DENALIThis week President Obama announced that he would be issuing an executive order to change the name of North America’s tallest mountain. In 1917 the 20,237 foot peak (called Denali by indigenous Athabascan people) was federally recognized as Mt....
The White House has recognized September as National Wilderness Month for the fifth year in a row! The proclamation by President Obama again sets September as the month to reflect on how important wilderness is for “our lives and our national...
We were happy to receive this award and accompanying letter from President Obama in the mail this week. This recognition was prompted by our agency partners at the Sierra National Forest, due to our continuing service project in the John Muir Wilderness....
