Urgent! Calls needed to protect parks from snowmobiles!

Background
In the waning days of the 106th Congress, a few Western senators are using
stealth political tactics to try to accomplish what the snowmobile industry
could not do during two years of public meetings and input: ensure the
perpetual use of these noisy machines in Yellowstone and other national
parks.

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) are attempting to
attach a rider to one of several end-of-term spending bills that would
proclaim snowmobiling "an established, traditional and legitimate means of
visitor uses and enjoyment" and permanently force the noisy and polluting
machines into pristine parks such as Zion (UT), Olympic (WA) and Crater
Lake (OR).

If we are to defeat this rider, calls into the Senate are urgently needed.
In particular, calls into Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) the chair of a
Senate subcommittee that oversees many National Park issues are necessary.

Take Action!

· Please contact Senator Slade Gorton's Washington State office
(425-451-0103) and ask to speak with Kent Crawford, the senator's staff
member who handles national park issues.  If Mr. Crawford is unavailable
ask to leave your message of displeasure with the Stevens/Thomas rider on
his voice mail.

In addition, please ask Mr. Crawford to pass along the suggestion that Sen.
Gorton should contact Senators Thomas and Stevens urging them to drop the
snowmobile rider.

We expect a vote on this rider at any moment, so please make this call
today.  Furthermore, since the Stevens/Thomas rider will impact dozens of
national park units, please contact Senator Gorton even if you aren't a
resident of Washington State.

Thanks for your help; your calls are making all the difference.

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