In the April 2016 issue of the International Journal of Wilderness, Lisa Ronald kicks us off with the editorial perspective “Identifying with Wilderness,” Christina Mills and Monica Patel ask “Where are the Young People in Wilderness?,” Gregory Hansen demonstrates the “First Steps to Meaningful and Lasting Relationships with Native People,” Vincent Nyirenda takes us to Kafue National Park in Zambia to learn about the southern ground hornbill, and more!
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TABLE of CONTENTS
EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE
Identifying with Wilderness: Fording the Daunting Confluence of Caucasoids, Negroids, Mongoloids, Native Peoples, Millennials, Baby Boomers, Veterans, Hunters, and Recreationists in Protecting Our Wild Landscapes BY LISA RONALD
SOUL OF THE WILDERNESS
Where are the Young People in Wilderness? BY CHRISTINA MILLS and MONICAL PATEL
STEWARDSHIP
Learning Shoulder to Shoulder: The Story of a Successful Wilderness Partnership BY BILL HODGE, JIMMY GAUDRY, and MICHELLE MITCHELL
First Steps to meanignful and Lasting Relationships with Native People BY GREGORY HANSEN
Clifty Wilderness Campsites and Rock-Shelters: Long-Term Comparative Analysis, Challenges, and Opportunities BY RYAN L. SHARP, JUSTIN D. KURTZ, and JAMES N. MAPLES
SCIENCE and RESEARCH
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ALDO LEOPOLD WILDERNESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Wilderness for Science: How Protected Areas Help Scientists Better Understand Fire Regimes BY SEAN A. PARKS
Fifty Years of Science Supports Wilderness Stewardship: Findings of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute and Cooperators BY SUSAN FOX
Personal Locator Beacons: Influences on Wilderness Visitor Behavior BY STEVEN R. MARTIN and JESSICA L. BLACKWELL
EDUCATION and COMMUNICATION
Wilderness Management Distance Education Program BY KARI GUNDERSON
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Southern Ground Hornbill: Status, Threats, and Management Strategies in the Kafue National Park, Zambia BY VINCENT R. NYIRENDA
WILDERNESS DIGEST
Announcements
Book Reviews
Protecting the Wild: Parks and Wilderness, the Foundation for Conservation EDITED BY GEORGE WUERTHNER, EILEEN CRIST, and TOM BUTLER, REVIEWED BY JOHN SHULTIS
Nature Inc.: Environmental Conservation in the Neoliberal Age EDITED BY BRAM BUSCHER, WOLFRAM DRESSLER, and ROBERT FLETCHER, REVIEWED BY JOHN SHULTIS