Sustainable funding for Iowa’s natural resources and outdoor recreation opportunities will protect and enhance Iowa’s natural heritage by investing in our state’s water, wildlife, soil – and way of life. Join hundreds of your conservation friends and neighbors as we take to the hill to talk with Iowa legislators about the importance of investing in our natural resources so Iowa’s future generations can use and enjoy them. RALLY DAY is Tuesday, February 17, 2009 – _CHANGE OF PLANS_ – we will start to gather at _8:00 AM_ at the _CAPITOL, 2^nd Floor Rotunda_. *We anticipate that that HJR1 will be debated by the House around 9AM*. Sustainable Funding Coalition members will be available to provide you materials to present to your legislators and to answer any questions you may have. *What we need you to do on RALLY DAY*: - _Make contact with your House member_ urging them to support HJR1. - _Pack the galleries in a show of support_ for the constitutional amendment. - _RSVP_* *if you can make it: *http://RallyRSVP.speedsurvey.com <http://rallyrsvp.speedsurvey.com/>*. If you can’t make it to the Capitol, you can contact your Iowa Representative and urge them to support HJR1 on Tuesday morning. *http://www.legis.state.ia.us/FindLeg/.* * * You can listen to the debate (when is session): *http://www.legis.state.ia.us/index.html * * * To learn more about this Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, please go to: *http://www.iaenvironment.org/conservationspending.php* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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