New Conservation Voices
 Wilderness As Mentor
by Dave Somers, Snohomish County Council
June 2006
It was about 40 years ago when I first headed
into the wilderness. Northern
California’s Marble Mountains were yet
to be formally designated
by Congress, but they retained the same wonder and wild slendor that I had
associated with places like the high Sierra or Utah’s Red Rock country. As a 17 year old member of my Explorers Post, I took my first backpacking
excursion - a 50 mile, 7day trip into the California backcountry.
Our first destination was ManEaten
Lake. Not a name to inspire hope and anticipation.
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 Washington DC (02/24/10) — Today Congress takes the next step toward the creation of expanded low elevation wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in Washington State, in order to protect valuable resources for local communities. Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (H.R. 1769) passed through the House Natural Resources Committee with strong bipartisan support. Congressman Dave Reichert (WA R-08) along with Senator Patty Murray (WA-D) proposed a 22,000-acre expansion to existing Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area and designation of both the Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers as Wild and Scenic. WWC continues to work with key local stakeholder to voice the importance of protection, which has played an important role in passage.
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 Seattle (01/08/10) — Washington Wilderness Coalition is pleased to
announce that Nalani M. Askov will be returning as its Executive
Director effective January 25, 2010. Nalani previously served on the
Board of Directors and as Executive Director for the Washington
Wilderness Coalition from 2003-2007. During this time, she lead WWC’s
efforts to pass the now designated Wild Sky Wilderness and worked on
the initial development of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions
proposal, which is currently moving through Congress.
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 Seattle (12/16/09) — Conservationists and recreational enthusiasts celebrated the Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee approval of the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers
Protection (S.721) and Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic (S. 635) Acts. These bills will protect an additional 22,000 acres of wilderness
adjoining the existing Alpine Lake Wilderness Area, as well as 10 miles
of the Pratt River, nearly 30 miles of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie
River, and 14.3 miles of Illabot Creek – a tributary to the Skagit - as
Wild and Scenic Rivers.
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 Washington, D.C. (11/05/09) — The Pratt and Middle Fork River Valleys are a step closer towards permanent protection. After a Senate committee hearing last week, The Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (S. 721/ H.R.1769) recently received a hearing in the House Committee on Natural Resources. The legislation would expand the existing Alpine Lakes Wilderness by over 22,000 acres to include important lower-elevation lands and designate two rivers of great importance to the surrounding ecosystem as Wild and Scenic. WWC has played a leadership role in a local coalition that has worked over the last two years with many local stakeholders, including local businesses, elected officials, religious leaders, and recreation and conservation organizations.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Capturing Wilderness Through A Lens
Wednesday, April 14
Steven Fey, Professional Photographer, Steven Fey Galleries
Curious
about what it takes to succeed it protecting our wild public lands and want to learn new campaigns that are moving forward right now? Come to the Western Wilderness Conference
2010 at UC Berkeley from April 8-11th 2010.
AT THE OFFICE
Stop by the new WWC offices in Greenwood to pick up a new Day
Hiking book by the Mountaineers. Discover many of the great hiking
adventures that Washington has to offer. Fifty Percent of your purchase
to WWC.
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