In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal land to be protected as much as possible from human activities. These lands are called wilderness and are allowed to exist without any machines or permanent habitation by humans. In this study, the social scientists wanted to know how U.S. citizens feel about wilderness. They wanted to know if people are aware that wilderness exists. They wanted to know what pe Topics: Social Science, Wilderness, National Wilderness Preservation System, Survey, Values, Wilderness Benefits.