Walkin Jim Stoltz Travels to Kentucky

With a folksy charisma and a deep connection to nature, the land and rural culture not unfamiliar to KFTC members, "Walkin" Jim Stoltz will tell you about the time that he and a friend were charged by a Caribou... or when  he watched a  Grizzly Bear take a lazy mud bath on a hot day.  These stories are a window into Jim's mind and values, showing the connections between man and nature, and as Jim says, so many of us have similar stories of wonder that connect us to nature and to each other. 

Jim has been touring with his folk style, multimedia show, Forever Wild, since 1986. The show combines his live music and poetry with beautiful slides taken on his long wilderness treks, weaving and fading into each other in a powerful dance of images.

Walkin Jim made a trip to Lexington, Kentucky today to perform at a show sponsored by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Mountain Justice Summer, the Sierra Club, UK Greenthumb, and Kentucky Heartwood.

Jim's outlook on the world is through a positive and hopeful frame, emphasizing the good in the world that's worth saving.  He also places a strong emphasis on the power of people coming together and finding their voices and contacting their legislators to make an impact on things they care about. 

"I'm so glad that we as a people have recognized the need to preserve so many creatures and species by passing laws like the Endangered Species Act," said Stoltz, "...which is why we still have wonders in this world like  Grizzly bears, Condors, and Bald Eagles.  Sometimes, it seems so abstract to win legislation that protects the environment, but the results are so real generations later... it's really worth every bit of the effort."

"But now," Stoltz continues "the Endangered Species Act is itself endangered."

Stoltz went on to encourage everyone to write letters to their Senators about protecting endangered species, water quality, and fighting Mountaintop Removal Mining.  If you'd like to participate, below is contact information for Kentucky's two senators.

 
Senator Mitch McConnell
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1702

Senator Jim Bunning
316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1703

 For more information about Walkin Jim Stoltz, visit his website.