A hearty welcome to a belated winter, all! Let’s hope the snow sticks for those sticking around to enjoy it and maybe even welcoming family and friends to share it with. Safe travels to those who have to travel through it.

Year’s end is a good time for reflection, and 2021 has been quite a year. This was the year that we found ourselves facing the possibility that the shifts in our lives brought by the global pandemic may be around for a long time. WSCC has tried to bend as the willow in wind and continue our work as best we can in changing and challenging conditions. Looking back, I want to thank everyone for the continued support and patience as we adjust to more cautious and remote ways of gathering. We are fortunate that much of our work takes place outside, where many of us have developed a sense of safety and solitude that may have become more focused this year. 

This year has also been a reminder that the work we do to create that sense of safety and solitude for others, now and in the future, is essential. We’ve built bridges literal and figurative, strengthened our Keep the North Fork Fruitful Campaign, advocated against new drilling and monitored current oil and gas development, and found ways to gather together - be it at a Mike’s Hikes outing or most recently at Mountainfilm. 

None of this happens without all of you. Thank you. Thank you for looking out for us and each other.

With appreciation,

Tanya Henderson
Executive Director

Please note our office will be closed 12/24/21 through 1/2/22; WSCC staff will be taking a break from communications during this time.