ROSCOE and WILMA POLAND
CSPRA Honorary State Park Rangers 1986

Roscoe and Wilma Poland are citizen conservation activists of the highest caliber. As leaders and lobbyists for the Sierra Club, Audubon Society, and Wilderness Society for over thirty years, they have actively supported numerous environmental legislation and park acquisitions. Point Reyes National Seashore, Agua Tibia Wilderness, the Sawtooth Mountain National Recreation Area, and the Wilderness Act of 1975 are but a few of the environmental projects in which the Polands played key roles.

Their work towards maintaining the integrity of the California State Park System can not be overestimated. Consider how our parks may have changed if the Polands had not:

• Successfully opposed major roads through Coyote Canyon at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (1955, 1969 & 1970);
• Successfully opposed proposals to channelize the Lower Colorado River near Picacho SRA (1967 & 1969);
• Successfully helped to acquire inholdings in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Mr. James Whitehead said of the Polands, "As Superintendent, I frequently called upon them for support in opposing proposals that were threats to State Park System aims and philosophies and they were quick and persistent. in their response. With the appropriate politicians and others, they were aggressive and effective in the defense of the park values and philosophies involved."

The California State Park Rangers Association is proud to grant Mr. and Mrs. Poland HONORARY MEMBERSHIP, our highest award. We look forward to their continuing success in promoting the conservation and protection of our outstanding natural areas.