Forwarded by Jane Clark Please help the Northern Spotted Owl The Northern Spotted Owl and the ancient forests where it lives are under attack. The Bush Administration is planning to repeal protections for the Northwest's iconic old-growth forests and significantly reduce the Spotted Owls habitat. Please submit comments to help the Northern Spotted Owls. The deadline to submit comments is next Friday, August 24. (See below) Earlier this year, the Bush Administration released the Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl. This plan will undermine all the work that has been done in the last fifteen years to protect the owl and the old-growth forests where it lives. The original recovery team that authored the plan agreed to work together to base the plan on science. This group was then replaced by high-level Bush Administration officials who wrote the plan based on politics, not science. Please tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reject both options in the draft recovery plan and write a plan based on science, not politics. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting written public comments on the Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl until August 24, 2007 . Act now to help the Northern Spotted Owl and old-growth forest habitat! Submit your comments today to support spotted owl protection and recovery. Please tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service why you feel it's important to protect Northern Spotted Owls and old-growth forests! Please send written comments by August 24, 2007 . Personalized letters are best. Spotted owl recovery plan talking points: o The Spotted Owls depend on old-growth forests for survival and we need the old-growth forests for clean water. o I reject both options in the Draft Recovery Plan. This plan will decrease valuable habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl. o Please base the new plan on science, not politics. We reject interference by political appointees and ask that the new plan be written by scientists, not politicians. o The plan must protect habitat and acknowledge the importance of habitat to the Spotted Owl and take action to prevent further habitat loss. Address Comments to: NSO Recovery Plan U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services 911 NE 11th Avenue Portland, Oregon, 97232 phone 503-231-2194 Submit comments by August 24 to: [log in to unmask] Be sure to include your name and mailing address even if you submit comments by email. To view the Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl, visit http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/NSORecoveryPlanning.htm For more information, please contact: Ryan Manion Oregon Field Representative Endangered Species Coalition 1220 SW Morrison, Ste.910 Portland, OR 97205 503-221-7922, ext. 13 [log in to unmask] www.stopextinction.org Thanks for speaking up to protect wildlife! Sincerely, Ryan Manion Oregon Field Representative Endangered Species Coalition The Endangered Species Coalition is a national network of 380 conservation organizations, scientific associations, religious organizations, hunting and fishing associations, businesses, community organizations, humane societies, student groups, and concerned citizens working to protect endangered species and habitat. The ESC is a non-partisan coalition working with decision makers from all parties. (C) ESC 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp