William Cronon's essay "The Trouble with Wilderness" was first published in 1995. It caused immediate negative reactions in the environmental community which continue until this day, yet some would argue that Cronon's essay in fact, defines what environmentalism should be. Using the link below, please read this essay and write a three page position paper including the following elements:
Note also: when you google on Cronon or on Trouble with Wilderness, you can find lots of criticisms of Cronon's essay - you are certainly allowed to use that as source material but don't cut and paste.