain National Forest. This new recreation area, which included both the Big Branch Wilderness and Peru Peak Wilderness, consisted of .
See also
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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
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Wilderness Act
The Wilderness Act of 1964 () was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres (37,000 km²) of federal land. The result of a lo ...
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New England Wilderness Act of 2006
The New England Wilderness Act of 2006 () was signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 1, 2006. The Act designated three (3) new wilderness areas in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Vermont, while expanding five (5) exis ...
References
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[{{cite web , title=H.R. 4198 — 98th Congress: Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 , url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/98/hr4198 , website= GovTrack , date=1983 , accessdate=26 December 2019]
United States federal public land legislation
Environmental law in the United States