[RC] Utah wildnerness, public lands alert - Sky Ranch
I hesitate to send more info to these lists,
regarding so-called "political" land issues. Perhaps, I do it too
often; in some views, it may not be DIRECTLY related to ctr's or
endurance. To me, it is, and is extremely important
to protect public access.
If we lose access to public lands, wildnerness
areas, forest service, bureau of land management lands, then we may lose the
ability to ride on public lands. If you
care about public land issues, loss of access, etc., read on -- if not,
then delete. The following comes from a Utah alert group.
Information on how you can help protect
Utah's Zion-Mojave wilderness, go to http://zionmojavewilderness.org/
HINCHEY AND DURBIN ASK REDROCK COSPONSORS TO OPPOSE BAD UTAH LAND SALE
BILL-- YOU CAN HELP!
CONTACT CONGRESS TO STOP THE SELL-OFF OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LAND AND PROTECT
UTAH'S ZION-MOJAVE WILDERNESS
During the pre-election Congressional recess, members of Congress continue
to work on legislation that will come up in the post-election "lame duck"
session in November. Among the many bills that will likely see action is the
Washington County Growth and Conservation Act (S 3636/H.R. 5769). Despite
opposition from more than 120 organizations around the country, Senator Bob
Bennett (R-UT) and Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT) continue to press forward
with this ill-conceived legislation.
The Senate bill will be the subject of a hearing before the Energy and
Natural Resources Committee on November 16. Following this, there may be an
attempt to combine the Washington County bill with other legislation in an
effort to get it passed without having to stand alone on its own merits.
Because the Washington County bill denies wilderness protection for the
vast majority of wild lands in the county that would be protected by America's
Red Rock Wilderness Act (H.R. 1774/S. 882), our Utah wilderness champions in
Congress have written letters to their Senate and House colleagues opposing the
Washington County bill. Other cosponsors of America's Red Rock Wilderness
Act are signing on to letters by Representative Maurice Hinchey and Senator
Richard Durbin in order to demonstrate the breadth of concern throughout
Congress about the Bennett/Matheson bill.
Currently there are 160 ARWA cosponsors in the House and 15 in the Senate.
If your Representative or Senators are cosponsors, please call them and ask that
they sign on to the Hinchey letter in the House and the Durbin letter in the
Senate. Tell your members of Congress that you appreciate their support for
protecting Utah's wilderness, and that it is important that they demonstrate
that support during the waning days of this Congressional session by signing on
to the Durbin/Hinchey letters opposing the Washington County Growth and
Conservation Act.
You can reach your member of Congress by calling the Capitol switchboard at
202-224-3121.
