N W l’ S MISSION N W l is dedicated to using sound, objective science for the wise management of natural resources. N W l recognizes that renewable resources such as wildlife, fish, wetlands, wilderness, forest, range, air, water and soil are dynamic, resilient, and respond positively to wise management. N W l recognizes the direct, positive relationship be­ tween progress and environmental quality and champi­ ons private sector stewardship which enhances the resource base without unnecessarily inhibiting eco­ nomic growth. N W l supports environmentally sound, site and situation specific practices which harness the creative forces of the private sector, protect or extend private property rights, and reduce the regulatory bur­ den of government. N ation al A dvisory Board Honorable Dick Armey, Ph.D. U.S. Congressman - TX Honorable Larry E. Craig U .S . Senator - 1D Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Former Asst. Secretary of the Interior Honorable George S. Dunlop Former Asst. Secretary of Agriculture Bernard ). Ficarra, M.D. Honorable Donald P. Hodel, Esq. Former Secretary of the Interior, Energy Eugene Lapointe Former Secretary-General, U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild FloTa and Fauna A. Alan Moghissi, Ph.D. Assoc. Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety, Temple Univ. Former Principal Science Advisor, EPA Benjamin W. Patton Co-founder Honorable Richard Pombo U.S. Congressman - CA Honorable Dixy Lee Ray, Ph.D Former Governor of Washington Former Chmn., U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Honorable Steven D. Symms Former U.S. Senator - ID Honorable Charles H. Taylor U.S. Congressman - NC A t the National Wilderness Institute, we believe the solutions to our environ­ mental problems lie in responsible stewardship, not in social uprising, needlessly scaring consumers, throwing small businessmen into jail, protecting roaches, exposing people to lifethreatening diseases, or driving them into oblivion. W e hope you agree but, believe it or not, many don ’ t. Cases in point: •In Pennsylvania, a man was sentenced to three years in prison for rem oving several thousand old tires and otherwise im proving a small lot he bought to expand his business. The EPA considers his private property a valuable wetland as it is bordered by a small, often bonedry stream.1 •The N R D C raised huge amounts o f money by starting a scare cam paign about Alar on apples causing cancer. They ignored the fact that one would have to eat 28,000 pounds o f these apples every day for 70 years to risk developing cancer, as well as the farming families who went bankrupt and parents who feared for their childrens’health.2 •The editor o f a well known group’ s journal claimed that “ eradicating smallpox was wrong. It played an important part in balancing ecosystem s.” 3• The president o f one o f the largest membership environmental groups stated during an Earth Day rally that “ the Environmental Revolution., .will be socially disruptive, poten­ tially violent.” 4 •The Federal Governm ent is considering adding the Tuna Cave cockroach to the Endangered Species List.5 •The former president o f the League o f Conservation Voters stated, “ W e must identify our enemies and drive them into oblivion.”6 If you care about the environment but agree that this sort o f extremism is not the answer, then read on— N W l is for you. 1 “Review and Outhxik". The W all Street Journal, April 17. 1991. p. A 14 Robert E. Gordon, Jr. — Executive Director / Co-founder James R. Streeter — Policy Director James K. Lacy — Publications and Administration Director Laura A. Young — Development Director : Roy, Dix> Lee with Lou G u ::o Trashing the Planet, Washington. D C Regnerv Gateway. 1990. p. 78 1 Carpenter.Betsy "R edw ood Radicals" U S News & W orld Report. Septem ber 17. 1990, pp 50 - 51 4 Hair, Ja\ D “Earth Dnv 1990 Shaping a New Environmental A genda* National W ildlife Federation. W ashington, D C April 21, 1990 ’“Animal Candidate Rev lew for Lisrmg as Endangered or Threatened Specie.-* Federal Register Part VIII USDI. 50 CFR Parr 17. No\ 21. 1991 Recycled Paper " Babbitt, Bruce “Message From the President'*, 199/ /.C,'\ Enurniwiemu! Scorecard \ \ i Ranges of O n e Q uarter o f All U.S- Species Listed as of Oct. 1992 $ Z © N W 7 con du cts in-depth research and analyses such as T h e N W l R esou rce incorporates expert insight on a wide range this m ap depicting endangered species ranges which has o f environm ental topics with beautiful color photos giving y ou been used on the Senate flo o r and distributed to policy the facts to understand im portant issues o f today and tom orrow . m akers internationally. \ B rin gin g Y ou T h e Facts A TN W I, WE RECOGNIZE THAT L_ there are many real problems that must be solved to ensure a healthy environment; but we also know that more bureaucracy, red tape and extrem­ ism are not the solution. T o have a healthy environment, we must have a strong economy and prospering society—you simply cannot have one without the others. We are environmentalists who believe in science, technology, private property, economic progress and common sense. We believe in people and the notion that natural resources should be protected for people, not from them. NWI's programs demonstrate our firm commitment to ideas that work. At NWl, we believe that environmental policy is only as good as the science upon which it is based. The ideas we promote are based on scientific fact, not hype and worst case scenarios. Reaching out to every sector o f society and across the nation, NWl provides the public with accurate information on pressing environmental issues. The cornerstone of our education efforts is the NWl Resource magazine, with reliable information from experts in wildlife biology, technology, energy, agriculture, environ­ mental regulation, as well as exclusive interviews with prominent individuals from ambassadors to astronauts. N W I’ s also publishes Fresh Tracks, a N W l participates in nationally televised debates such as o n the program , “It’ s Your B u s in e s s " , and NWl gives Senate testimony o n issues fro m e n d a n g e r e d species to d eep ocea n isolation o f solid waste. no-nonsense environmental bulletin providing readers with concise news briefs on the latest environmental technologies, issues and legislation. NW I’ s education efforts effectively target many different audiences in a variety of ways including interviews on network television, syndicated radio shows, chapters in textbooks, biological studies, high level policy briefings, press conferences, Congres­ sional testimony, articles in prominent publications, and columns in newspapers from the Seattle Times to the Detroit News. N W I's education efforts reach from national television a n d C o n g r e ss to the classroom . Syndicated cartoonist H enry Payne's popular illustrations add a lighter side to the N W l Resource. 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