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    Denver Gazette: US Forest Service acquires 19 acres of land in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

    The Denver Gazette celebrate the Trust’s addition of the 19 acre Panama Principle Lode to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. October 21, 2024

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    Gunnison Times – GMUG National Forest obtains 203 acres of wilderness

    The Gunnison Times celebrate the Trust’s addition transfer of 203 acres in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests. October 16, 2024

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    Denver Gazette – Forest Service celebrates 203 acres of private land-turned wilderness

    The Denver Gazette celebrate the Trust’s addition transfer of 203 acres in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests. September 27, 2024    

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    Silver City Daily Press- Nonprofit to add Spring Canyon inholding to wilderness

    The Silver City Daily Press celebrate the Trust’s acquisition of 40 acres in the Gila Wilderness. August 17, 2024  

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    New Mexico Political Reporter- The Wilderness Land Trust acquires 40 acres to add to the Gila

    The New Mexico Reporter celebrate the Trust’s acquisition of 40 acres in the Gila Wilderness. August 15, 2024  

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    Anchorage Daily News – Conservation groups’ purchase preserves additional land in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

    Alaska Beacon and Anchorage Daily News celebrate the Trust’s addition of 5 acres to Kootznoowoo Wilderness in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. April 16, 2024

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    Alaska Public Media – Conservation groups add land to the Kootznoowoo Wilderness

    Alaska Public Media celebrates the Trust’s addition of 5 acres to Kootznoowoo Wilderness in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. April 18, 2024

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    Denver Gazette – A ‘holy grail’ of conservation

    The Denver Gazette celebrates the Trust’s involvement in the landmark Snowmass Falls Ranch conservation project. April 1, 2024

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    Daily News-Record – Wilderness Land Trust Completes First Project East Of The Rockies

    The Harrisonburg Daily-News Record celebrates the Trust’s first project east of the Rockies protecting 10 acres adjoining Virginia’s Priest Wildernss January 24, 2024

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    SF Gate – California tech founder relinquishes nearly 1,000 acres of private land for public use

    SF Gate celebrates the Trust’s recent transfer of 917 acres adjoining the Sanhedrin Wilderness to public ownership. January 3

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    Aspen Daily News- Donation puts land east of Independence Pass summit into public hands

    The Aspen Daily News celebrates the Trust’s recent acquisition of the 275-acre Champion Mine South property just outside the Mount Massive Wilderness. December 1, 2023

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    SF Gate- Private property on California’s Central Coast near Big Sur set to become public

    SF Gate celebrates the Trust’s recent purchase of the 160-acre Church Creek property in the Ventana Wilderness of California. August 29, 2023  

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    San Francisco Chronicle- Nonprofit buys 160 acres near Big Sur for long-term protection

    The San Francisco Chronicle celebrates the Trust’s recent purchase of the 160-acre Church Creek property in the Ventana Wilderness of California. August 26, 2023  

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    Idaho Capital Sun- Former mining claim added to Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness

    The Idaho Capital Sun celebrates the recent addition of the Surprise Lode property to Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. August 26, 2023  

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    Albuquerque Journal- Popular Abiquiú resident’s gift upon his death: 57 acres to Santa Fe National Forest

    The Albuquerque Journal celebrates the recent transfer of the Frijoles Springs property to Santa Fe National Forest, and the story of Karl Bode, the man who made it happen. August 26, 2023  

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    Idaho Statesman – Idaho’s largest wilderness area just got a tiny bit bigger. Here’s how that happens

    The Idaho Statesman celebrates the recent transfer to public ownership of a private inholding in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho. August 15, 2023  

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    Rogue Valley Times – Entire Kalmiopsis Wilderness Now in Public Ownership

    The Rogue Valley Times celebrates the recent transfer to public ownership of a private inholding in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness of Oregon. June 27, 2023

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    Everett Herald – Wild Sky Wilderness grows 345 acres, as transfer chips at private land

    The Everett Herald celebrates the recent transfer to public ownership of a private inholding in the Wild Sky Wilderness of Washington. June 5, 2023

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    San Luis Obispo Tribune – Trust buys SLO County land to ‘mend tears in the fabric’ of Los Padres National Forest

    The San Luis Obispo Tribune celebrates the recent transfer to public ownership of a private property adjoining the Santa Lucia Wilderness in the Central Coast of California. December 13, 2022

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    KISU – Nature of Idaho

    Lands Specialist Kelly Conde joined hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of Nature of Idaho to discuss The Wilderness Land Trust’s work. December 7, 2022  

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    The Aspen Times- Last island of private land in Mt. Massive Wilderness purchased and transferred to Forest Service

    The Aspen Times celebrates the protection of the last remaining private inholding in Colorado’s Mount Massive Wilderness. May 16, 2022

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    Post Independent – Purchase helps eliminate development threat in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

    The Post Independent celebrates the recent purchase of a private inholding in the Maroon Bells -Snowmass Wilderness of Colorado. February 12, 2022

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    Siskiyou Daily – Little Castle Lake, trail to Heart Lake is now publicly owned property

    The Siskiyou Daily celebrates the recent transfer to public ownership of a private property adjoining the Castle Crags Wilderness in California. July 8, 2021

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