In Memoriam: Tim Lengerich and Walkin’ Jim
Just received this sad news. Walkin’ Jim was a legend. Check out his song “Back On the Trail Again.”
The Center for Biological Diversity is sad to report the passing of two celebrated folk musicians, passionate endangered-species advocates and Center supporters.
Walkin’ Jim Stoltz had a large repertoire of songs celebrating our wild places and all the “critters” that call them home, including our personal favorite kids’ tune, “Pika, Pika.” Walkin’ Jim also directly helped protect species through his own nonprofit, Musicians United to Save the Environment, which last year sent the Center a grant for our campaign to save the American pika from global warming. Walkin’ Jim died on Saturday from cancer.
Tim Lengerich, a longtime Center supporter, was also a musician for a cause. From “Sonoran Desert Waltz” to “The Canyon Song,” his music reflected his great love of nature even as he personally advocated for its protection, especially through grazing activism – and by donating part of the proceeds from CD sales to environmental groups. Tim died last month of a heart attack while backpacking in Arizona’s Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Tim and Walkin’ Jim will be greatly missed and always remembered for their creative contributions to saving species and wilderness. Learn more about Walkin’ Jim and Tim Lengerich.
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