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WILD10: Save the date!

WILD10, The 10th World Wilderness Congress , Salamanca, Spain, 4-10 October 2013! The WILD10 process is well underway in Europe. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (newly reconstituted) is the national host,  having provided some of the start-up funds allowing the WILD10 Executive Committee to continue  the collaborative process  that started in 2011 to identify practical objectives, create partnerships and design a process to achieve them, and implement a program for the Congress itself. Read More

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 More

You’re Invited to WILD’s December 2nd Holiday Fundraiser!

You’re Invited! Please join us to support & celebrate wild nature at The WILD Foundation’s holiday fundraiser on December 2, 2011. Enjoy a glass of wine or pint of beer, hearty hors d’oeuvres, place a bid in our quaint silent auction, and mingle with our Board of Directors, Trustees, Staff, and Volunteers. Learn more about WILD’s international conservation programs and how you can get involved. Read More

Wilderness Foundation director Andrew Muir wins prestigious award!

Andrew Muir, CEO of The Wilderness Foundation (WILD's sister organization in South Africa), has been named the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur for 2012.  Andrew,  a globally recognized leader in the urban social aspects of nature conservation, is also a Rolex Award Laureate (2008) for his visionary work to assist AIDs-affected and other disadvantaged orphans by providing care and  training to facilitate jobs for them in the nature conservation sector. Read More

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 More

Desert Elephants children’s book

WILD has worked to protect the unique “Desert Elephants of Mali” since 2002.  We collaborated closely with author Helen Cowcher to present this lovely children’s book that conveys the essential message of the elephants, the people, and our work in Mali. Read More

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 More

The Harvest Moon

This week, I wanted to share a poem about the Harvest Moon, which for those of us living the northern hemisphere, shone brightly this past Sunday & Monday nights.  The Harvest Moon is an often mis-understood phenomena with various legends and stories about its meaning.  The Harvest Moon comes only once a year, and is the full moon falling closest to the Autumnal Equinox (day of equal light and darkness, roughly speaking).  Simply stated, the Harvest Moon is unique because there is less time between sunset and moonrise than during other full moon nights.  The term "Harvest Moon" likely comes ... Read More

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 More

Starfish, A poem by Mary Oliver

In the sea rocks, in the stone pockets under the tide’s lip, in water dense as blindness they slid like sponges, like too many thumbs. I knew this, and what I wanted Read More