Shaun White, Olympian snowboarder, teams up with Utah’s High West Distillery to protect western US
foxnews.comOlympic snowboarder Shaun White is giving back to the environment that has given him the world. In partnership with Park City, Utah’s High West Distillery, White has committed to helping to preserve America’s western landscape with several projects.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, the Olympic gold medalist talked about protecting America's land and wildlife — a cause close to his heart.
High West Distillery has publicized its Protect the West initiative, which aims to raise $1 million for several organizations to "keep the West wild" over the next three years. "Our scenic patch of the West and others like it are in trouble," High West wrote on its website. "Wildfires have grown increasingly destructive and persistent.
Winters are getting shorter and less snow-filled. Wildlife are finding their habitats becoming more and more difficult to survive." White specified that High West’s Protect the West project "means a lot" to him, since he’s a West Coast kid who grew up snowboarding in Big Bear, California. "I’m really a product of my environment," he said. "I was able to go to the beach.
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