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50th Anniversary of Wilderness
A celebration of our wilderness heritage and a look towards the next 50 years of American wilderness
Slide2Slide3Who is Wilderness50?
Alaska
Geographic
Alaska
Wilderness LeagueBackcountry Horsemen of AmericaBureau of Land ManagementCalifornians for Western WildernessConservation Lands FoundationFish and Wildlife ServiceForest History SocietyForest ServiceFulcrum Publishing Great Old Broads for WildernessInternational League of Conservation PhotographersInternational League of Conservation WritersLeave No Trace Center for Outdoor EthicsMurie Center
National Park
Service
National
Wilderness Stewardship Alliance
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
O.A.R.S
. Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Sierra Club
Society for Wilderness Stewardship
University of Idaho
WILD Foundation
Wilderness Institute, University of Montana
Wilderness Land Trust
Wilderness
Society
Wilderness Volunteers
Wilderness Watch
Wildlands Network
Slide4Slide5If we don’t know about wilderness, we can’t understand it.
If we don’t understand wilderness, we can’t value it.
If we don’t value wilderness, we have
lost it.
Goal #1: Raise Awareness
Slide6Goal #2: Engage Youth
Slide7Goal #3: Connect the Larger Wilderness Community
Slide8National Trails Day
National Public Lands Day
2012
2015
2013
2014
MOU signing ceremony
50
th
Anniversary website launch
Smithsonian & D.C. Wild. Week
National
Conference
Public photo contest
Social media
Local events
Slide9Slide10National Projects/Events
Slide11WILDERNESS
FOREVER
PHOTO CONTEST
Smithsonian Exhibition
Slide12http://www.wilderness50th.org/smithsonian
Slide13Wilderness Week
Slide14Kalispell, MT
Duluth, MN
Anchorage, AK
Albuquerque, NM
Bend, OR
Las Vegas, NV
Jackson, WY
Salt Lake City, UT
Slide15National Wilderness Conference and ‘Get Wild’ Festival
Slide16History
Stewardship
Education
Experience
Civic EngagementScience
Slide17Slide18People’s Film Gala
Slide19Diversity speaker Rue Mapp, Outdoor Afro Founder
Leave
No Trace,
packstock
, and survival skills
demonstrations
Crosscut saw competition
Recreational
activities
including
traditional archery hunting, responsible geocaching, and backcountry
cooking
Diversity-focused speakers
C
ampfire
storytellers including long-time outfitters and wilderness
rangers
P
articipatory sand art depicting endangered species in wildernessLive music including Native American flute and drumming and Mexican folk
musicAztec Fire dancing
‘Get Wild’ Festival
Slide20Example LNT Station Rendering
Slide21Slide22Slide23http://www.wilderness50th.org
Slide24Add your event using your email address and “Zahnie1964”
Slide25http://www.wilderness50th.org/toolbox
Slide26Slide27Flickr
Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34Slide35Slide36WildernessEducator
Online Training
Wilderness Investigations
Slide37Slide38Slide39Slide40Slide41Local Projects/Events
Slide42Slide43Local Planning CoalitionsConvene
Expand coalition beyond Sierra Club and agencies
Select what type(s) of event(s) most desirable for area
Plan away!
Log event information on the map/calendar on www.wilderness50th.org
Slide44Slide45Slide46Slide47Slide48Slide49Unique and Different Examples of Events/Projects
Slide50Slide51Slide52Slide53Slide54Slide55Slide56ChallengeHow am I going to ensure that the 50
th
anniversary is celebrated in my unit/town/office/wilderness?
What’s my “wilderness 50”?
Slide57How to Get InvolvedGet informed
Visit
http://www.wilderness50th.org
regularly
“Sign up for updates” on the 50th home page to receive the 50th email newsletterTake the leadUse the 50th toolbox resources to plan a local event in your community, or get involved with existing planning effortsSpread the wordLike, post, tweet, retweet etc. about wilderness on your facebook page or twitter feedPurchase 50th merchandise (t-shirt, bumper sticker etc.) and show it off
Slide58Questions?
Lisa Ronald
Communications Coordinator
Wilderness50
lisa.ronald@wilderness50th.orghttp://www.wilderness50th.org406-396-3607
50 th Anniversary of Wilderness
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