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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.

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.

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