We Are the Arctic
Protecting the coastal plain
A campaign to permanently protect the remote, life-sustaining coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Beautiful images from ten of the world’s best conservation photographers showcase the vast beauty of this untouched wilderness. A range of voices, from Terry Tempest Williams to former president Jimmy Carter, share, through eloquent essays, precisely why this place is so special to them. Every American has a stake in what happens to this public land.
Contributors
Bella Parra / Alaska Wilderness League activist, age 12
Genevieve Chase / founder, American Women Veterans
Robert Thompson / anti-drilling Inupiat adventure guide
Karsten Heuer / author of Being Caribou; Canadian environmentalist
Nick Jans / Alaskan author of eleven books including A Wolf Called Romeo
Lorraine Netro / Gwich'in leader, Old Crow, Yukon
Bishop MacDonald / Indigenous Bishop of Canada (former Bishop of Alaska)
Mark Magana / founder, Green Latinos
Lenny Kohm / National Outreach Coordinator, Alaska Coalition
Jimmy Carter / former president; Arctic champion
David Allen Sibley / ornithologist, renowned guidebook author/artist
Jim Campbell / Vietnam veteran, Alaska businessman, wilderness guide
Terry Tempest Williams / author, poet, Arctic activist
Paul Miller (DJ Spooky) / conceptual artist, musician, author, multi-media performer
Rue Mapp / founder, Outdoor Afro
Princess Lucaj / Gwich'in leader, writer, actor, director
Senator Harry Reid / Arctic champion in the US Senate
Miho Aida / filmmaker, "When Gwich'in Women Speak"
George Schaller / legendary wildlife biologist
Kit DesLauriers / extreme ski mountaineer and North Face Athlete
Stacy Bare / veteran, director Sierra Club Outdoors
Heather Zichal / former Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Ted Alvarez / journalist, Backpacker magazine
Florian Schulz / conservation photographer
Tom Campion / business leader, outdoor-industry retailer, Arctic activist
Recent successes
Nautilus Book Awards Gold Award— Multicultural and Indigenous Writing category
