http://ijw.org A tool for wilderness managers and advocates Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://ijw.org/april-2011/ http://ijw.org/april-2011/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:34:55 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=775 http://ijw.org/april-2011/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/august-2011/ http://ijw.org/august-2011/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:33:08 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=773 http://ijw.org/august-2011/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/december-2011/ http://ijw.org/december-2011/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:30:41 +0000 MelanieHill http://ijw.org/?p=771 http://ijw.org/december-2011/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/april-2010/ http://ijw.org/april-2010/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:27:36 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=173 This issue of the International Journal of Wilderness includes two summaries of WILD9, the 9th World Wilderness Congress (November 2009 in Merida, Mexico). Vance Martin provides a general overview, historical context and practical accomplishments of the Congress and David Parsons provides a personal account of his experience. Other articles include a stewardship article by Hawk Rosales about the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness, a review of bear-resistant food storage canisters, a study of monitoring campsite conditions with digital image analysis and more. ]]> http://ijw.org/april-2010/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/august-2010/ http://ijw.org/august-2010/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 21:28:14 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=176 The August 2010 IJW features a wonderful, heartfelt letter from the late George Duffy. This “Farewell” essay was written to fellow wilderness stewards after George learned he had a rare and fatal cancer. The letter reflects how George lived his life: full of verve and passion for wilderness, and always striving to improve wilderness stewardship. Angeles Mendoza Sammet and Michael S. Quinn contribute a Science & Research paper on the governance challenges for wildland preservation in Canada and Mexico.]]> http://ijw.org/august-2010/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/december-2010/ http://ijw.org/december-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:09:29 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=750 In the December 2010 issue of the International Journal of Wilderness, managing editor Chad P. Dawson announced the exciting transition to offering the Journal online. Till Meyer contributes a Stewardship paper on the exciting rewildling work in Germany, and Wade M. Vagias and Robert B. Powell contribute a Science and Research paper on backcountry visitors’ leave no trace attitudes.]]> http://ijw.org/december-2010/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/april-2009/ http://ijw.org/april-2009/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:26:34 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=167 This issue of the International Journal of Wilderness puts some focus on mountain ranges, including the Carpathian Mountains and Adirondack Park. Climbers’ Attitudes toward Recreation Resource Impacts in the Adirondack Park’s Giant Mountain Wilderness (Christopher A. Monz) discusses research outcomes regarding climbers’ outlooks on the use and misuse of recreation resources. The Carpathian Mountains (Michael C. Baltzer, David Strobel, and Vlado Vancura) explores different aspects of the mountains, including threats, mammal population, and future possibilities.]]> http://ijw.org/april-2009/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/august-2009/ http://ijw.org/august-2009/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:26:57 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=169 This issue of the IJW explores some interesting topics including climate change and biodiversity. The Nature of Climate Change (Locke and Mackey) explores issues related to climate change. Key Biodiversity Areas in Wilderness (Upgren, Bernard, Clay, de Silva, Foster, James, Kasecker, Knox, Rial, Roxburgh, Storey and Williams) discusses the importance of identifying biodiversity areas.]]> http://ijw.org/august-2009/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/december-2009/ http://ijw.org/december-2009/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:27:16 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=171 This issue of the International Journal of Wilderness touches on several different aspects associated with wilderness. New Wilderness Legislation in 2009 (Chad P. Dawson) discusses the importance of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Embracing Web 2.0 Technologies (Lisa Eidson) shows an interesting perspective on social networking, blogging and more. ]]> http://ijw.org/december-2009/feed/ 0 http://ijw.org/april-2008/ http://ijw.org/april-2008/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:25:15 +0000 Emily http://ijw.org/?p=160 This issue of the IJW discusses wilderness litigation. The Need for Wilderness Litigation (Jon Dettmann) and U.S. Forest Service Litigation (Robert. W. Malmsheimer, Coraline Falco, Amanda M. Anderson, Denise M. Keele, and Donald W. Floyd) look into the importance of wilderness litigation and discuss research on USFS land management litigation based on the Wilderness Act and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act from 1989-2004.]]> http://ijw.org/april-2008/feed/ 0