Singing Wilderness Writing Assignment
Returning from a five-day canoe trip and reading
Sigurd Olson's Singing Wilderness, my students
were asked to 1) explain, in your own words, Olson’s
concept of the singing wilderness and 2) describe
how in your trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness, you heard the singing wilderness using
three specific examples.  

Select a student from the list on the left to read
his/her Singing Wilderness Essay
The Necessity of Wilderness