2025 National Wilderness Week
September 15-17, 2024
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During National Wilderness Week, advocates, ecologists, policy experts, business owners, and public lands users from across the country come together in Washington, D.C., to:
build their knowledge and skills as wilderness advocates
talk to congressional offices about the importance of wilderness and other public lands issues
strategize with leading conservation experts
create connections and community necessary to sustain a vibrant wilderness movement
Join us for a live recording with The Wild Idea Podcast!
Tuesday, September 16
Registration coming soon!
The Wild Idea Podcast, hosted by Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, features conversations with experts and thought leaders that dive into the ways humans have both embraced and impacted the function and vitality of our remaining wild places. In this live recording with a special guest Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota, we’ll explore the opportunities and challenges facing the public lands advocacy community—now and in the future.
Bill Hodge is the co-founder of Wild Idea Media and co-host of The Wild Idea Podcast. Before launching Wild Idea Media he spent the last 16 years at the forefront of wilderness stewardship, leading organizations that are local, regional and national in scope. Bill has also been a part of several public land legislative victories and is a fierce advocate for the care of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Anders Reynolds is co-host of The Wild Idea Podcast and Federal Legislative Director at the Southern Environmental Law Center. He has spent the majority of his career at the intersection of politics and public lands policy, working at The Pew Charitable Trusts on wilderness and other protective designations and as a legislative director for a Member of Congress. Anders served in the Obama Administration as a policy analyst for the Delta Regional Authority, and has extensive federal and state campaign experience.
Additional National Wilderness Week Events
Congressional Office Meetings
September 15-17
During National Wilderness Week, wilderness advocates meet with Members of Congress to discuss issues affecting wilderness and wilderness quality lands.
For more on these meetings, please email Coalition Coordinator Amanda Newman at amanda@nationalwildernesscoalition.org.
Happy Hour with Latino Conservation Week
September 17
Join members of the National Wilderness Coalition and organizers of Latino Conservation Week to celebrate our shared efforts to build vibrant and diverse movements to protect our shared natural heritage. More information coming soon!
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