Archives West Finding Aid

This is the Program History of Protecting Washington Wildness, taught by Ted Whitesell and Oscar Soule from 2002 to 2004. The program consisted of a group of students researching wilderness conservation in Washington state with the objective of ultimately publishing a book titled "Defending Wild Washington," which was published by Mountaineer Books in 2004. Program materials contained in the program history from 2003-2004 consist mostly of drafts and manuscripts, publisher information, grant application information, business cards and contact info, interviews, and maps of Washington state. The contents of the program history spanning 2002-2003 mostly consist of research documents, newsletters and newspapers, newspaper clippings, guidebooks, informational pamphlets, and magazines. Photos of interview subjects, figures in the Washington state conservation movement, and natural wildlife and landscapes are included as well.

The folder contents also include Ted Whitesell's emails and correspondence, as well as detailed notes pertaining to specific chapters of the book, sources, questions, and TESC Server conversations between students. The book jacket description of "Defending Wild Washington" states:

"Beyond giving money or answering "action alert" campaigns to write your local congressperson, how can you, as a citizen, work directly to help protect the wild places you know and love? Defending Wild Washington documents how great accomplishments have been achieved by persons of modest means and often with no special past experience. It tells how, working together, individuals can change the laws and rules governing wildlands in this state. Editor Edward A. Whitesell, Environmental Studies Faculty Member at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, led a team of students who researched and wrote this book over an academic year. Their goal is to educate and inspire citizen activists of the future. Defending Wild Washington was made possible with the generous support of The Evergreen State College, The Mountaineers Foundation, Patagonia, Inc., Friends of The Evergreen State College Library, and individual contributions from Frederick Goldberg and Oscar Soule. Photographs were donated by Art Wolfe Photography and the Ira Spring Family Foundation. A special thank you to the Pacific Northwest Trails Association, our fiscal sponsor for this project, and to Leslie Savage of Entercom."