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Resources for Wilderness Practitioners

This side of the Wilderness Connect website is designed for anyone involved in wilderness stewardship. Whether you're a land management agency staff member, nonprofit employee, educator, student, legislator, journalist, scientist, or volunteer, you’ll find tools and information here to support your role in protecting and managing designated wilderness.

Our resources are curated to help you access real-time information, apply law and policy, integrate the best available science, and stay current on wilderness stewardship issues and opportunities. 

If you're looking for resources designed for the general public, click the "Go To Public" button in the upper right corner. 

What is Wilderness Connect?

Wilderness Connect is an interagency communications, education, and science dissemination program that connects people with information about federally designated wilderness areas.   

Through a collaborative partnership between The Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana, the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, we support both the stewardship and appreciation of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Oversight is provided by the federal interagency National Wilderness Steering Committee and Wilderness Policy Council, with guidance from a working group and steering committee.

Our website serves two primary audiences: the public and wilderness practitioners. Use the “Go To Practitioners” or "Go To Public" button in the upper right-hand corner to toggle between sections.

We offer resources that:

• Empower land managers to make informed decisions grounded in law, policy, and the best available science; and

• Inspire the public to identify with wild places, learn about wilderness areas, and plan responsible wilderness visits.