Hi Sierra Club warriors in IA! Still working on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge. S 49 would open drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. Know after this election you as am I drowning on causes to fight for. But could you ask your Senators to oppose S 49. Best of luck to you in this fight, and never in my long life has it ever looked so bleak for everything I believe in. Saw the fantastic women's march in Des Moines--our sisters and brothers rock! Thanks for any Help. Phyllis Mains now living in CO. On Tue, 24 Jan 2017 08:52:54 -0600 Debbie Neustadt <[log in to unmask]> writes: Things are moving very fast on the budget cuts for this year. If you have time please call our senator, especially if they are a Republican. The current budget ends in June of this year. There are de appropriations bills being finalized this week. Department of Natural Resources is being cut and so is Iowa Department of Land Stewardship. Money is being transferred from Open Spaces in the REAP program to park maintenance. What does this mean? Less money on new projects and that money goes to park maintenance. Taking away money from REAP is a very bad thing. Of course we want our parks maintained. How about money from the general fund to do that and not REAP? Our message is Don't cut the budgets of DNR and IDALS. Don't take money from the Open Spaces account in REAP Call your senator at 515-281-3371. If they can't come to the phone ask that a message be delivered to their desk. -- Fish have to swim, birds have to nest, tell the Corps to do their best Debbie Neustadt Des Moines, Iowa * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to [log in to unmask], or visit Listserv online. For all the latest news and activities, sign up for Sierra Club Insider, the Club's twice-monthly flagship e-newsletter. Listserv users are subject to the Sierra Club's Terms and Conditions. ____________________________________________________________ How To Remove Eye Bags & Lip Lines Fast (Watch) Womans Weekly http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5887970b5233d170b2b56st02vuc * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to [log in to unmask] For all the latest news and activities, sign up for Sierra Club Insider (http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra-club-email/insider), the Club's twice-monthly flagship e-newsletter.