Wilderness Watch has joined with nearly 50 organizations in launching a new effort called Voices for Public Lands. VPL has grown out of concerns with the proliferation of “quid pro quo” wilderness bills introduced in Congress in recent years – bills loaded with wilderness-damaging provisions and public land privatization schemes – and the absence of a cohesive grassroots voice on many issues affecting public lands. The mission of VPL is to provide a forum for the collective voice of the grassroots public land movement on issues of mutual concern. The forum is united by a commitment to the values enumerated in the Declaration of Principles for Public Lands (see below). Executive Director George Nickas represents Wilderness Watch on the VPL steering committee.
Wilderness Watch has joined with nearly 50 organizations in launching a new effort called Voices for Public Lands. VPL has grown out of concerns with the proliferation of “quid pro quo” wilderness bills introduced in Congress in recent years – bills loaded with wilderness-damaging provisions and public land privatization schemes – and the absence of a cohesive grassroots voice on many issues affecting public lands. The mission of VPL is to provide a forum for the collective voice of the grassroots public land movement on issues of mutual concern. The forum is united by a commitment to the values enumerated in the Declaration of Principles for Public Lands (see below). Executive Director George Nickas represents Wilderness Watch on the VPL steering committee.