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The first Wild Card is dedicated to Congressman Bruce Vento and Celia Hunter, who will both forever inspire the conservation community. Bruce Vento (1940-2000) Congressman Bruce Vento was a tireless advocate for wilderness protection and fought relentlessly for the highest standards of conservation. Representing the St. Paul, Minnesota area in the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives for 24 years, Congressman Vento was a champion of parks and defender of wilderness. Bruce Vento chaired the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands for over ten years where his leadership resulted in the protection of hundreds of thousands of acres of America’s public lands and the enactment of over 300 laws protecting and preserving our natural environment. Under his guidance and leadership on the House Resources Committee, Bruce Vento protected the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, and new parks and wilderness stretching from Alaska to Nevada to the American Samoa. Because of his quarter-century-long commitment to public service and protection of national parks and other public lands, Bruce was the 1994 recipient of The Wilderness Society’s Ansel Adams Award and the 1992 recipient of Sierra Club’s Edgar Wayburn Award. Celia M. Hunter (1919-2001) Those of us in the wilderness movement found inspiration in Celia Hunter, in her affinity for wild places, her ideals and human warmth, and her willingness to carry forward the battle to save wilderness. Celia Hunter was the "grand lady" of Alaska conservation and environmental protection – a pioneer and leader in the field of conservation. Working with her colleagues, Celia deserves credit for the passage of the Alaska Lands Act in 1980, which added 104.3 million acres to Alaska conservation systems. Celia’s vision and leadership helped create the Alaska Conservation Society and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center and guided other organizations, such as The Wilderness Society, to success. Because of Celia’s dedication, commitment, and tireless work on behalf of conservation, The Alaska Conservation Foundation created a Celia Hunter Award for Environmental Leadership that recognizes the importance of leadership in the environmental community. In addition, Celia was the recipient of two prestigious conservation honors: The Wilderness Society’s Robert Marshall Award in 1998 and Sierra Club’s John Muir Award in 1991. Becky Rom, Board Member |