New Conservation Voices
 Business Owner, Local
Resident Reflects on the
Wild Sky
by Dave Meier
December
2005
As a
longtime resident of the Sykomish River Valley, I am very familiar with much
of the area that will be covered under the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal and it
is my sincere hope that this area will be preserved for future generations to
enjoy.
Having
lived in the Skykomish Valley for nearly forty years,
including graduating from Sultan High School, I literally grew up in the
shadow of the Wild Sky. The beauty of the
area has shaped much of who I am today and is the reason I have chosen to
continue to live in the Sky Valley.
I may
also have a bit of a unique perspective regarding my support for the wilderness
proposal in that I spent nearly twenty years employed in the timber industry, specifically
saw mills.
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Celebrate the Wild Olympics! Join the Washington Wilderness Coalition at two great events and four upcoming hikes this summer and fall. You are invited to experience the beauty of the Olympic Peninsula and meet some of your friends in the Washington conservation community, hear the story behind the efforts that protected this amazing place and get out and enjoy these incredible areas. Join us at these two great events or come hike with us in the Olympics this fall!
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Supporters Celebrate Wild Sky Designation Seattle (8/11/08) - More than 200 people gathered at REI’s flagship store in Seattle to celebrate the designation of Wild Sky as Washington’s newest wilderness area. The evening was focused on celebrating the work and dedication of Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Rick Larsen, other local elected officials and countless community members, businesses and organizations that helped make the preservation of Wild Sky Wilderness possible. WWC played a leadership role in organizing the event on behalf of the core group of conservation and recreation organizations and individuals that have led the Wild Sky effort over the past 9 years.
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Alpine Lakes Wilderness Bill Gains Bipartisan Support
 Washington D.C. (6/10/08) - The Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act (HR 4113) continued gained some welcome support. Congressmen Jay Inslee (D-WA01), Norm Dicks (D-WA06) and Jim McDermott (D-WA07) cosponsored the legislation introduced by Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA08) which would protect 22,000 acres of low elevation mature and old-growth forest near Snoqualmie Pass.
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Proposed Mt. St Helens Mine Rejected!
 Portland, OR (4/30/08) - A controversial plan for a copper mine adjacent to Mount St. Helens was dealt a serious blow when the federal Bureau of Land Management rejected a lease proposal from General Moly, a Colorado-based mining company. Washington Wilderness Coalition had worked for more than a year as part of a statewide coalition to oppose the proposal. The cities of Kelso, Longview, and Castle Rock independently passed resolutions against the proposed mine, and hunting and fishing groups have voiced their opposition as well. Many local area citizens have expressed concern about the livability of their region.
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For the first time ever, as part of its forest plan revision, the Colville National Forest is asking the public for input on which of 21 inventoried roadless areas (encompassing more than 230,000 acres) it should recommend to Congress for wilderness designation. Your voice can make a difference in which and how many of these undeveloped wild lands ultimately receive an agency recommendation for a wilderness designation.
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Wilderness Visions
Annual Dinner and Silent Auction
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Intiman Theater, Seattle
Sponsored by
The Boeing Company
Please join us for this great evening to benefit WWC's efforts to protect Washington's wild lands, forests and wildlife. This will be a fun and memorable night filled with great food and Northwest wines, and fantastic silent auction items.
This year we are please to welcome, Gifford Pinchot III as our keynote speaker.
Mr. Pinchot is an author, founder and President of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute,
one of the first graduate schools to integrate environmental sustainability and social
responsibility with innovation and profit.
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