Wilderness of the Month: Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Location: Colorado Size: 181,973 acres Designated: 1964, expanded in 1980 (Photo courtesy of US Forest Service)

80+ advocates packed the room in DC for our first live recording during National Wilderness Week. Senator Tina Smith joins us to talk about the Boundary Waters, the threats facing public lands, and the power of stories, persistence, and people working together. On all the players and thewildidea.com

Big thank you to Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota (@smith.senate.gov) for joining today's live recording of The Wild Idea Podcast (@wildideapod.bsky.social) with the National Wilderness Coalition! Listen to the conversation when the episode drops on September 23 anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Follow us as wilderness & public lands advocates gather in D.C. to talk to Congress about how important wild places are to our communities, economies & ecosystems! You can even join a live recording of @wildideapod.bsky.social w/ Sen. Tina Smith! thewildideapodcastlivewithsenatorsmith.eventbrite.com

The National Wilderness Coalition opposes the Administration’s proposed rescission of the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act. This attack on endangered species–and the public lands they inhabit–would have devastating impacts on American landscapes including wilderness