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Hi Gang,

Julia Shaw, julia@alaskawild.org from the Alaska Wilderness Leaque www.AlaskaWild.org is desperately looking for Volunteers to Table on saving Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Natural Wonders & Wildlife of the Alaskan Wilderness in August in Colt's Neck, NJ Info at the way bottom.

She is also looking to train volunteers for Alaska Wilderness Week Sept. 22 - 26 in Washington D.C. - in some cases all or parts of the travel & food expenses may be paid for by the organization, but please check directly with them to be certain about that, because it changes from year to year.

It's a great program. I have had a chance to be part of it in years past. Very Exciting Week!

Truly,
Diana Christine

Info Below:
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Alaska Wilderness Week 2007: Sept. 22-26

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, National Audubon Society,
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, or the Alaska?s premier bird nesting grounds at Teshekpuk Lake, 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, September 22 to Wednesday, September 26, 2007.

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, Teshekpuk Lake, 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:

Julia Millan Shaw

julia@alaskawild.org

215-985-2733

To sign up, visit:

http://www.alaskawild....