Watch: The Relevance of Roadless Areas
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In a film from the Wilderness Society, ultrarunner Jeff Browning joins mountain athlete Caroline Gleich and photographer Eric Bennett to define roadless areas and what they mean to them. Undeveloped areas aren’t necessarily protected, but they play an important role in recreation, retaining ecosystem biodiversity and tempering the onset of climate change.