tester has countered montana wilderness bill new

[TIM]

this is an email i got from some mtn bike buddies:


Tester is try to hot line his bill(S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act) it has been recomended that we call the following senators and voice our concern. I talked to both offices this morning.
We need to call Senator Coburn at 202 224 5754, Senator Murkowski is at 202 224 6665

S1470 has close to 677,000 acres of new Wilderness( many thousands of acres not even recommended for wilderness in the Forest Plan) and approx 300,000 acres of companion designations

Close to 1,000,000 acres of Wilderness and Companion designations so we can log 100,000 acres over a 15 year period.

 

[paulharris]

i will call tommorow but not sure if it will make much difference because i dont reside in montana. there must be a lot of support for this in montana in order for it to get this far. Or maybee just no opposition by the snowmobilers and other motorized users there. I hate to say it but its gonna take some big closures like this for motorized users to wake up and smell the coffee and realize that if you dont fight for public land access it will be gone.