Check out this map of the “Western Wildway Network”

What is the farthest you’ve been from civilization and what did you learn in the wilderness?

At 11:20, Tom Weber will be talking about an ambitious project to link conservation areas from Alaska down through Mexico to save wildlife and wilderness areas. Here is a map of the proposal:

(Map courtesy of the Wildlands Network.)

–Stephanie Curtis, social media host

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Stephanie Curtis

scurtis@mpr.org • @stephcurtis

Stephanie Curtis has produced events, daily news shows, documentaries, conferences and call-ins for MPR News. She also was among the pioneering producers who launched The Current. You can hear her discuss movies every Thursday on The Cube Critics.

Sue

Just wondering whether your partners’ guests include the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The 550+ refuges of the National Wildlife Refuge System form a network that covers our nation. Among the concerns of the Refuge System is the ability of wildlife to move safely within their habitats.