C6 | Sunday, November 8, 2020 Bozeman Daily Chronicle LAST CALL OF THE WILD We are the last generation who can decide the future of our remaining wilderness—its fragile soil and limited water, its wild but diminishing inhabitants, its crucial biodiversity. We are the last defense. Our children and grandchildren will have no opportunity to reverse our choices. Compelling research supports CITIZENS FOR Ebinger, Robin Hogan Merkel, Larry Schaad, Mary MAXIMUM-ACREAGE- - Board Member, Livingston Merkel, Rita Seitz, Adele - School Counselor MAXIMUM ACREAGE— Center for Art & Culture MAXIMUM-PROTECTION Meyer, John - Executive Seitz, Frank - Clinical & Forensic MAXIMUM PROTECTION of our Ellerd, Mary Director, Cottonwood Psychologist, Writer Clyde Aspevig - Artist Ellerd, Michael Environmental Law Center Seitz, Laura - Documentary remaining wilderness. This summer, Dorothy Bradley - Former Legislator Ellingsen, Kris - Artist, Meyer, Stan - Former Advertising Filmmaker Mike Clark - Environmentalist Musician, Biologist Exec, Chair, Fish Wildlife Shockley, Dick - Third Jim Goetz - Lawyer Montana experienced an enormous influx Elliott, Randy - Former General and Parks Commission* Generation Montanan, Robin Tawney Nichols - Wordsmith* Manager of Bridger Bowl Millbrooke, Anne - Historian Grandson of Homesteaders of climate and Covid-19 refugees, and we Jeanne Marie Souvigney - Public of Science and Technology Policy, Conservation Advocate Fagg, Harrison - Architect, Simmons, Pat - Former were glaringly unprepared. As climate ________________________________________________ Former Legislator Mitchell, Harry - Former Telecom Professional, change continues, so will the increase Adams, Ed - Distinguished Freeman, Lee Dairy Farmer, MT Senator Environmental Advocate Professor Emeritus, MSU Gamble, Geoffrey - Former Mitchell, Scott - Attorney Sirr, Alex MD in population, the demands on water College of Engineering President of MSU Montagne, Cliff - Emeritus Sirr, Beth RN - Family Anderson, Janet Gibson, Ketie Professor MSU, Soil Science Nurse Practitioner systems, and the escalating overuse of Angeletti, Ruth - Retired Gillette, Richard - Professor Montagne, Joan - Environmentalist Smith, Diane - Writer, Historian vulnerable land. The wild spaces we love Neuroscientist and Biochemist Emeritus of Math Founding President of the Smith, Ursula - Writer of Women’s Arcari, Joe - Former Naval Aviator Gipe, Steve Madison Gallatin Alliance History and Biography are as vulnerable as a lone calf moose. Aspevig, Carol Guzman - Artist Godvin, P.Baird Moore, James Sojda, Rick - Wildlife Biologist AuCoin, Stacy - Counselor, Gresswell, Robert Murphy, Bonnie Hyatt - Activist Sojda, Mary Ann - Retired Educator Crystal Bowl Therapy - Research Biologist Murphy,Tom - Wildlife Photographer Steele, Ralph - Lawyer, Bachman, Don - Retired Gutkoski, Joe - former US Forest Nagel, Clint - President, Wilderness Advocate Snow Safety Consultant Service Landscape Architect Gallatin Wildlife Association Stephens, Geoffrey - Banks, Anne - Lifelong Hammonds, Kevin - Professor of Newhall, Bob - Artist, Former News Producer Wilderness Advocate Civil Engineering, former Park ranger Fine Woodworker Strong, Keith Barnhart, Bruce - Designer Hanson, William - Lawyer Nichols, Nick - Retired Physician Strout, Jan - Women’s & Girls Barrett, Evan Harper, Hal - builder, Former MT Ostby, Carolyn - Former Human Rights Advocate Bass, Rick - Writer Speaker of the House, Policy Advisor* Federal Judge Strung, Sil - Retired Guide, Bauwens, Wendy - Sunnyside Fjords Hasting, Ken - Retired Dentist Ostlie, Nancy - Leader, Great teacher, photographer Bean, Patty Hawks, Bob - Former Bozeman Old Broads for Wilderness Svendsen, Linda - Retired Outfitter Parker, Tom - Bob Marshall Outfitter Berg, Bill - Founder of Coolworks Mayor, MT Senator Swanson, Tim - Former Parsons, Nan - Retired Mayor, Former GYC President Sometimes we feel powerless in the quest Former Cenex Hawks, Jane - Former Berg, John - House Painter, Artist Board of Directors Operations Manager Bozeman Educator to save our beleaguered planet. Peacock, Andrea - Swanson, Nancy Steinbeck Bischke, Scott Healow, Linda Killion Author, Bookdealer - Former Rancher, Schools But this time we do have the power Bowen, Megan Hines, Deborah - Co-Director South North Nexus, retired – United Nations Peacock, Doug - Disabled Veteran, Administrator Boyd, Carolyn - Former Teacher to save a vital piece of America’s Hinkins, Susan - Statistician Author, Co-Founder - RRCS AND Summerfield, David - Small Bradley, Dan - Computing House, Nancy STYG Business Owner, Director remaining wild land. The Custer Gallatin Director, UW-Madison Physics Peavy, Linda - Writer of Women’s Bridger Ridge Run Brittan, Gordon (Corky) House, Verne W. - Professor Emeritus History and Biography Taylor, Carson - Former National Forest recently released a - Prof. of Philosophy, Chair Mayor of Bozeman Hurwitz, Dan - Retired Rancher Petersen, Erik - Photographer, management plan for the last remaining - Cinnabar Foundation Filmmaker Taylor, Dede - Art Historian Brittan, Vanessa - Mission Jelinski, Jack - Professor, Writer, Outdoorsman Pierce, Mark Pierce - Attorney, Thornton, Tom - Artist wilderness on national forest lands from Creek Rancher CPA, Serial Entrepreneur, Jelinski, Jane - former Gallatin Tietz, Julia Brockway, Lori - Former MSU Pinet, Carolyn the Madison Valley to South Dakota. County Commissioner Troxel, Jo Anne Salisbury - Writer, educator and school principal Pritham, Greg - Father, Jorgenson, Steve - Retired Former Teacher, Local Organizer The plan falls tragically short. It would Bronstein, Adam - Host of Physician, Mountain Runner Trygstad, Anne Wilderness Podcast Fire Investigator, DNRC, Wildlife Photographer Pritham, Whitney - Mother, Trygstad-Saari, Kristina - set aside only seven Recommended Brooks-Hops, Collette - Artist Joslin, Gayle - Retired Nurse Practitioner, Trail Runner Paralympic Nordic Ski Coach Artist, Writer Wilderness Areas totaling 125,675 Bryan, Barbara - Wildlife Biologist* Quammen, Betsy Gaines PhD Ulrich, Barbara - Geologist Bryan, Bill - Co-founder, Keeler, Greg - Poet, Satirist - Environmental Historian Varley, Anita - Former NPS acres, leaving the last remaining areas Off The Beaten Path, Co- Quammen, David - Writer, Wilderness Manager founder, One Montana Kemmis, Daniel - Writer, with wilderness potential—675,000 Former Missoula Mayor, Author, Journalist Varley, John - Former Chief Scientist, Bryan, Kate Speaker of the House Pyle, Carla - Founder/Educator Yellowstone National Park Bryan, Michelle - Professor acres—inadequately protected. Kesselheim, Al - Author and Teacher Natural Upholstery Vincent, John - Former Speaker of Environmental Law Kessler, Nancy - Journalist, Activist Rachlis, Rhandi - Outdoors of the House, Mayor, County The final decision to protect wilderness Bryan, Pam - Co-founder, Woman, Lifeways Student and PSC Commissioner Off The Beaten Path King, Molly Siddoway - Retired Psychotherapist Rand, Doug - Retired Architect Voulkos, Daniel - Artist in the Custer Gallatin National Forest Butler, Lydia - Investment Advisor Kirchhoff, Colette - Physician Raney, Bob - Former Legislator, Voulkos, Katrin - Artist Cahill, Tim - Writer is in the hands of our elected members King, Jeffrey L. - Retired PSC Commissioner Waterman, Ron - Lawyer, Furniture Restorer Cauthen, Liz - Financial Advisor Rankin, Jerry - Artist Community Participant Chamberlain, Glen of Congress. We can still use our voices Kirchhoff, Steve - Former Bozeman Rankin, Marge - State Census Waterman, Ann - International to appeal for protection of our fragile Claypolesmith, Susan City Commissioner, Mayor Bureau, Used Book Business Fabric Designer Coffey, Jerry - Linguist, Knight, Ellen - Master Naturalist Rate, Hank - Former FS Watson, Chuck - Human landscape and threatened wildlife. Professor Emeritus of English Knight, Phil - Conservationist, District Ranger Rights Lawyer Cole, Jerry - Retired Author, Wilderness Explorer Reese, Mary Lee - Co-Director, Whirry, Gordon - Retired Architect Join us while we can make a difference! Contractor Woodworker Koehler, Bart - Former Senior The Yellowstone Institute Whitlock, Cathy - Climate Scientist Crawford, Katherine - Professor Staff, The Wilderness Society Reese, Rick - Principle Founder, Wicks, Gary - Former Emeritus of Geography Kotynski, Tom - Journalist Greater Yellowstone Coalition Director, Montana’s DNRC, Crawford, Tim - Rancher, Kresich, Joan - Community Rehm, Kim Highways, and Utah BLM Photographer Climate Activist Rupp, Gretchen - Wicks, Sue Join us Environmental Engineer Culver, Patsy - Fifty Years Kwasny, Melissa - MT Poet Williams, Mary Jane - Jazz With my Wilderness Family Laureate, Author, Teacher Rusmore, Barbara - Artist, Vocalist, Muscian Dailey, Mike - Appraiser, Co- Environmental Activist in preserving Lageson, David - Geologist Wilmer, Franke - Professor Founder, Bob Marshall Foundation Ryshavy, Joan - Artist Lanning, Susan - Retired of Political Science; Dailey, Sue - Retired Educator Safford, Dr. Jeffrey - MSU, Former MT Legislator Montana’s last MSU Research Associate Davenport, Jill - Artist Emeritus, Author Leopold, Estella B. Wuerthner, George - Ecologist, Author Davis, Pamm - Scientist; Member - National Safford, June B. - Artist, most precious Editor, Former Teacher Gardener, Davis, Ron - Health Educator Academy of Sciences Wynkoop, Rosalie - Dehart, Jeanne - Pro. Seamstress Leopold, Lynn Bradley Saul, Lynda - Retired Beekeeper, Artist natural places – de Meij, Ann - Research Associate - Environmental