The Allegheny National Forest is Pennsylvania’s only national forest, but it currently has too few permanently protected areas. Located in northwest Pennsylvania, it includes many additional wild gems that may be protected as wilderness areas under the Wilderness Act of 1964 — part of America’s National Wilderness Preservation System.

This new 16-minute film utilizes stunning photography and video of the prospective areas to be protected — more than 54,460 acres in all of the 513,300-acre ANF. It is professionally narrated and explains what YOU can do to help protect wilderness in the Keystone State’s only national forest. The film was produced by B.J. Gudmundsson of Patchwork Films and Friends of Allegheny Wilderness — who have led the way in studying and advocating for these special areas.

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This will be a tremendous outreach tool that any wilderness advocate can utilize. Simply forward the links to friends and family, embed the videos on your personal webpage, MySpace or Facebook page, blog, etc. Feel free to get this video online far and wide for everyone to see and be inspired by!

Further, if you are interested in receiving a DVD of Keystone Wilderness: A Citizens’ Wilderness Proposal for Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest to show to friends, family, church groups, business leaders, other conservation groups, etc., please contact FAW. While we have not yet mass-produced the video, plans are in the works to do so, so RSVP your copy today!