Hello Friends!
It has been a while since the last e-news alert was sent out to our fellow Friends of the Tumacacori Highlands. Lots of progress and exciting developments have occurred since then!
We couldn't have accomplished all this without your letters, signed petitions and willing support. Thank you! Your continued advocacy will help make our shared dream of Wilderness in the Tumacacori Highlands a reality.
Let's Designate Some Wilderness in 2009!
The upcoming year of 2009 is geared up for some fun new wilderness adventures! In addition to new outreach and outdoor activities hosted by Sky Island Alliance, Congressman Grijalva is eager to reintroduce the bill in the new Congress and move it forward.
Keep in touch, and we'll keep you updated on how you can help preserve and experience our unique Sky Island wildlands!
The new Tumacacori Wilderness
website is here!
Visit Tumacacori Wild!
The new and improved Tumacacori Wild website contains up-to-date information about the status of the bill, current events and activities, and what Wilderness means for the Tumacacori Highlands. Learn about hunting, hiking, birding, border security, grazing, road access and many other activities and issues surrounding the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness proposal!
We welcome your comments and suggestions about the updated website!
Let us know what you think - email info@tumacacoriwild.org.
Wilderness Update
The Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act
H.R. 3287, the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007, was introduced to the House of Representatives by Rep. Raul Grijalva in April of 2007. Support for the bill has continued to grow! The bill will be re-introduced this year under the new Administration and given a new H.R. designation (becoming the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2009), and then sent to Committee for mark-up before going to vote by your House Representatives. Once the bill passes the House, it will be sent to the Senate, and eventually, the President's desk! These things do take time, but with the work and effort of Sky Island Alliance, Congressman Grijalva and his staff, and your voices of support, we continue to gain ground!
Why do we need wilderness for the Tumacacori Highlands? Read the answer here!
How can you help? Please write or email your state Representatives and Senators to support the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness bill! Here's how.
Get Outdoors!
Join us for another Wilderness adventure! Sky Island Alliance will be hosting several hikes and weekend camping trips into the wild - with guest speakers and fun learning activities for the whole family! For more information about our Wilderness Workshops or to volunteer to lead a trip, contact Jessica at jessica@skyislandalliance.org.
Saturday April 4th, 2009
Nature Writing - See the awe inspiring views from Atascosa Lookout on this moderate level hike with local author Ken Lamberton, winner of the 2002 John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing. Learn about the life and work of Edward Abbey, hear a reading and discuss techniques for writing about nature (RSVP to Jessica at jessica@skyislandalliance.org).
Upcoming Outreach Events... Join us!
February 4th - 8th, 2009
Come out to the Tubac Festival of the Arts! Sky Island Alliance will have a booth to promote the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness effort! Stop by and say hello, or advocate wilderness as a volunteer! Contact Jessica for more information.
Meet the Tumacacori Highlands'
Newest Wilderness Advocate
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Jessica Lamberton
Wilderness Outreach Associate
Jessica has a strong commitment and enthusiasm for conservation outreach and education, and has been involved in wildlife and wild felid conservation at home and as far as Ireland and Mexico. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Arizona and
is working part-time studying urban bobcats and mountain lions in Tucson while she pursues her Master’s degree. Hired in the summer of 2008, Jessica is dedicated to the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness effort and promoting Wilderness in the region with Sky Island Alliance.
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Thank you for all you do for Wilderness and the Sky Island Region!
Questions about how you can participate? Contact Jessica at Sky Island Alliance:
jessica@skyislandalliance or (520) 624-7080 ext. 21
or email info@tumacacoriwild.org
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How did we get your email? We've met before! You either signed up at one of Sky Island Alliance's event booths or presentations, or online at the Sky Island Alliance website. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@tumacacoriwild.org.
