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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:12:27 -0400
Subject: Action: Protect New Monuments
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* WILD ALERT
* Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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Dear WildAlert Subscriber,
The Upper Missouri Breaks, first written about by Lewis and Clark,
comprises the last undeveloped portion of the Missouri River. This wild
stretch of river meanders through fragrant sagebrush, sandstone castles,
and steep, multicolored cliffs.
The Ironwood Forest National Monument presents a quintessential view of
the Sonoran Desert with ancient forests of saguaro cactus and ancient
ironwood trees, which can live beyond 800 years.
These are just two of nearly two dozen new national monuments that are
being scrutinized by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, with an eye toward
weakening protections for these national treasures. Your support of
protections for these monuments is crucially important.
Take action now by going to our site to send a message to Secretary
Norton.
http://www.wilderness.org/standbylands/national_monuments_action.htm
URGENT: If you live in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, or Oregon,
and if you have the time, please send a copy of your letter to your
governor. Here's how. When you take action from our site, select the
box: "carbon copies to: myself via e-mail" Then, once you've received the
cc, send it to your governor (email addresses are below).
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BACKGROUND
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On March 28, Interior Secretary Gale Norton sent a letter to western
governors, state and local elected officials, and tribal representatives
asking for their ideas on how to unravel the protections afforded 19 new
national monuments designated by President Clinton.
According to a DOI news release, Norton said she wanted "to hear local
voices and ideas on how best to protect, use and care for these precious
national treasures for generations to come." That phrase is omitted,
however, from the actual letter Norton sent to governors and local
officials. Instead, she asked them to make recommendations on:
--monument boundaries
--existing uses within the monuments that should continue
--vehicle use and rights-of-way
--livestock grazing, and
--development such as mining and oil and gas drilling
Such an effort to drum up support for utilitarian management of our
national monuments is entirely wrong-headed. These are not mere
commodities for sale to the highest bidder. Just as the Grand Canyon and
Olympic national monuments became national icons, these new monuments are
destined to become some of the most beloved places of the new millenium.
They need protection, not posturing.
That's why we want the Secretary to hear from you. Your comments are
urgently needed to counter the development-prone ideas Secretary Norton
will receive from some hostile local elected officials, as well as the
off-road vehicle crowd, the oil and gas industry, and others. Take action
now by going to our site and sending Secretary Norton a fax, or by taking
action below.
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TAKE ACTION AT:
http://www.wilderness.org/standbylands/national_monuments_action.htm
OR
Write to Secretary Norton and urge her to make protection of the resources
-- not continued local uses -- her first priority.
Send your letter to:
Secretary Gale Norton
c/o Tom Fulton
Office of the Secretary
United States Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240.
If you live in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, please also
send a copy of your letter to your governor:
LEARN MORE: http://www.wilderness.org/standbylands/national_monuments.htm
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