I like getting in situations and being in places where I'm not thinking about really anything besides what I'm doing.

I'm just I'm able to be completely in the moment and I don't find

that that sense of peace and well-being

an absence of distraction really anywhere else.

American wilderness is fascinating, ironic, and misunderstood.

Today we'll discuss some of the criticisms of federal wilderness.

The Bear Greece Academy of Backwoodship philosophy and culture is back in session for one final episode.

Wildplaces forged our national identity and the peculiarities

of American history made us handle these places differently than anywhere else

on earth. Understanding this forms an essential

knowledge base necessary to navigate the modern issues of conservation and

land management. And I'm also interested in how wilderness affects us on a personal level.

And at the beginning of this episode, we'll talk with meat eaters Stephen Ronella about that.

There are 111 million acres of federally

designated wilderness in America. Roughly 5% of American soil. There's a lot up for grabs boys and girls and there's never a long-term

guarantee it's here to stay. I really doubt that you're going to want to miss this one.

When I hear many people talk about wilderness, they talk about basically void of human activity.

It sounds picturesque and it sounds wonderful, but at what point does the void and human use and human

management turn into the void of native ecosystem, floor and fauna flourishing there.

My name is Clay Newcombe and this is the Bear Grease Podcast, where we'll explore things forgotten but relevant. Search for insight and unlikely places and where will tell the story of Americans

who live their lives close to the land.

Presented by FHF gear, American-Made, purpose-built hunting and fishing gear that's designed to be as rugged

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