Our Purpose
The Ancient Forest Roadshow is a response to direct threats to ancient forests from the President's "Healthy Forests" Initiative. It is the result of a collaboration of several of America's major environmental groups, organized as a public education effort around our campaign goals, and using the Doug as our outreach tool. People are also given the chance to "Hug the Doug" along the way to prove that it's really okay being a tree hugger. (It is. Really.) The Roadshow is supported by the dedicated assistance of a small staff and a legion of Roadies and volunteers.The Ancient Forest Roadshow has four primary campaign goals:
1) To build a nationwide forest movement through intensive one-on-one contact with American citizens2) To educate the public on the effects of the Bush administration's policies on forest lands
3) To inspire people to take action on public land issues in their own region and nationally
4) To bring awareness and support to local forest conservation issues and organizations in the areas where the Roadshow stops
