New Conservation Voices
 Our Soul Needs
the Wild
by Peter Illyn, Executive Director, Restoring Eden
March 2006
I am a Christian
Environmental Evangelist!
This definition is loaded
with stereotypes, both positive and negative, but it best describes what I do –
traveling around the country preaching in churches and colleges about the
goodness of nature and our sacred duty to love, serve and protect God’s
creation.
My message is simple. “God is
a good God, God made a good earth, God calls us to be good stewards.” I use the
scriptures to encourage Bible-believing Christians to become strong and vocal
environmentalists.
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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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 Washington, D.C. (10/29/09) —The Interior and Environment
Appropriations Bill was approved by Congress and awaits President
Obama’s signature. The bill provides important increased funding for
watershed restoration, including a $40 million increase for the Legacy
Road and Trail Remediation Program. The program aims to repair and
decommission failing Forest Service logging roads and trails, including
many in the Skokomish River watershed which is a high priority for
restoring Hood Canal. Additionally in Washington State, the bill will
provide an increase of $30 million next year for the cleanup and
restoration of Puget Sound, and an extra $20 million for removing two
dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park. As a part of the Washington Watershed Restoration Initiative,
Washington Wilderness worked with a coalition of organizations to urge
for the increased federal funding for targeted, road-related, watershed
restoration.
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Thank Senator Murray for Action on Alpine Lakes |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 10 Preserving Our Wild Backcountry Heritage
Gregg Bafundo, Washington Chair, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
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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