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DESCRIPTION:Yours to Enjoy and Protect\n\nPlease join the Santa Cruz Group of the 
 Sierra Club and the Ventana Wilderness Alliance for a \n\nWilderness 
 Protection Summit\n\nThursday, September 17 at the Live Oak Grange 
 Hall\n6:30 to 8:30 PM\n1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062\n\nThe Good 
 News: The central coast region of California is blessed with nearly 300,000 
 acres of public lands permanently protected as Wilderness by the US 
 Congress. \n\nThe Challenge: Unfortunately, the agency entrusted with the 
 protection and management of these lands, the US Forest Service, is 
 chronically under-funded and under-staffed The USFS lacks the necessary 
 resources to adequately protect our public wildlands. That’s why 
 organizations like the Sierra Club and the Ventana Wilderness Alliance are 
 meeting the challenge with outreach programs and advocacy efforts to 
 protect the wilderness character and biodiversity of this amazing region. 
 \n\nCome to this event and you will learn:\n•	What is Wilderness? Why is 
 it important?\n•	Why citizen stewardship and advocacy is 
 important.\n•	How Ventana Wilderness Alliance staff and volunteers 
 collaborate with the US Forest Service on a variety of stewardship 
 projects. \n•	How you can get involved with the Sierra Club Outings 
 program. \n\nSo please come to this event and meet up with like-minded 
 wilder-folk for a fun and enlightening evening. \n\nPlease arrive 
 sustainably to this event by walking, bicycling, taking the bus, driving 
 your electric vehicle, or carpooling. Join the VWA Meetup group to offer or 
 find a ride to this event. 
 \n\nhttp://www.meetup.com/Ventana-Wilderness-Alliance-Meetup/\n\nLearn more 
 about the Ventana Wilderness Alliance here: 
 http://www.ventanawild.org/\nFind out more about Sierra Club’s Outings 
 program here: http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/05/18777156.php
SUMMARY:Wilderness Protection Summit
LOCATION:Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/05/18777156.php
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