--- begin forwarded text > >Save Soda Mountain For All Americans > >Dear WWF Conservation Action Network Activist: > >Please help convince President Clinton to designate public lands in the >Soda Mountain area of southern Oregon as a national monument and >protect its globally outstanding rare and diverse plants and wildlife. >Soda Mountain's wild and scenic landscape of high ridges and steep >canyons shelters one of the great treasure-troves of life in the West. >The region encompasses trout streams, ancient stands of fir and pine, >flower-strewn meadows, towering volcanic cliffs, and rich grasslands >dotted with magnificent oaks. Here the plants and animals of several >ecoregions merge into an amazing array of natural variety. > >For the past six months, the Soda Mountain area has been under study >by Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt as a candidate for national >monument designation. World Wildlife Fund, the Soda Mountain >Wilderness Council, and numerous other local, regional, and national >groups support national monument designation for the Soda Mountain >area. > >Unfortunately, this ecologically priceless landscape is now threatened >by commercial livestock grazing, logging, off-road vehicle abuse, and >piecemeal management. President Clinton needs to hear about the >vital importance of this region for the biodiversity of the West, and >about the critical need to protect it as a national monument for future >generations. > >Please show President Clinton that there is tremendous support for >protecting this phenomenal landscape. Go to >http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ to send him a free message today. > Collin Moon 4th Grade Teacher Spirit Lake Elementary School --- end forwarded text -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rex L. Bavousett Photographer University of Iowa Our old name: University Relations - Publications Our new name: University Communications & Outreach - Publications 100 OPL, Iowa City, IA 52242 http://www.uiowa.edu/~urpubs/ mailto:[log in to unmask] voice: 319 384-0053 fax: 319 384-0055 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]