Anyone interested? ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Hed<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: Alaska Wilderness Week 2005 Here's a chance to travel to Washington, DC to help protect wild Alaska. Go to the web site to register and apply for travel fund assistance (if needed). Feel free to call me with any questions. Alaska Wilderness Week 2005 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. иии 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 5 - Wednesday, March 9, 2005. To apply, complete the Alaska Wilderness Week application at: http://www.alaskawild.org/takeaction_wildernessweek.html<http://www.alaskawild.org/takeaction_wildernessweek.html> Space is limited so apply now! иии 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; Tel: (202) 544-5205, Fax: (202) 544-5197 Scott Hed Plains & Prairie Organizer Alaska Coalition 231 S. Phillips Avenue, # 361 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (605) 336-6738 office (605) 351-1646 cell (270) 747-5520 fax [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.alaskacoalition.org<http://www.alaskacoalition.org/> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp