NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: 1/30/07

Conservation Alliance Elects New Board Officers

Stepping up to the challenges of protecting Jackson Hole’s character and natural resources, the Conservation Alliance recently elected valley environmentalists Chuck Schneebeck and Anthony Stevens as Co-Chairs for 2007.

Retired college professor Schneebeck previously served as Vice Chair and said he hopes his experience as an educator, biologist and activist will help the Alliance continue to preserve wildlife habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. A board member since 2003, he and his wife Carol currently coordinate the barbed wire fence removal project for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation.

Born and raised in Jackson Hole, Anthony Stevens learned to love the outdoors while backpacking, horseback riding and spending summers on a ranch in Dubois. A course with the National Outdoor Leadership School and the example of his mother Emily Stevens, longtime valley resident and environmental steward, inspired him to get involved. “If we don’t start fighting for what we have now,” Stevens said, “we may not have it in the future.” In his early 30s, he’s one of the youngest members of the Alliance board, and also serves on the board of the Wyoming Outdoor Council.

Rounding out the Conservation Alliance’s 2007 slate are fundraiser Pegi Sobey as Vice Chair, and returning officers Michael Faraday as Treasurer and Doug Inglis as Secretary.

“The Alliance is most fortunate to have the experienced and dedicated board leadership of Chuck, Anthony and Pegi, along with strong support from Doug and Mike,” said previous board chair David Carlin. “We’re in a strong position to carry on protecting and preserving Jackson Hole’s scenery, wilderness, wildlife and Western heritage.”

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The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to responsible land stewardship to ensure that human activities are in harmony with the area’s irreplaceable wildlife, scenic and other natural resources. The organization has 2,000 members from Jackson Hole and across the nation.