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August 17, 2007
WILCO CONCERT AT SANTA BARBARA
BOWL BENEFITS FORESTWATCH
Proceeds from Limited Edition
Posters Will Be
Donated to Our Local Forest Protection Efforts
Santa
Barbara, Calif. - Los Padres ForestWatch, a nonprofit forest
watchdog organization based in Santa Barbara, has been selected
as the charity recipient for the Wilco concert on Sunday, August
26th, 2007 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
"We're
honored that Wilco shares our vision for protecting Santa
Barbara's backcountry," said Jeff Kuyper, Executive Director of
Los Padres ForestWatch. "The Los Padres National Forest is one
of our region's natural treasures, and it continues to receive
national recognition for its recreation opportunities, wildlife
habitat, clean water, and scenic landscapes."
Wilco is an
American rock band formed in 1994 and based in Chicago. The
band's latest (and sixth studio) album, Sky Blue Sky, was
released by Nonesuch Records in May of 2007 to their highest
debuting U.S. chart position at #4 on the Billboard album chart
and held the #1 spot on college radio for six straight
weeks. Sky Blue Sky follows the band’s 2004 record—the two-time
Grammy Award-winning A Ghost is Born.
The "Wilco
Show Posters for Charity" program donates all proceeds from
sales of limited edition posters to local charities in select
cities on the 2007 Sky Blue Sky Tour. Posters specific to the
Santa Barbara show will be on sale at the concert and afterwards
on the Wilco website at
www.wilcoworld.net
Los Padres
ForestWatch is a local, community-based nonprofit organization
leading efforts to protect the Los Padres National Forest and
other public lands along California's Central Coast. Through
innovative field work, scientific collaboration, and legal
advocacy, we work to preserve and restore the forests, mountain
streams, rolling hills, deserts, wetlands, coastal areas, and
wildlife of this spectacular area, from the famed Big Sur
coastline to the Santa Barbara and Ventura backcountry. For more
information about our work, visit our website at
www.LPFW.org
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