Thank you Governor Knowles for speaking out and noting the importance of Alaska's other Permanent Fund.  If we protect our unique, wild places, and the animals that depend on such lands and waters, we invest in the future of this great state.  People from all over the world will continue to visit Alaska, wide-eyed and grateful for the opportunity to experience what has been lost in so many other parts of our world.  Alaskans will also continue to thrive on the wilderness and wildlife that we all cherish.  Our greatest asset is our unique wildness. 

Henry David Thoreau:  "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone."