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ABOUT ECO-USA Eco-USA.net launched with the new millennium in January 2000. However, its origins as the local website EcoIndiana date back to May 1996. It began as a repository for information about Indiana's superfund sites and the contaminants found within them. In EcoIndiana's earliest days, most of that information was not yet available elsewhere on the web. Since then, the site gradually expanded to cover neighboring states, environmental organizations, and images of various plants and animals. I don't know what the future holds for this site, but I aim to have fun with it, and hope that you enjoy your visit. Regards, Mike Habeck |
ALMANAC The Act defines wilderness thus: "A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." Wilderness areas are no longer restricted to Forest Service land. The National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Fish and Wildlife Service also manage wilderness areas. Most states now have at least one wilderness area; here's a list. |