Planners should know that nature heals, and that they can do something about it. Is access to the wild any less necessary than to “true” wilderness? Are there degrees of wildness that we can approach to preserve the world? I submit that all kinds of wildness are necessary no matter what your perspective, and that all kinds of wildness preserve the natural world and sustain humankind. A trek into a primeval forest, a light rail ride to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildlife refuge just outside Denver, or an afternoon hike along Rio Grande in Albuquerque are all wildness experiences.