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Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity

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Writers: U.S. House of Representatives is considering allowing sale of federal lands in Nevada and Utah .

Writers: Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964 , it described wilderness areas as places that evoked mystery and wonder.

Wallace Stegner's eloquence helped launch the modern environmental movement and gave power to the idea that the nation's public lands are a fundamental part of the United States' national identity and cornerstone of American freedom.

John Stegner's Wilderness Letter became a rallying cry to pass the Wilderness Act .

He wrote: "Never again will Americans be free in their own country from the noise, the exhausts, the stinks of human and automotive waste" Public lands are more than just wilderness or national parks, they are places for work and play.

They provide natural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air , clean water.

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