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September 5, 2004 in Business
BY THE NUMBERS
The Spokesman-Review
1924 Year the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, championed by ecologist
Aldo Leopold, was designated as America’s first official wilderness area
8 Number of years the Wilderness Act was debated before passage
in 1964
106 million Acres designated as wilderness in 662 units
in 44 states, an area larger than California
Gulf fishermen suffer amid industry slump 
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