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Peter Butler

Boulder, Colorado
Webmaster
Indian Peaks Group

"I was brought up in England," says Peter Butler, "but as an amateur photographer one of my long-time heroes was Ansel Adams. I read all his technical photography books, and there were many references to the Sierra Club. From across the Atlantic this organization seemed very romantic and exciting."

Butler and his wife Deirdre moved to Boulder in 2000, where he now works as a graphic designer. "Deirdre was a Sierra Club member before I was and got me involved," he says. "She�s an outings leader and volunteer coordinator. We love living in the Rockies, surrounded by eagles, elk, deer, skunks, bobcats, and lions. We had a mountain lion talking to our cat Ansel through the French doors last week at 4:15 a.m."

In addition to running the Web site, he designs posters, ads, and other communications materials for the Indian Peaks Group, and serves as Webmaster for the Rocky Mountain Chapter. He also volunteers as a photographer, newsletter editor, and general helper for Greenwood Wildlife, a rehabilitation sanctuary in Lyons, Colorado. "Last year, Greenwood looked after 3,800 animals from 142 different species," he says. "I scrape up lots of duck and raccoon poop, but rewards come from up-close access to rare and unusual animals.

"I love being involved as a Club activist," Butler says. "I feel humble surrounded by so many local Sierrans with gigantic environmental credentials, but I enjoy being a back room boy, acting as the lubricant that helps their activist battering rams slide toward the target more easily."

Published: November 5, 2007