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MISSION The mission of the Montana Wilderness Association is to
work with communities to protect Montana’s wilderness heritage, quiet beauty, and outdoor traditions now, and for future generations.
VALUESTenacity. Thoughtfulness. Innovation. Collaboration. Courage.
The values you cherish are our values, too.
VISION MWA’s vision is for a Montana where pristine public lands are permanently protected as federally designated wilderness, thus ensuring biodiversity, clean headwaters, and sustainable economic opportunities for nearby communities to thrive
in co-existence with abundant wild places.
Ian Cam
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Dear Friends,
The native home of hope. That’s how famous writer and wilderness champion Wallace Stegner described the American West. Wilderness, he wrote, is an essential part of our “geography of hope.”
At the Montana Wilderness Association we feel the same way. I know you do, too. In fact for more than 50 years friends like you have stood beside us, helping MWA defend and protect Montana’s last wild places. Places you and I love. Places that renew and sustain our hope for the future.
The Rocky Mountain Front. Whitefish Range. Stemple Pass. East Pioneers. Gallatin Range. Chalk Buttes.
To you — to MWA — these places are more than names on a map. These places mean cleanwater. Critical wildlife habitat. The chance to hunt, fish, hike and horseback in primal quiet.They offer tangible economic benefits to our communities. In a rapidly changing world, theyground us. Simply put, these are the places that give us hope — for ourselves and for ourgrandchildren — the wild heart of our Montana home.
And 2012 found us working harder than ever to permanently protect these very places. Thanks to your support this past year, MWA’samazing staff and volunteers were able to:
• Mobilize grassroots support for the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act and the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act;• Build and repair sections of the Continental Divide Trail;• Engage the next generation of wilderness leaders on college campuses across Montana;• Lead Wilderness Walks;• Inventory prairie wildlands; and• Educate voters on the value of Montana’s great outdoors.
Abundant wild country. Vibrant communities. Tenacious citizens. At the Montana Wilderness Association, that’s the geography of hope — the vision — toward which we aspire. A brave vision that your steadfast support is helping make real.
Thank you, today and always, for being part of our geography of hope.
Scott Friskics, President
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MWA’S GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE.
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THE WHITEFISH RANGE
A WAY TO PROTECTIONJust outside the western edge ofGlacier National Park sits the WhitefishRange. With 8,000 foot mountain peaksthat pierce the sky, deep forest drainagesand steep cirque headwalls, the WhitefishRange is home to a robust population ofgrizzly bears, moose, elk and whitetail deer.And in the northwest corner — inside the Kootenai National Forest — is the34,000-acre Ten Lakes Wilderness StudyArea (WSA).
Officially designated as a WSA in 1977until Congress could decide its future, Ten Lakes remains vulnerable.
Right now on the Kootenai National Forest, a planning process is underway todetermine oil and gas development zones,the areas to be open to motorized vehicles(or protected as wildlife safe havens), and the landscapes recommended forwilderness designation.
This includes the Ten Lakes WSA and it’s subject to ample discretion by the local or regional agency administrators of these management plans. But MontanaWilderness Association WildernessCampaign Director Amy Robinson isseizing this as an opportunity.
Thanks to your support of MWA in 2012,Robinson has been building relationships with other public land users in the area —including long-standing adversaries overwilderness. If successful, this thoughtfulapproach will form the foundation ofconsensus and trust so essential to craftinga community-supported conservationproposal that will protect the wild beautyof the Whitefish Range.
M E M B E R P R O F I L E
John Larson
With his degree in wildlife biology and longcareer with the Environmental ProtectionAgency, it’s no wonder member John Larson was tapped by MWA to help buildsupport for wilderness in Montana.
“I really appreciate the way MWAembraces a collaborative approach toprotecting Montana’s wild places,” saysLarson, a member of MWA’s Flathead-
Kootenai Chapter. “Theirinnovative approach is at the forefront of today’sconservation movement.”
Today Larson is a MWA representative inthe Whitefish Range
Partnership, a collaboration of loggers,backcountry horsemen, mountain bikers, offroad vehicle enthusiasts andconservationists. Together they’re findingcommon ground to shape the future for the area.
“It’s a way to show my appreciation for the land around me,” explains Larson.“Hopefully I’ll have helped protect somevery special places for the next generationto enjoy.”
MWA member John Larson at home on the trails he’s helping to protect.
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WildernessCampaignDirector AmyRobinson is building communityconsensus to safeguard theWhitefish Range.
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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
VICTORY AT THE FRONT LINESA glorious collision between rollingprairie and east-facing cliffs of theContinental Divide, the Rocky MountainFront is a rare and wonderful place thatsustains everything from the delicateharlequin duck to the mighty silvertipgrizzly.
But “the Front” unites more than a wealthof wildlife. Here, ranchers, outfitters,business owners, hunters, conservationistsand tribal members all passionate aboutthe Front are working together, tosafeguard it for future generations toexperience and enjoy. And as an activemember of the Coalition to Protect theRocky Mountain Front, the MontanaWilderness Association is relied upon for its proven ability to build and rallygrassroots community support for thepreservation of this majestic landscape.
That’s precisely what we were able to do in 2012. Looking to back his claim thatpublic support for the Rocky MountainFront Heritage Act was “manufactured”
by conservationists, former U.S.Congressman Dennis Rehberg (R-MT)hastily organized a listening session in the ranching community of Choteau.
But MWA Wilderness Campaign DirectorHolly Baker recognized this listeningsession as a way to show the breadth anddepth of support for the Heritage Act. Sherallied the public to attend the meeting.
Attend they did. Nearly 300 people filedinto the local high school auditorium on asunny Saturday afternoon, many sportinglapel stickers that read “Made in Montana.”Still others held signs proclaiming, “This is OUR Homeland Security Bill”— areference to the Heritage Act’s intent to preserve both land and culture.
In the end, supporters outnumberedopponents by a two-to-one margin...proving yet again, with you by our side, when there is a threat to Montana’slast wild places, MWA will be there.
M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Sara Walsh
Pausing to rest on the RockyMountain Front, a place whereMWA members, ranchers, hunters,tribal members, conservationistsand more united in 2012.
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The mountain west lured Texan SaraWalsh to Montana. So when friendsmentioned a small cabin along the Rocky Mountain Front,Sara thought it mightbe an ideal placefor her andfaithful caninecompanion,Bonnie, to rest for a day or two.
Two days became two weeks. Walshbreathed the clean mountain air. Listened to the music of Ford Creek as it ran past the cabin. Connected with hardy souls inthe nearby ranchingcommunity of Augusta. It wasn’t longuntil she purchased a cabin of her own,and with partners from town establishedLatigo and Lace, a successful art gallery.
“The Rocky Mountain Front is a living,breathing character in my life,” saysWalsh. “The Front has taken care of me,provided me with a place to call homeand run a successful business. I feel anobligation to take care of it.”
Local hero andMWA memberSara Walsh (withhusband FrankHagel), standingbefore the Frontshe tirelesslydefends.
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Rising gently between the Smith Riverand Judith Gap, you’ll find the Little Belts.These mountains are a 900,000-acre “island range” of grassy meadows, forestedridges and U-shaped canyons. And as a direct result of your generosity, theMontana Wilderness Association is the only conservation group in Montanaworking to preserve these one-of-a-kindcharacteristics.
It started in 2007, when the Lewis andClark National Forest settled on a travelplan to handle the increasing number ofpowerful off-road vehicles. But before the dust settled, vehicle advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the decision.
That’s when MWA intervened to defendthe plan — and preserve the Middle ForkJudith Wilderness Study Area and otherremaining Little Belts wildlands.
Even when a district court judge sided with off-road vehicles groups, MWA stoodstrong. We successfully appealed to theU.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. And when the U.S. Supreme Court denieda request to hear the case in 2012, it was over. Five years after it began, the2007 plan can finally be put into place.Thank you for your unwaveringcommitment to the MWA, and the fight to save the Little Belts.
THE LITTLE BELTS
PRESERVING COWBOY COUNTRY
Fly fishing on the Smith River.
M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Norm Newhall
In 2012, you helped protect “real cowboy country,” the iconiclands that roll away from theContinental Divide and open to the eastern prairie. Thank you!
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From the time he was a boy, Norm‘Dodger’ Newhall has been part of theLittle Belts. First traveling with his familyto the Circle Bar Guest Ranch, he laterbecame a wrangler there, working sevendays a week and guiding horseback rides into the mountains.
An active member of the MWA sincemaking Montana his home in the 70s,Newhall advocates for the Little Belts, Big Snowies and other island mountainranges east of the Divide. He was alsoinstrumental in creating MWA’s IslandRange Chapter in Great Falls and served as the first chapter president.
You can still find Newhall volunteeringwith the Island Range Chapter today,working to see the last wild places of the Little Belts forever protected for futuregenerations.
“Much of theMiddle ForkJudith wildernesshas been lost since I was first there in 1956,” explainsNorm ‘Dodger’ Newhall (shown with his wife, Sally). “It was all that time on the ranch and in themountains that I learned aboutcaring for the Little Belts and theimportance of preserving wildspaces before they are lost forever.”
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It stretches 980 miles along the crest of the Northern Rockies. Links 14 proposedwilderness areas... eight roadlessconservation areas... three designatedwilderness areas... and Yellowstone andGlacier National Parks.
Thanks to people like you, the MontanaWilderness Association has invested in theMontana leg of the Continental DivideNational Scenic Trail (CDNST) since its1978 designation. Your generosity builtnew sections of trail, maintained existingsections and conserved wildlands all alongthe Divide. Until recently, activities werecoordinated with the Colorado-basedContinental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA).
That changed in early 2012. The CDTAsuddenly closed its doors, leaving 42 percent of the northern CDT unfinished.Guided by our longtime commitment tothis critical corridor — and with an eye tothe future — MWA took a bold step: weadopted, as our own, the Montana portionof CDTA’s programs and projects.
Reborn as MWA’s CDT Montana Program,it’s now led by Program Manager ShannonFreix. In 2012, our inaugural season, 70 hardworking volunteers helped CDTMontana complete a dozen projects along
the Continental Divide Trail! This earned praise from the U.S. Forest Service and the public, a strong vote for your support of MWA’s move to preserve this historictreasure for all to enjoy.
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL
COMING TOGETHERFOR THE GREAT DIVIDE
When MWA adopted the Montana leg of the defunct Continental Divide Trail Alliance in 2012, members rallied:12 trail projects are now completed!
S T A F F P R O F I L E
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Meg Killen is the stuff of legend. Often firstup in the morning and last to bed at night,Meg oversees volunteers on MWA’s trailrestoration and construction projects. And she shines at every turn, from liningup volunteers to making sure equipment,food and supplies are in place.
The makings of greatness began whenKillen took a seven-day backpack throughthe Grand Canyon—at the ripe old age ofsix! (To this day, she credits her mom for
her love of the outdoors.) Afterearning her degree in forestry from the University of Montana,she eventually teamed up withShannon Freix at the CDTA... and the rest is history.
On the trail, Killen is quick to sayit’s the “smiles on the faces of thevolunteers at the end of a project” thatmean the most to her. “Knowing they had a great time, knowing they feel goodabout what they accomplished. That’swhat makes me most proud.” Almost asproud as we are of her... thank you, Meg!
The “smiles on the faces of thevolunteers at the end of a project”are what make CDT Montanalegend Meg Killen most proud.
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M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Mark Petroni
In 2012, your support of MWA helpedJohn Todd, wilderness campaign directorfor southwest Montana, and GabeFurshong, senior campaign director,continue their work to expand publicsupport for a truly collaborative approachto land management.
U.S. Senator John Tester’s (D-MT) ForestJobs and Recreation Act (FJRA) promotesforest stewardship restoration projectswhile permanently protecting one millionwild acres on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge,Lolo and Kootenai National Forests.
Passage of FJRA will result in long-awaitedadditions to southwest Montana’s LeeMetcalf and Anaconda-Pintler Wildernessareas, and new wilderness designation for the Blacktail Mountains, East and West Pioneers and Humbug Spires, to name just a few.
Drafted in part from MWA’s Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership proposal, the 2009 bill sets aside years of gridlock —replacing distrust with cooperation amongMontana’s timber industry, sportsmen and conservationists.
You’re at the heart of this sea change,making possible Todd’s and Furshong’s
outreach to community leaders andadvocacy groups, public presentations, and more. And this shift in the politicallandscape towards preserving our wilderness heritage has been confirmed. In two bi-partisan polls conducted in
2012, more than seven out of tenregistered voters from across Montanasupported FJRA.
Through MWA, you’re uniting hearts andminds for southwest Montana. Thank you!
In the Italian Peaks’ blue-sky splendor, MWA stars John Todd, Gabe Furshongand Zack Porter are all smiles. Thank you for helping them shine!
SOUTHWEST MONTANA
A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE
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Born in the shadow of Butte’s Berkeley Pit, Mark Petroni’s father andgrandfather worked in the undergroundmines nearby. But Petroni embraced a different future.
After college, he worked for nearly twodecades as a U.S. Forest Service districtranger in the Beaverhead-DeerlodgeNational Forest. Now retired, he rightlyfeels one of his greatest accomplishments
was “preserving the integrity ofthe land and protecting thehigh-value wildlife habitatfound throughout my district.”
One of those areaswas the SnowcrestRange. Spanning more
than 100,000 roadless acres, it’s home tolarge numbers of elk migrating in and outof nearby Yellowstone National Park. AtPetroni’s insistence, the Snowcrest andother areas were recommended for futurewilderness — areas now included in theForest Jobs and Recreation Act.
Today Petroni is an important voice forMWA, urging everyone that loves andappreciates the untrammeled landscapesof his former district to “stay strong andstay the course” until passage of the FJRAis complete.
As a U.S. Forest Servicedistrict ranger, “preservingthe integrity of the land”was among MWA member Mark Petroni’sgreatest achievements.
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M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Roger Jenkins and Susie McDonald
THE GALLATIN RANGE
HOPE FOR A FRAGILE HEART
As the last unprotected roadlessarea adjacent to Yellowstone, the still-vulnerable Gallatin Crestbenefited from your 2012 supportof MWA.
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Home to grizzly bears, lynx, wolverinesand other important species, the GallatinRange is one of the largest unprotectedlandscapes within the Greater YellowstoneEcosystem. A jawdropping ridge of snowypeaks — many topping out at more than10,000 feet — the Gallatin Range is thecritical north-south wildlife corridor linkingAmerica’s first national park to adjacentwildlands.
At its heart lies the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area(WSA). Popular with hikers, mountainbikers, equestrians and motorizedrecreation enthusiasts, the area is now thefocal point of how to manage the impactsof increasing numbers of people seekingaccess into this delicate alpine country.
In 2012, after half a decade of litigation toprotect this wild ecosystem, the MontanaWilderness Association and its communitypartners put aside past frustrations andstarted moving forward building publicdemand for permanent protection of theGallatin Range including the WSA.
Using the accomplishment as a springboardfor the next step in our campaign, and due to your incredible support, MWA re-opened a Bozeman-based field office inearly 2012. It’s now staffed by hardworkingWilderness Campaign Director John Todd — who also oversees the Montana Forests Campaign.
Leveraging MWA’s experience workingwith quiet trail users to preserve mountaintrails and wildlands along the ContinentalDivide, Todd is now leading a similar effortin the Bozeman area. He’s bringingtogether a broad coalition of stakeholdersto establish a shared vision for the future of the Gallatin Range. And thanks to yourhelp, the stage is being set for a community-supportedconservation initiative that will permanentlyprotect the fragilealpine heart of theGallatin Range.
Their “day” hikes often end well afterdark. And backpacking treks areweeklong. Always up for adventure,Roger Jenkins and Susie McDonaldshare a passion for wild places.
Yet after more than two decadesexploring Montana, they still recall theirfirst hike along the Gallatin Crest. “Therewe were,” recalls Jenkins, “hiking alongthis stunningly beautiful stretch of trailthat meandered through meadows filledwith alpine flowers, only to come acrossfresh motorcycle tracks that hadchurned up the path ahead of us.”
Concerned this fragile ecosystemcouldn’t sustain the damaging impactsof off-road vehicles, the couple found anoutlet for their determination to protectthe Gallatin by supporting MWA.
“We like that MWA has a purity of purpose,” McDonald explains.“They’re focused on wildernessdesignation for Montana’sremaining wildlands—and we like the assurance thatwilderness provides for future generations.”
Longtime MWA membersSusie McDonald and Roger Jenkins on a sun-soaked ridge.
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M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Helen Stevens
EASTERN WILDLANDS
MAPPING THE FUTURE
An afternoon thunderstormapproaches the Chalk Buttesnear Ekalaka.
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Standing in one spot, you can watch asingle gust of wind sweep over native grass from horizon to horizon. Or trace the dark underbelly of an afternoonthunderstorm as it drags shards of rainacross the landscape. Welcome to easternMontana’s high plains, home to some of the world’s last remaining unbroken prairie.
Covering three-quarters of the state, thesevast high plains belie the fact that theprairies are in urgent need of protection.The scope is immense. Yet with couragein our hearts and you beside us, it’s herethe Montana Wilderness Associationis working.
When the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) — the government agencyadministering more than six million acres of public lands in eastern Montana — began updating plans to manage the
conservation, recreation, grazing, and most notably, oil and gas development inthe eastern wildlands, it opened a criticaldoor that your support allowed us to walk through.
So during the summer of 2012, MWACampaign Director Mark Good workedwith an award-winning photographer andhis assistant to inventory unprotected BLM-managed lands and determine theirwilderness character.
Encountering fierce winds, rutted two-trackroads, rattlesnakes, barbed wire woundsand the occasional flat tire, the tenacioustrio explored countless drainages andpotholes, river valleys and badlands, creekbeds and animal trails.
More than 50 separate areas wereexplored. Among them, significant featuresdiscovered in 17 areas met all BLMstandards to be considered for wilderness.Each was documented using detailednarrative, maps and photographs.And ultimately, the precisemapping you made possiblewill chart a wise course forBLM’s plan and conserve the eastern wildlands far into the future. Thank you.
That Helen Stevens found MWA was only natural. Raised in far easternMontana, Stevens cared for livestock onthe family ranch under an endless prairiesky. In nearby fields, she often saw deer,antelope, and coyotes.
Today she leads walks near her Ekalakahome as a volunteer in MWA’sWilderness Walks program, whichcelebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.“Many see eastern Montana as a desolatewasteland only suitable for energydevelopment,” says Stevens, who alsoserves on a local steering committeededicated to preserving prairie settings.“But when you stop and take a closerlook, it’s teaming with flora and fauna.”
“We’re making progress,” she continues.“People are beginning to see the value insaving part of our heritage. Organizationslike MWA may be our only chance toprotect Montana's vanishing prairie.” And thanks to wilderness champions like Stevens, MWA’s work is surely in good hands.
“Organizations like MWA may beour only chance toprotect Montana’svanishing prairie,”reveals MWAmember HelenStevens.
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Anticipating 2012 would be pivotal forwilderness conservation, the MontanaWilderness Association launched anambitious plan to educate citizens. Itsoverarching election-year goal? Buildstronger, statewide nonpartisan support forthe preservation of Montana’s wildlands.
This included a particular emphasis onreaching out to students on collegecampuses through an effort called theMontana Outdoor Heritage Project. Led by NexGen Wilderness Leaders ProgramDirector Zack Porter, the aim was to makesure those who cared about wild Montanawere heard at the polls.
Ever on the lookout for new NexGenvoices, Porter’s plan was ambitious. Target both Montana State University and University of Montana campuses to find students committed to showing up at the polls and making their vote count for our great outdoors.
Porter recruited a squadron of students.Together, they spent countless hourscanvassing, giving class presentations,tabling student events and going door-to-door in key communities to raise publicawareness about the future of Montana’senvironment.
All told, your MWA membership supportedPorter and company as they registerednearly 300 new student voters andgathered more than 5,700 voter pledgecards leading up to the primary and general election. But it didn’t end there. On election day they reminded pledge card signers of their promise, then shuttledsaid students to local polling stations —new voices to echo long and strong forMontana’s last wild places.
A testament to the success of theNexGen Wilderness Leaders program,Rebecca Boslough is at heart of theMontana environmental movement’s bright future.
Thanks to your support of MWA’sNexGen Wilderness Leaders program,these student canvassers get out thevote by “keeping it wild”!
M E M B E R P R O F I L E
Rebecca Boslough
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MWA’s NexGen Wilderness Leadersprogram thrives by engaging smart,passionate students to shape the wildMontana of tomorrow. And RebeccaBoslough stands tall among them.A leader on the University of Montanacampus, Boslough was nominated for theesteemed Udall and Truman Scholarshipsfor conservation leadership and promisefor future public service.
Camping and hiking for the Helena-basedBosloughs was part of the family routine.But it wasn’t until freshman year thatBoslough attended a University of MontanaWilderness Association student groupmeeting. “I met a great group of peoplewho were really invested in protecting the environment,” she remembers. “I wasinstantly hooked.”
Boslough put her considerable skills to use in 2012, speaking at a rally insupport of U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (FJRA).
For anencore, shesponsored andunanimouslypassed a studentresolution calling forpublic comment on HR1581, a Congressional resolution thatwould have opened to developmentmillions of acres of America’s best wildlifehabitat — including areas proposed asFJRA wilderness.
Thank you for your fine work, Becca!
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Darlene Cecil David Charles Steve Chastain Susan Childs Kit Clark & Sally FurrerLane Coddington & Darci Thorsrud
Anne & John Collins, Jr.John & Denise Conner David & Jody Cooley Del & Linda Coolidge Joyce Coombe Robert & Jacquelyn Cooney Stephen & Barbara Cooper David, Craig, & Brian Corbett George Corn Sherri & Steve Cornett Ralph & Sheryl Costanzo Lorna & John Coulthard James & Virginia Court Daniel & Kristy Crouse Cal Cumin Maxon & Kristina Davis Todd Davis Betsy de Leiris Gerald Deboer Peter Dech R. J. & Terry DeGroot Max Deibert David Dellwo Lorelle Demont & Calvin Loomis
Tom Deveny Diane Briggs
Julie Dickinson Robert M. Donner Dan & Linda Donovan Melvyn Douglas James Doyle Thomas & Mary Drake William Drury Robert DuBois D. Ross Duffel John Duffield & Kathleen OrtLisa Eby Linda & David Eckhoff Timothy Edwards & Gayle Hudgins
Shelly Edwards Helen & Donald EdwardsJerome & Linda Elkind Clay Boon Ellison & Ingrid Gustafson
Arnold & Thelma Elser Margaret Emerson Karen Emerson Larry & Callie Epstein Jeff Erickson & Mary Vandenbosch
Jay & Ann Erickson
Marnette Falley Mary Fay Karen Filipovich & Tony Roberts
Raymond Flaherty & Lisa Larsen
Julie Flammang Norman Fleet Susan Fletcher Dick Forehand Robert Fox Paul & Janet Fox Grace France Eliza Frazer & Barry HoodCharles French Bill & Kaki Friskics-Warren Gabe Furshong James & Barbara Gaffney Kevin Galvin Mark Gehan Kalu & Douglas George Stephen & Linda Gerdes Kim Givler Glacier Park Inn B&B Jim Gleason Anne & Frank Glickman Kate Godfrey Elizabeth & Jeff Goldes Timothy & Susanne Goodman Ann & Jim Gordon Francis & Joyce Gottron Gary & Carol Graham Gayle & Robert Gregovich Charles Grinnan
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THANK YOU.
Tenacious. Courageous.Passionate. Dedicated.Tough. Tender. Generous.And giving. Here’s to you,the magnificent memberswho gave to the MontanaWilderness Association in 2012. Our state’s preciousremaining wild places aresafer, because you cared.
Edward Gulick Monty & Gayle Gustafson Joel & Ann Guthals Peter & Caroline Guynn Morris Hall Jean Halloran John & Elizabeth Hamann Marshall & Elizabeth Hamilton Martin & Mary Hamilton Doug Hammill & Cathy Greatorex
Scott & Julie Hancock Lynn Haney Kathy Hansen Crawford Rita Harding Paul & Kathy Harms Kathleen & Neil Harrington Earl & Linda Harrison John & Melissa Hart Charles Hasskamp William & Margaret Hayward Virginia Hazen William & E. Kirtland Heald James & Pamela Heckel C. Adrian & Constance Heidenreich
Maurice Heidinger Arthur Held Hellgate Civilian Shooters Assoc.
Susan Hellier & Michael Raymond
Sandra Lynn Helton Taylor Henning Robert Hensler Robert Hentges John Hess & Lynn StansburyKathryn Hiestand & Neal Miller
Kenneth High & Jennifer O'Loughlin
J. Edwin Hill Lynn & Robert Hilten James Hinde & Lynn O'MalleyChristina Hoe Terri Hogan Halgrim Hollo Halford & Kathy Holte Edwin Hooker Robert Hopkins George Howard Charles & Sally Howe Robert & Judith Hoy Paula & Paul Hudson David Hunter Thomas Hunter William Idema Jeri Isbell Paula Jackson Susan Jackson
Robert & Cindy James Gail & Bob Jamin Chuck Janzen Chris & Maureen Jenkins Ellen Jennings & Mark Corrales
Peter and Elizabeth Jennings Winthrop & Minette Jessup Peggy Jewett Kent Johns Patrick Johnson & Peg Hunter Peggy Johnson Stan Johnson Dorothy & Glenn Johnson Steve & Mary Johnson Jim & Nancy Johnston Robert Johnston Joan Johnston Norma Jones Marti Jordan Gayle Joslin William Kamowski & Magdalen Wojtowicz
Gregory Keating Elizabeth Kellison & Cristine Miller
Joe & Temia KeelMarilyn Kelly-Clark & Dennis Clark
Robert & Caryl Kensinger Charles Ketterman & Ruth Kopec
Shannon & John Kimball James King Donald Klinko Kristopher & Kathleen Knaphus
Richard & Pauline Knatterud Bob & Ellen Knight Leonard Kopec Kathryn & Tom Kotynski James & Marion Kraus Kirsten Krauss Jonathan Krauss Joseph Krawiec Patricia & Warren Krott Carlisle & B. Lynne Krusi Richard Kuhl & Marylane Pannell
Paul & Carol Lamberger Kirby & Rebecca Lambert John Lambing Roger & Sue Lang Fred & Susan LaRoque Nancy & Jeffrey Larson Larry Larson Daniel Lass Richard & Frances Latterell Margaret Leblanc & Gerald Burns
Greg Lee Karole Lee Carol Lee-Roark Peter Lesica Robert Lewis Debra Lewis Land Lindbergh Kate Lindner & Michael DeGrandpre
C. Paul & Elizabeth Loehnen Fritz Loewenstein Fred & Karen Longhart Jim Losey Michael & Jaybe Luckett Alfred Luebeck Robert & Kathy Lundgren Richard Lyon Rande & Karen Mack Susan Maclin & John Whitmire
Teri Manley David & Arlene Mari Middleton Martin Addrien Marx Marshall & Karen Mathison Jason Matz Susan & Doug Mavor B. Riley & Patricia McClelland Tim McClure Gordon McConnell Marc McCurry Gaines & Beth McFadden Deborah McFarland Michael & Katie McGrew John & Sandra McInnis Jonathan & Laurie McKinney Deva McKnight William McLaughlin & Janelle Kuechle
Erik Meis Robert & Linda Merchant Rick & Joan Meril Terry & Kathryn Meyers Heini Miettinen-Granger & Bruce Granger
Deborah & Dennis Milburn Bruce Miller Chip Miller Ken Miller Don Miller Jeffrey Mitchell John Mitchell & Marilyn Ryley-Mitchell
Michael & Cathy Moore K. Kelly Moorse Karen Moran & Michael BergCatherine & Robert Morris Elliot Morris Howard Morris Michael & Paula Morris Tara & Marc Morrison Morrison, Motl & Sherwood Mountain Press Publishing Donna Murphrey Laurie & Kerry Neils Tia & Derek Nelson Rick & Marilyn Nelson Mike Nemacheck Philip & Mary Newhall David Nimick Susan Nimick Curtis & Kathy O’Brien Dan & Mary O’Brien Kathy Oligmiller Miles William & Kathleen Olmsted Rae Olsen Maggie Olson Lucas Osborne Gregory Ouellette Nancy Owens Cynthia Owings & Graham McIlwaine
Eleanor Parker Chuck & Paula Paul Gary Payton John & Sue Pearson Dr. Frank Pelfrey & Samia Bull Pelfrey
Katherine Pellett
Caroline & Max Perkins Fred & Molly Pessl Nathaniel & Juanita Peters Sukey & Tim Pfirman Richard & Vivian Pharis Christopher Phelps & Margaret Hollow-Phelps
H. Wayne Phillips Barbara Pistoresi Austin & Pamela Platt Juanita Polston Robin Poole Madeline & Christopher Pope Robert & Pamela Porter Douglas & Sonia Powell Thomas Power Daniel & Maureen Pugh Jaakko Puisto Alan Pulaski & Jane GradyRobert Quam Steven Quist Robert Raffety Weldon Rash Robert Rasmussen Eric & Kimberly Ravitz Don Reiner Gary & Joan Reysa Gerald & Martha Rhoades Sheila & Charlie Rice Lindsay Richards Gail & John Richardson Lee Ricks Gregory & Evelyn Rider Susan Riedel Richard & Helen Rietz Mary Ringer Donald & Sharon Riordan Tom Robertson R. Ross Rodgers & Ellen King-Rodgers
Teddy Roe Chris & Karen Roholt Peter Romatowski & Suzanne Bonner Romatowski
Richard Romeis Paul Rooke Marion Rosa Fritz & Amy Royer Michael Russell & Sally Cameron-Russell
Todd & Kaye Russell Les Rutledge Robert & Erin Ann Saldin Larry & Betty Salois J. Douglas & Phyllis Sangster Mary Sarumi Deborah & Ronald Schaaf Joyce Schaub Stephen Schombel James & Patricia Schroeder Mick & Marie Seidl Kathi Seifert Jane & Stephen Senter Curtis & Young Mi Settergren Karel Shane Karen Shankle Dooley David & Genevieve Shea Mark & Karen Sheets Robert & Julia Sherrick S. Kenneth & Ann Shesne Patrice & Earl Shoaff Dwight & Lois Short Arvid & Helga Simmons Nancy Singleton Robert Korenberg Stanley & Constance Skousen James & Rosalie Sladek William & Marcelyn Smale David Smalley & Krystina Thiel-Smalley
Kim & Will Smith Ronald & Karin Smith Maryminor Smith Gladys Smith Sara Smith Patricia Smith Richard Smith Ronald Smith Frank & Irmeli Smith
Kendall & Suzanne Southall Stephen Speckart & Patricia Forsberg
Gary Splittberger & Mary Garrow-Splittberger
Laura Stafford Judy Staigmiller Richard Starke D. Curtis Starr & Charlotta Eaton
Ralph & Betsy Stephens Karen Stevenson Sharon Stevenson Catherine Still & Charles BaxterKenneth Stolz Tom Stonecipher Porter Storey Pete & Maureen Strazdas Mark Striepe Thaddeus & Margaret Su Suits Thomas & Rebecca Sutton Tim Swanson & NancySteinbeck SwansonBruce Swenson John & Suzanne Swietnicki Katherine Sylvester Steven & Annie Taylor Randall & Rosanne Tetzloff The Children's Clinic Richard Thomas Curt & Michelle Thompson Donald & Virginia Thompson Gordon Thompson & Shelly Thompson-Rush
James & Leiana Thormahlen JoAnne & James Thun Richard & Suzanne Thweatt Julie Toenyes Kathy Tonnessen Lee Trotter Evie Ugrin Marian Vander Ark Hans & Chris Visscher Diane Volkersz Bob Waldron Nettie Warwood Willard & Nancy Weaver Norman & Catherine Weeden Aaron Weems Tim Weill O. Alan & Lynn Weltzien Jerry & Lois Wessale Laurie & Steve Whitton Clarke & Sara Jean Wilhelm Rebecca & Larry Williams John & Jan Wilson Cynthia Witman Margaret Wolfe & Steven LullRichard Wolff & Janel CarinoJoe Woodward Nancy Woolard & Frank Bushell
Russell Worden & Janette Lawrence
Jo Ann Wright Ralph Yaeger Heidi Yakawich Jack Yeh Yellowstone Track Systems, Inc.
Chris & Leslie Yetka Hugh & Karen Zackheim Claire Zion
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Thanks to the 2,500 committedmembers who are thefoundation of the MontanaWilderness Association.
In-kind Goods, Services,and Donations
4ImprintAdvanced Litho PrintingAllegra MarketingAlpine Guides
Annie’s PastaAunt Bonnie’s Books and GiftsBadger BalmBenny’s BistroBig Sky CycleryBig Sky ResortBlack Diamond EquipmentBlacktail RanchCraig BredvoldTim & Jo CampbellCascade DesignsCascadian FarmsChico Hot SpringsPaul & Gayle CliffordCrazy Creek ChairsKimberly DaleDonna & Daniel DeutschDropstone OutfittingFreeheel and WheelFriends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
Shannon FreixScott Friskics & Jennifer Smith
Gear to GrowGeorge’s DistributingBill Hallinan Hammer NutritionHurrah! BalmLara BarLasso the MoonLegacy BrandsLewis and Clark LibraryLone Mountain RanchTerry & Katy MeyersMontana Book CompanyJohn MottMountain Home Vacation Rentals
Mountain House MealsTom MurphyNinkasi BreweryOsprey PacksReal Food Market & DeliRed Ants PantsRockin HK OutfittersJeff SchmidtSilky SawsFrank & Irmeli SmithSteele Wines, IncDavid & Patti SteinmullerLeslie StoltzThe BaseCampThe Original BuffDoug & Ethan Wheeler
Donations made in memory of:
Fred ArnsonSuzanne Hinman BatemanFritz BehrJim ChamberlinJoseph & Elizabeth FeathersJarryd FieldsDaniel GoodmanGeorge & Betty HelikerMerle HoytWilliam MooreAmy PorteGuido Rahr Jr. Alice & John SchulzBobbie Jeanne ScottDan ScottPeggy SmithTed SmithJim StoltzLyall StottTom Thode
Thank you to all whosupport our work withtheir payroll deductionsand pledges throughMontana Shares.
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REVENUE
Individual Giving $ 491,174
Grant Income $ 790,740
Sales Income $ 70,256
Investment Income $ 62,253
Other $ 38,369
Total Revenues $1,452,792
EXPENSES
Programs $ 1,037,673
Administration $ 132,849
Fundraising $ 115,176
Total Expenses $1,285,698
Eighty-one percent of your support goesdirectly to programs.
The Montana Wilderness Association is a non-profit, tax-exemptorganization under the 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service.
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CHAPTERS
Eastern Wildlands ChapterPO Box 22045Billings, MT [email protected]
Flathead-Kootenai Chapter307 1st Ave E. #1Kalispell, MT [email protected]
Island Range Chapter1400 First Ave No Great Falls, MT [email protected]
Madison-Gallatin Chapter321 E. Main St. Ste 418Bozeman, MT [email protected]
Shining Mountains Chapter127 N. Higgins, Ste 301 Missoula, MT [email protected]
Wild Divide Chapter30 S. Ewing St. Helena, MT [email protected]
FIELD OFFICES
KALISPELL FIELD OFFICE307 1st Ave E. #1Kalispell, MT 59901
Amy RobinsonWilderness [email protected]
Shannon FreixCDT Program [email protected]
CHOTEAU FIELD OFFICEPO Box 37Choteau, MT 59422
Holly BakerWilderness CampaignDirector [email protected]
GREAT FALLS FIELD OFFICE1400 First Ave N. Great Falls, MT 59401
Mark GoodOutreach [email protected]
MISSOULA FIELD OFFICE127 N. Higgins, Ste 301 Missoula, MT 59802406-541-8615
Gabe FurshongSenior Campaigns Director [email protected]
Zack PorterNexGen Program Director [email protected]
Kassia Randzio Development Officer [email protected]
BOZEMAN FIELD OFFICE321 E. Main St. Ste 418Bozeman, MT 59715
John ToddWilderness [email protected]
BILLINGS FIELD OFFICE3318 3rd Ave. N Suite 204Billings MT 59101
Cameron SappPrairie [email protected]
SEASONAL STAFFMeg KillenCDT Field [email protected]
HELENA OFFICE
30 S. Ewing St. Helena, MT 59601406-443-7350
Brian SybertExecutive DirectorExt. [email protected]
Robert AllenDeputy DirectorExt. [email protected]
Brad Borst Development Director Ext. [email protected]
John GatchellConservation DirectorExt. [email protected]
Cedron JonesGIS Mapping Specialist Ext. [email protected]
Denny LesterCommunicationsCoordinatorExt. [email protected]
Laura ParrOperations AssociateExt. [email protected]
OFFICERS
Scott Friskics,PresidentGreat Falls
Gerry Jennings,Vice PresidentGreat Falls
Doug Ferrell,Immediate Past President Trout Creek
Steve Caldwell,TreasurerLivingston
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lex Blood, KalispellLee Boman, Seeley LakeMike Brown, HelenaBobbie Gilmore,WhitefishMark Hanson,MissoulaSally Hughes, LivingstonMollie Kieran, LibbyTom McDonald, PabloCharlie O'Leary, ButteBernard Rose, BillingsMarianne Spitzform,Missoula
Patti Steinmuller,Gallatin Gateway
Alan Weltzien, Dillon
STAFF AND COUNCIL
“We simply need that wild country available tous... for it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part ofthe geography of hope.”– Wallace Stegner
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30 S. Ewing • Helena, MT 59601 • 406-443-7350www.wildmontana.org
to be part of something special. Whether it’s leading a Wilderness Walk,volunteering on the trail, or attending our annual gathering,
Montana’s last wild places are calling you. And you can call back.
YOU’RE INVITED...
wildmontana.org/blog • www.facebook.com/wildmontana • www.youtube.com/user/mwawildmontana
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