▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁Act . ▁The ▁conference ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Al bu quer que , ▁N M , ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 5 - 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Conference ▁This ▁conference ▁is ▁a ▁multi - day ▁event ▁including ▁present ations , ▁panel ▁discuss ions , ▁exhib its , ▁field ▁tri ps , ▁and ▁skill - development ▁work sh ops . ▁The ▁conference ▁will ▁provide ▁am ple ▁opportunity ▁to ▁network ▁and ▁share ▁ideas , ▁celebr ate ▁recent ▁success es , ▁share ▁less ons ▁learned , ▁and ▁discuss ▁emer ging ▁challeng es ▁in ▁w ilder ness ▁ste ward ship . ▁Conference ▁tracks ▁will ▁include ▁history , ▁ste ward ship , ▁education , ▁experience , ▁civ ic ▁eng agement , ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁Conference ▁Go als ▁The ▁conference ▁is ▁conven ed ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁discuss ing ▁growing ▁challeng es ▁to ▁w ilder ness ▁values ▁while ▁deep ening ▁and ▁en abling ▁participants ’ ▁eng agement ▁in ▁w ilder ness ▁ste ward ship ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁un pre ced ented ▁environmental ▁and ▁social ▁change ; ▁mean while , ▁it ▁also ▁a ims ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁a ▁half - century ▁of ▁permanent ▁protection ▁for ▁America ’ s ▁wild ▁places ▁under ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁Act . ▁ ▁Organ izer ▁The ▁National ▁W ilder ness ▁Conference ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁W ilder ness 5 0 , ▁a ▁diverse ▁coal ition ▁of ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations , ▁government