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Proclamation 10801

National Wilderness Month, 2024

President Biden proclaimed September 2024 as National Wilderness Month, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness and highlighting past conservation achievements including 41 million acres conserved, six new national monuments, and restoration of protections for Bears Ears and other monuments. The proclamation encourages Americans to experience outdoor heritage and recreate responsibly but contains no binding policy directives or new mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 72293

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • September 2024 designated as National Wilderness Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references past administrative actions (monument designations, Arctic withdrawal) that have been politically contested, but these are retrospective claims, not new policy
  • No new obligations or resource commitments created by this proclamation
Proclamation 10801: National Wilderness Month, 2024 · Executive Orders