A West That Works

Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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There's a new conservation movement across the West that favors cooperation, not conflict, to restore the land.

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"In 2002, I wrote the following letter to Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, explaining why I had resigned from a leadership position in New Mexico:

"Dear Carl,
On June 11, I resigned from the Executive Committee of the Santa Fe Group of the Sierra Club. I did so principally in order to create more 'elbow room' in my life for my family.

"However, I have also moved on to a new type of environmental activism, one that does not fit well with the club's current policies and approaches.

"In fact, I have deep concerns about the future effectiveness of the Sierra Club on issues related to the public lands in the West...."