Unfenced

About this film

The Red Desert, a vast expanse in Wyoming, has been a source of inspiration and concern for environmental advocates since the 1960s. The speaker recalls their first visit in 1967, when oil fields were present but not overwhelming. By 1979, the encroachment of oil rigs at the Honeycombs ignited a sense of loss and anger. Engaging with local activists, they worked to designate wilderness study areas, aiming to protect these vital ecosystems from further development. The urgency to preserve natural beauty remains critical as pressures from mining and oil development continue.

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Big Die-Up

In the Big Die-Up, hundreds of thousands of cattle on the Great Plains of the United States died during the unusually cold and snowy winters of 1885–1886 and 1886–1887. Many ranchers were bankrupted as a result and the era of the open range in which cattle roamed unfenced on the plains began its decline.

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Wilderness study area

A wilderness study area (WSA) contains undeveloped United States federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, and managed to preserve its natural conditions. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages wilderness study areas under the National Landscape Conservation System to protect their value as wilderness until Congress decides whether to designate them as wilderness, including them in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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Oil & Gas Development Company

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited, commonly known as OGDC, is a Pakistani state-owned oil and gas company headquartered in Islamabad. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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Natural resource

Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value. On Earth, it includes sunlight, atmosphere, water, land, all minerals, along with all vegetation, and wildlife.

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Environmental movement

The environmental movement, sometimes referred to as the ecology movement, is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in ecosystems, the movement is centered on ecology, health, as well as human rights.

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