Interview with wilderness champion Grijalva
The Wilderness Society’s efforts to protect America’s remaining wild places got a boost last week as wilderness campaign leaders from around the country assembled in Washington to lobby for landscape protection and develop strategies for future efforts.
As part of the week, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Congressman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., who has been a long standing champion of wilderness and public lands.
Grijalva is also Chair of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee. During our conversation, he outlined the priorities for his subcommittee in the coming Congress and spoke about a historic piece of wilderness legislation. Check out the highlights.
If you'd like to know more about Rep. Grijalva's long standing commitment to protecting wilderness in his backyard with his Tumacácori Highlands legislation, there's more here.
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Sam Goldman
Sam has been with The Wilderness Society since Fall 2007. He came most recently from M+R Strategic Services in Washington, DC where he worked with national environmental groups to improve their online campaign work and field organizing capacity. Before that, Sam was the Assistant National Field Director for U.S. PIRG where he covered a variety of issues including the fight to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Thank you Raul!
Thank you again, Raul Grijalva! You would make Mo Udall proud. I may have to move a few blocks to be back in your district again....
Good video. I like the name
Good video. I like the name Grijalva.
Fred Smilek is the acting president of the Society to Save Endangered Species. It was founded two years ago by Fred Smilek along with his two best friends Charles and Jonathan. http://www.fredjsmilek.com