Attend Alaska Wilderness Week: September 6 - 10, 2008
REGISTER NOW for the fall Alaska Wilderness Week- Septe,ber 6-10, 2008. Click here to register.
Every Fall and Spring, Alaska Wilderness League, the Sierra Club, and The Wilderness Society work with other organizations in the Alaska Coalition to hold Alaska Wilderness Week, an activism and leadership training in Washington, DC.
Attendees learn more about wilderness issues in Alaska, hearing first-hand accounts of the wilderness values of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Tongass National Forest, the Beaufort and Chucki Seas, and Teshekpuk Lake. Attendees also learn about the industrial threats to these areas and about how global warming – which Alaska is experiencing at a disproportionately high rate – is already affecting wilderness, wildlife populations, and Alaska Native communities.
Getting the Training
By attending grassroots, media, and lobby trainings and listening to panels comprised of leaders from the business, religion, and indigenous communities, Wilderness Week attendees develop the skills that you need to be an effective Alaska advocate.
Meeting Your Members of Congress
At the end of the 5-day training, Wilderness Week activists will have the opportunity to meet with your members of Congress on Capitol Hill and ask them to protect wild Alaska.
Taking Your Skills Home
Following the training, attendees will return home equipped with the skills and inspiration to continue working or volunteering to help protect wild Alaska.
