Jim Vaaler, Phoenix, AZ
1. I became a SC volunteer because I care about wilderness and our public
lands and about leading outings to places that could use some help.
2. I am proud of the role I played in the Tonto National Forest Travel
Management Plan. I was able to take many years of accumulated "on the
ground" knowledge and plug it into a meaningful comment document.
3. Others should get involved in the Sierra Club because we always need
folks who are willing to protect the resource. Whether that resource is
land, water, air, wildlife, cultural/historical artifacts, or plant life, it
all relates back to the mission and purpose of the Sierra Club. In the
final analysis, we need volunteers who understand the land, in all its many
different facets.
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Gary Beverly, Prescott, AZ
1. I became a Sierra Club volunteer because I care about protecting our
natural heritage, especially on a local level. My issue is the Upper Verde
River in Arizona, the last free flowing river/riparian habitat in the state,
home to a dozen threatened species, 150 miles of resilient habitat linking
the Sonoran Desert to the central highlands.
2. I am proud of the role I played last year: 1) improving management
by the U.S. Forest Service, especially by eliminating a serious off-road
vehicle infestation and removing cattle from grazing the riparian zone; 2)
initiating a strong movement to have the river designated as a Wild & Scenic
River; and 3) bringing strong legal action to halt groundwater pumping that
will change the river into a dry wash, destroying the best native fishery in
the state.
3. I think others should get involved with the Sierra Club because you
CAN make a difference, but only by working at it. Using the Sierra Club's
credibility and clout has been invaluable (plus you get to work with really
great people).
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Laurel Hopwood, Cleveland, Ohio
I became a Sierra Club volunteer because I care about saving the environment, particularly pollinators and honeybees. I am working to increase public awareness of the dangers of pesticide-producing, genetically modified and coated seeds and the widespread use of systemic neonicotinoid pesticides. These factors are believed to be related to the dramatic loss of honeybees beginning in 2006 in the US including the situation receiving a lot of press described as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).
I am proud of the role I played last year in achieving renewed attention to these issues by the US Environmental Protection Agency and increasing public awareness through press releases and sharing information about the pending release of the documentary film "Nicotine Bees". It is important that the public be informed about massive beekeeper losses that continue. Key information includes the unintended consequences of seed treatments and the transgenic movement of pesticides through subject plants to the pollen resulting in serious harm to non-target species.
I think others should get involved with the Sierra Club because the work that Rachel Carson began deserves our continued support. We have to power to destroy our world ....... and we have the power to save it.
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Edwina Allen Boise, Idaho
I became a Sierra Club volunteer because I care about preserving quiet
places in the natural world where flora and fauna are safe and people can
enjoy being there without fear of it all being destroyed before their next
visit.
I am proud of the role I played last year in achieving Wilderness
protection for 300,000 acres of spectacular places in the Owyhee
Canyonlands.
I think others should get involved with the Sierra Club because working
together we can preserve the resilient habitats wild plants and animals will
need to survive global climate change.
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July 2008 032 - Jessica Ruehrwein
Small E Oy R - John McCarthy
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Edwina Allen Boise, Idaho, v2
I became a Sierra Club volunteer because I care about preserving quiet
places in the natural world where flora and fauna are safe and people can
enjoy being there without fear of it all being destroyed before their next
visit.
I am proud of the role I played last year in achieving Wilderness
protection for 300,000 acres of spectacular places in the Owyhee
Canyonlands.
I think others should get involved with the Sierra Club because working
together we can preserve the resilient habitats wild plants and animals will
need to survive global climate change.
Photo credits:
July 2008 032 - Jessica Ruehrwein
Small E Oy R - John McCarthy
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