Deanna Lynn Wulff
Deanna Lynn Wulff is an environmental activist and grassroots advocate. She works in the central Sierra Nevada. In 2013, she began working to protect the southern Sierra Nevada[1] and, in 2017, she founded Unite the Parks[2], an organization focusing on protecting federal land between Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks, which is primarily the Sierra National Forest[3] and a small portion of Bureau of Land Management land, the San Joaquin Gorge.
Early life[edit]
Born in Cupertino, California, she attended Monta Vista High School, where she played soccer and field hockey.[4] At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and master's degree in literature.
As a journalist, she covered water policy for Bilingual Weekly, [5] and she was awarded a New American Media and Institue for Journalism and Natural Resources fellowship. She also was a Grassroots Team Member for Stonewear Designs, an outdoor clothing company.
Stories have been published on her work in the Merced Sun Star[6], in the Fresno Bee[7], and 3RNews. National Geographic[8] published a story in 2021 covering her life and the campaign in 2021, and there was a follow-on story in National Parks Traveler[9] In 2022, USA Today also covered her views on climate change in the Sierra Nevada [10].
National Monument Campaign[edit]
At the beginning of the national monument campaign, she went door-to-door, business-to-business to build local support in the gateway area.[11] She formed an advisory board for her organization, primarily from local advocates; soon after, she formed a coalition of non-profit groups. Today, more than 155 businesses and organizations support the effort. In 2017, she officially founded the non-profit Unite the Parks to support the Range of Light National Monument campaign. The San Jose Mercury News endorsed the idea in 2015.[12] The California Democratic Party adopted a resolution in support of the proposal in November 2018.[13] The Democratic National Committee adopted a resolution in support on February 16, 2019.[14] In 2019, 200 scientists signed a support letter endorsing the Range of Light and providing the scientific basis for its creation.
In addition, the Sierra Club put the Range of Light on its wish list to President Biden[15], and soon after, the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks submitted a report and request for protection to the Biden administration[16]. The United Church of Christ also adopted a resolution in support in June 2022.
Related Conservation Work[edit]
In addition, her organization, Unite the Parks, led a lawsuit to save the Pacific fisher[17], and received a grant from the state of California to lead youth from the Central Valley into the Sierra Nevada as part of the Outdoors for All Initiative[18].
References[edit]
- ↑ "National Public Radio NPR One Woman's Quest to 'Unite the Parks'". KQED. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ↑ "Home | Unite the Parks". Unite the Parks Home Page. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ "Campaign underway to turn Sierra National Forest into national monument". fresnobee. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ↑ "Historical Record of CCS Field Hockey Champions Year-by-Year". CIF-Central Coast Section. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ↑ Wulff, Deanna Lynn (2012-08-22). "In the Trenches of California's Water War: A Farmer, an Environmentalist and a Republican Envision the Future". Bilingual Weekly. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ Merced Sun Star https://www.dropbox.com/s/2o8qg3tsy3qc48m/Preserving%20our%20vision%20of%20the%20land%20in%20between%20_%20Merced%20Sun-Star.pdf?dl=0
- ↑ Fresno Bee - Monument Campaign Underway https://www.dropbox.com/s/myh13lgd8m7holy/Campaign%20underway%20to%20turn%20Sierra%20National%20Forest%20into%20national%20monument%20_%20The%20Fresno%20Bee.pdf?dl=0
- ↑ Repanskeh, Kurt (2021-08-09). "National Geographic - Inside the political battle to preserve a sprawling national forest in California". Travel. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ Repanshek, Kurt (September 13, 2021). "National Parks Traveler - A 1.3-Million-Acre Approach To Preserving Nature". www.nationalparkstraveler.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2022/09/07/yosemite-national-park-climate-change-impact/7898561001/
- ↑ "Preserving our vision of the land in between". mercedsunstar. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ↑ "Mercury News editorial: Sierra National Monument makes sense". The Mercury News. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ↑ "Resolutions Adopted by California Democratic Party November 2018 - See PDF Page 8 for Range of Light Resolution" (PDF).
- ↑ "DNC Resolution - See #15" (PDF).
- ↑ Sierra Club Article https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/5-natural-landscapes-our-national-monument-wish-list
- ↑ Huffington Post https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parks-coalition-nationalmonument-report_n_625df336e4b052d2bd64f314
- ↑ Fresno Bee https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article250617454.html
- ↑ California Outdoors Initiative https://resources.ca.gov/Newsroom/Page-Content/News-List/California-Outdoors-For-All-Initiative
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