The Four Cornerstones of Wilderness Stewardship

The Four Cornerstones of Wilderness Stewardship

The Four Cornerstones were developed by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center to help implement law and agency policy and to repackage the management principles to address the evolving issues of wilderness management. They represent the essence of wilderness management by reflecting the types of decisions that managers commonly have to make.

1. Manage wilderness as a whole.

AnneMarie LaRosa, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: USFWS

2. Preserve wildness and natural conditions.

Jim Kenna, Palm Springs Field Office, CA: BLM

3. Protect wilderness benefits.

Jim Bedwell, Mt. Evans Wilderness, CO: USFS

4. Provide and use the minimum necessary.

Maureen Finnerty, Marjory Stoneman Dougles Wilderness (Everglades NP), FL: NPS


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