In "How Wild," a new podcast from KALW, Marissa set out across the country to explore the history of wilderness and its future. Let's join her now on the trail.

"Man vs. Wild," which premiered in 2006, showcases Grylls stranding himself in various wilderness destinations. From harsh deserts to icy terrains, his incredible stunts are meticulously calculated.

Wilderness is one such use. Less than 18% percent of our national forest land is protected as wilderness areas — a mere 2.7% of the contiguous United States. The rest is available for other uses.

Hundreds more have since sprung up worldwide. The wilderness is widely seen as a place untrammelled by human activities. Not so, argues journalist Sophie Yeo in Nature’s Ghosts.

Wilderness puts us in our place, calms us, soothes our souls. Like prayer or meditation, walking through the wild gives us an opportunity to detach, to reflect, to self-correct.

Dear HCN, The article on the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act (HCN, 3/3/03: The Wild Card) gave readers the impression that, until recently, conservationists always advocated multi-area ...

Wilderness First Aid instructor Sam Coffman (far right in shorts) shows students what poison oak looks like in a field behind the Helotes Creek Nature Center. The students are (from left) Gloria ...

That’s where Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance — and hopefully you — come in. Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance’s volunteer wilderness rangers hike the wilderness trails, help educate and ...

This footage offers an authentic view into the daily lives of wild animals in their natural habitat. Observe animal behavior without human interference.

It’s hard to overstate how radical the wilderness idea was in 1921 when a 34-year-old Yale-educated Forest Service employee named Aldo Leopold proposed it. Back then, the U.S. Forest Service ...

A few months after Valerie went missing, Kangala Wildlife Rescue shared the family's story, which helped make Valerie's plight go viral and drum up volunteers to search for the pet. After 529 days ...