In honor of Father’s Day, I want to let you all know that my dad is a hero. Really! He backpacks, he hunts elk, he builds things, and in all his spare time, he lends a hand to conserving land. When I was growing up he helped form the North Olympic Land Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to land conservation. Last year, he won the Cox Conserves Heroes award from the Trust for Public Land recognizing all his years and hours of hard work.
From the Cox Conserves Heroes website: “Permanent protection of a 38-acre farm is Gary’s most recent environmental contribution. Gary’s donated legal work has been a key element in protecting more than 1,500 acres of land since he and other local citizens established North Olympic Land Trust in 1990. The land in Clallam County protects salmon and other wildlife habitat, sustainable commercial timberland, clean water and air, scenic vistas, open space and cultural heritage areas in addition to farmland.”
I’m proud of my dad!
By clicking on this link, you can watch the YouTube video about his conservation volunteer work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwbWILVtYCg
And, read the article from KIRO here: http://www.kirotv.com/station/19861510/detail.html
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