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WALK TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
An Initiative of the Caribou Commons Project
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Quotes about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
"The vastness, the openness, is what is most impressive about the Arctic Refuge. The closest thing I have seen to this is Africa's Serengeti Plain..." — Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States
"Drilling in the Arctic Refuge would be like drilling in a hospitable nursery. We will do everything in our power to protect the calving grounds, because it means our life." — Norma Kassi
"The caribou is not just what we eat, its who we are. It is our dances, stories, songs and the whole way we see the world. Caribou are our life." — Sarah James
"To me, the Arctic Refuge represents everything spectacular and everything endangered about America's natural heritage." — Robert Redford
"Preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has an import far beyond the fate of this extraordinary place — it goes to the roots of whether America can pass up possible quick economic gain for the long term benefit of the entire world." — Dr. Ed Wayburn
"This extraordinary place is not only the biological heart of the Arctic Refuge, it is the heart of the American wilderness movement." — Bill Meadows