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Monongahela Wilderness and the West Virginia Economy

WHO IS THE
WEST VIRGINIA WILDERNESS COALITION?

The West Virginia Wilderness Coalition is a grassroots endeavor coordinated by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club - West Virginia Chapter, The Wilderness Society and Campaign for America's Wilderness. We are supported by many other organizations, civic bodies and businesses across the state. The Coalition's goal is to secure permanent protection for West Virginia's wildest places on federal, public lands through wilderness designation. In 2004, we released a Citizens’ Wilderness Proposal for the Monongahela National Forest which recommends that Congress protect 15 special areas.

GET INVOLVED!

There is much you can do to help make sure these special places are protected. The easiest and most basic is to write a letter to Congress. Information to help you do this, as well as other ways to get involved can be found by clicking here.

Depending on who you are, what you do and what you value about wilderness, there are several others ways you can make your voice heard:

If religion and spirituality are important to you, please visit Christians for the Mountain’s web site to learn about the work they are doing to highlight the spiritual value of wilderness. They have released a DVD and packet of materials that are very informative.

If you are a health care provider and value the health and wellness benefits wilderness provides, there is currently a sign on letter you should take a look at here.

If you own a business, and value the economic benefits wilderness has for our state by strengthening it as a tourism destination and providing a high quality of life that will attract and retain a high quality work force, click here. Nearly 150 businesses have endorsed the WVWC wilderness proposal.

If you belong to an organization that would be interested in endorsing wilderness on the Mon, click here. Nearly 50 organizations have formally supported our work.