WILD10: Save the date!
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Wildlife for Wildways
On Thursday, January 5th, the Vail Symposium will be holding an event through Rocky Mountain Wild called Wildlife for Wildways. The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been part of the life and history of Vail since 1971. Their mission is to provide educational programs for the Vail Valley community that are thought-provoking, diverse and affordable. WILD's Strategic Conservation Advisor, Harvey Locke, will be speaking in this panel discussion, and you won't want to miss it! Read MoreYou’re Invited to WILD’s December 2nd Holiday Fundraiser!
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Wilderness Foundation director Andrew Muir wins prestigious award!
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WILD receives the 2011 National Bob Marshall Wilderness Stewardship Award
It's official! WILD is honored by the US Forest Service as this year's recipient of the Bob Marshall Award for Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship. This award recognizes our dedication to wilderness stewardship, partnerships with the US land management agencies and ongoing work for wilderness in the United States. It is one of the highest honors from the federal government for outstanding work in wilderness protection and management. This award is particularly special because of the wilderness champion for which it is named. Robert Marshall (1901-1939), a renowned writer and activist, was head of recreation management with the Forest Service for ... Read MoreDesert Elephants children’s book
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US Postal Service Recognizes Endangered Species
This week, the US Postal Service released its fourth semipostal stamp - dedicated to helping to save vanishing species. The series, which features an Amur tiger cub, will support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Multinational Species Conservation Fund. In the press announcement about the stamp, Kelly Sigmon (VP of Channel Access) commented: “This stamp marks the fourth semipostal issued by the Postal Service. These types of stamps provide an extremely convenient way for the American public to contribute to help protect threatened and vanishing species. We look forward to working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Multinational ... Read MoreThe Harvest Moon
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ICOSA Radio features Harvey Locke on Nature Needs Half
A few weeks ago, ICOSA, a Denver CO based organization, hosted Harvey Locke on their radio show to talk about large landscape connectivity, the Yellowstone to Yukon conservation initiative and Nature Needs Half. ICOSA's community based approach lead to a great conversational interview with Harvey that highlighted a lot of the 'big ideas' behind his conservation work and WILD's Nature Needs Half vision. You can listen and download the full show - nearly an hour of information! Read MoreStarfish, A poem by Mary Oliver
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