Mardy Murie, Mother of Wilderness, Has Died Obituary and celebration of the life of the "Mother of Wilderness."   Citizens' Wilderness Proposal for Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest Released In early October 2003, Friends of Allegheny Wilderness released a proposal for designating new wilderness areas in the Allegheny National Forest to permanently benefit hunters, anglers, hikers, tourists, as well as the wildlife.   Vermont Wilderness Efforts Gaining Momentum Vermont's congressional delegation is working on legislation to increase the amount of federally designated wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest and that legislation could be introduced in this Congress.