TPL & Cox Enterprises Find Conservation Heroes for Puget Sound

 
(Left to right) A representative from Washington Wilderness Coalition, Cox Conserves Heroes winner Mike Town, local reporter Steve Raibel, and three students from Redmond High School.
Congratulations to Mike Town, winner of the first Cox Conserves Heroes award for Western Washington--and to the The Washington Wilderness Coalition, Mike's designated conservation nonprofit, which will receive a $5,000 prize.

As founder of the Friends of Wild Sky, a grassroots group, Mike was instrumental in creating the 106,000-acre Wild Sky Wilderness Area, near Skykomish. Mike was among the environmetnalists who initiated the effort to pass Wild Sky Wilderness Act in 1999. He spent hundreds of hours documenting every component of proposed wilderness and consulted members of Congress and the press on boundary issues. Authorized by Congress in April, the new wilderness area is within an hour's drive of nearly one million people.

Watch Mike's Video

Mike and this year's other award finalists are true environmental heroes, working to create, improve, and preserve the shared outdoor spaces in our communities.

The Cox Conserves Hero program will return to Western Washington in 2009.

About Cox Conserves Heroes
Launched this summer in Seattle by The Trust for Public Land and Cox Enterprises, Cox Conserves Heroes is a nationwide awards program created to honor conservation in everyday life. The program celebrates individuals who take it upon themselves to create, preserve, or enhance the shared environment, making our communities better places to live.

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Updated 10/2008




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