Poster:       Vicky Hoover <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Join a unique Outing to British Columbvia!
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I received this notice on a national Sierra Club listserve and thought it
was worth sharing.
Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]

This just-listed added Sierra Club national (really international) activist
outing  gives  Sierra  Club  volunteers  an extraordinary chance to visit a
remote,  little  publicized area and become part of the campaign to protect
it.   Discounts  available  for  activists  willing  to  serve as a Chapter
representative  on  the  issue.   Contact  me,  activist  outings  chair at
415-977-5527  ([log in to unmask])  or  leader Bill Evans for more
info.

The  Chilcotin  Ark:  Hidden Cache of British Columbia "Gems".  August  5 -
14,    2001.    Leader:    Bill   Evans.   Email:  [log in to unmask]   Ph.
619-463-1521

Participate  in  the  first  Sierra  Club  National  Outing  to explore and
adventure  into  this  wild immense ark of biodiversity between the western
Canada  Coast  Range  mountains and the canyons of the Fraser River. Ten of
the  14 ecosystems in British Columbia hold fast to their integrity in this
landscape  three  times  larger  than  Yellowstone.  We  will  travel  with
"resident"  guide-naturalists, backpacking into two unique areas threatened
with destructive extractive industry if not protected. A floatplane shuttle
between  areas  will  lend  perspective  and  variety to the vast scale and
pristine  character  of  the  Chilcotin  Ark.  Come  experience  a globally
significant  wilderness,  one  of  the  few remaining Great Spaces in North
America, a sanctuary for biodiversity.

Our  sojourn  includes temperate rainforest valleys with river systems like
the  Klinaklini threatened with industrial logging; the Niut Mountains with
Razorback  Peak and the clear-cut threatened Otterasko Valley; the Alplands
with  a unique abundance of alpine lakes, and the 2000' deep Atnarko Trench
mixed  in  with  glaciated  peaks  and icefields. And overlaying the entire
country is a semi-Serengeti of wildlife species diversity. Then add to this
mix an extraordinary group of personable and experienced local conservation
advocates  who  will open this country for us and enrich us well beyond the
outing. We look forward to embracing an enthusiastic commitment to work for
its  continued  integrity.  Airfare  from Vancouver, all on-trip transport,
meals, lodging, and guide-naturalists included.  $1295 (US).

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