Virginia Wilderness Committee

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The Virginia Wilderness Committee (VWC) has been working since 1969 to protect suitable public lands in Virginia as Wilderness Areas within the National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness designation by Congress provides the highest form of protection available for our public lands and is the best way to leave a lasting wild legacy in Virginia. Designated under the 1964 Wilderness Act, wil

derness areas are protected from industrial development such as mining and drilling, new road construction, and logging. In our National Forests, federal law allows most wilderness recreation: hunting, fishing, canoeing, bird watching, hiking, camping, horseback riding, nature study, and more.

in Virginia, the Appalachian Trail passes through or is immediately adjacent to the following designated Wilderness ar...
06/03/2026

in Virginia, the Appalachian Trail passes through or is immediately adjacent to the following designated Wilderness areas:
Raccoon Branch Wilderness (2009)
Brush Mountain East Wilderness (2009)
Garden Mountain Wilderness (2009)
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (2009)
Three Ridges Wilderness (2000)
Priest Wilderness (2000)
Thunder Ridge Wilderness (1984)
Mountain Lake Wilderness (1984)
Peters Mountain Wilderness (1984)
Beartown Wilderness (1984)
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness (1984)
Lewis Fork Wilderness (1984)
Shenandoah National Park Wilderness (1976)
James River Face Wilderness (1975)

06/02/2026

Join us THIS Saturday! Be sure to let us know you are coming, link to registration in bio.
06/01/2026

Join us THIS Saturday! Be sure to let us know you are coming, link to registration in bio.

05/27/2026

We must STOP H.R. 7695
05/27/2026

We must STOP H.R. 7695

05/26/2026
Executive Director Ellen Stuart-Haentjens spent last week in D.C. +Advocating to maintain precedents in federal land man...
05/26/2026

Executive Director Ellen Stuart-Haentjens spent last week in D.C. +Advocating to maintain precedents in federal land management, +Defending our roadless areas, +Defending the Endangered Species Act, and +Working toward the passage of the Shenandoah Mountain NSA Act and VA Wilderness Additions Act. VWC continues to fight hard to defend public land protections and to push for more permanent protection of Virginia’s wildest places.

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Richmond, VA

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