Owyhee River Wilderness

Importance of Wilderness Areas Wilderness areas are a very important to future generations. WThe wilderness is designed to protect and preserve scenic lands. Without protected wilderness areas, animals that are native to the area will not have a habitat; future generations won’t have clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, or natural areas to enjoy or escape to. Therefore, it is important that citizens today work to protect and preserve the wilderness areas that do exist. Why should we protect