Law Search
The searches below provide access to all wilderness laws, including the Wilderness Act. You can also view all wilderness areas affected by all public laws.
Search by Wilderness
This search allows you to find all public laws affecting a single wilderness area. Start typing the name of the wilderness, or the state the wilderness is located, to display selectable results and narrow the number of matching wilderness areas.Search by Law
Search by Year
This search allows you to find all public laws affecting wilderness using a year or range of years.
Text Search
This search utilizes Google to search all wilderness-related public laws for a particular phrase, word, or portion of a word.
Understanding the Law Library
It is important to remember that not all public laws in the library designate or directly affect a wilderness or wildernesses. Some laws, including the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act (just to name a few) do not designate wilderness, yet they are laws that influence wilderness management.