Dear Alaska Coalition Leaders of Iowa,
 
I am once again looking for people interested in coming to Washington DC
in March (4-8) for the Wilderness Week. This is a great opportunity for
anyone interested in seeing first hand how DC operates, or would like the
chance to speak with your Members offices directly. Learn about issues
surrounding Wilderness, in particular the wild Alaska lands of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge and Tongass National Forest, and meet many, many
like-minded people from around the country. It is a fun-filled, and
educational event.
 
Full Scholarships are available for airfare and hotel for "point" people
- consituents of either Reps Nussle or Leach. 
(we are also meeting with Rep Boswell and Senator Grassley's offices.)
The full announcement is below - please consider joining this great
event, and pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. 
 
thanks,
Lois Norrgard
Regional Organizer
Alaska Coalition
ph/fx: 952.881-7282
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Alaska Wilderness Week 2006
A Training and Advocacy Conference in the Nation’s Capitol
Become an Alaska Wilderness leader and join wilderness activists from
around the country at the bi-annual Alaska Wilderness Week, a 4-day
training and advocacy conference held in Washington, DC. and hosted by
leading conservation organizations including the Alaska Coalition, Alaska
Wilderness League, The Wilderness Society, 
World Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club, and others.

Protect Alaska’s Wild Places
Bring your energy, passion and ideas to the campaign for permanent
protection of our pristine public lands in Alaska. Whether it is the
Arctic Refuge and its dazzling array of wildlife or the Tongass and
Chugach National Forests with their ancient old growth rainforests,
Alaskan wilderness—now more than ever—is threatened by development.  We
need your help! Together we will ensure that these magnificent places and
our natural heritage remain wild and undisturbed forever.

Come join in the excitement as we work to protect our last wilderness
frontiers.
The next Alaska Wilderness Week is scheduled for 
Saturday, March 4 – Wednesday, March 8, 2006. 
To apply, complete the Alaska Wilderness Week application at:
http://www.alaskawild.org/takeaction_wildernessweek.html
Space is limited so apply now!


Don’t miss this great opportunity to participate in a decades-long
tradition! At Alaska Wilderness Week you’ll:
–      Attend intensive issue briefings by leaders in the wilderness
movement and native Alaskans who will share their expertise on the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska rainforest in the Tongass and
Chugach National Forests.
–      Participate in activist training sessions led by dynamic and
experienced professionals who share your passion for our wild lands in
Alaska.
–      Gain important skills to help you deliver key advocacy messages in
halls of Congress, in the media, and in your community.
–      Meet in person with your elected officials and educate them about
wild Alaska.
–      Mingle with Members of Congress and congressional staff at a
Capitol Hill Reception.
–      Network with other wilderness advocates from across the nation.
–      Strategize with national wilderness leaders to mobilize support in
your state to protect these important national treasures.
 
For more information contact:
Erik DuMont, Alaska Wilderness League
122 C Street, NW, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20001
Email: [log in to unmask]; Tel: (202) 544-5205, Fax: (202) 544-5197

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