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hits | 321 E Main Ste 418, Bozeman, MT 59715
1 406 586 8175
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Overview:
For more than twenty-five years American Wildlands (AWL) has fought to protect wild America throughout the western states. While we have sought the protection for the West's wild places, we also advocate for the careful management of its natural resources. For two and one half decades we have built a long list of impressive accomplishments. For example, AWL was instrumental in securing legal protection for 100 million acres of Alaska's wildlands, as well as millions of acres of wilderness and hundreds of miles of wild rivers in the West. To name a few early successes, in 1981 AWL initiated one of the first Wildland Resource Research Programs in the country focusing on the economic values and benefits of wildland resources. In 1985, we hosted the first policy dialogue ever held between conservationists and hydro permitting committee members on the protection of free-flowing rivers. AWL founded the first successful coalition to address management problems and operation of Glen Canyon Dam, which damages resources of the Grand Canyon. AWL was also one of the first organizations in the country to combine wilderness experiences with conservation policy, helping to create a real version of "eco-tourism." AWL staff and board members have been advisors to numerous members of Congress and three U.S. Presidents. In the past we have championed wildlands in Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon. Today our efforts focus on wild places and healthy rivers in Wyoming,... | |
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