New Conservation Voices
 Celebrating Wilderness
By Doug Scott
We humans use anniversaries as occasions to celebrate and to take stock. Wedding anniversaries and birthdays are obvious examples. As it happens, 2009 has been a year rich in wilderness anniversaries for Washington conservationists to celebrate.
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Western Wilderness Conference 2010
 Wilderness preservation has never been more important- or more possible. In the last 4 years, wilderness advocates have succeeded in establishing over 2 million acres of protected wilderness. Curious about what it takes to succeed on this scale and what new campaigns are moving forward right now? Come to the Western Wilderness Conference 2010 at UC Berkeley from April 8-11th 2010.
Sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, and numerous other organizations from all 13 western states, including Hawaii and Alaska, the Western Wilderness Conference 2010 highlights the theme of “The Role of Wild Lands in an era of Climate Change.” There’s a big emphasis on engaging young people in the effort to preserve wild places free from development. Come meet new allies and discover strategic tips to strengthen your own environmental campaign. Together we can preserve the wilderness.
Planning organizations include: Sierra Club, California Wilderness Coalition, Northwest Wilderness and Parks Conference The Wilderness Society, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Desert Survivors, Audubon California, Tuleyome, Californians for Western Wilderness.
Visit the conference website, http://www.westernwilderness.org/ for information on speakers, program, outings, etc. And to register! Online registration is the way to go – register by Feb 1 and take advantage of the “early-bird” registration fee of $100 – which will go up in February.
Other questions? Contact Vicky Hoover (415) 977-5527,
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Take Action
Please sign our online petition supporting protections for the Wild Olympics!
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