New England Wilderness Act of 2006

The New England Wilderness Act of 2006 was signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 1, 2006. The Act designated three (3) new wilderness areas in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Vermont, while expanding five (5) existing wilderness areas across these two states. A total of 76152 acre of new wilderness were created, in the White Mountain National Forest (in New Hampshire) and the Green Mountain National Forest (in Vermont). The Act also created a new recreation area in Vermont.

In addition to the new wilderness areas listed above, the Act expanded the existing wilderness areas list below:

In addition to the wilderness areas listed above, the Act created the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in the Green Mountain National Forest. This new recreation area consisted of 15857 acre.