Relayed from Jeremy (MTdream)
I already wrote Rob Bishop on this and did get a response from his office that all Utah Senators and Congressmen are opposed to this bill. Any fight we can get is a good fight.
We NEED every Sledders help, and businesses supported by sledders...
You can join ARRA to help, and others like SAWS, but what is really needed is phone calls to the senators and congressmen from EVERY yes EVERY state in the United States...Here are a few key data points...
let your Member of Congress know that you oppose H.R. 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." H.R. 980 would designate 23 million acres of land in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming, as Wilderness. This means each of these 23 million acres would be made permanently off-limits to motorized and mechanized recreation, including off-highway motorcycles, ATVs, 4x4s, snowmobiles and mountain bikes.
Wilderness bills like H.R. 980 that designate mammoth tracks of land as wilderness without regard for current recreational opportunities and without input from the local and recreational communities are unacceptable to recreationists.
Only 2 of the 71 cosponsors on the legislation come from a state that would be impacted.
Much of the land that would be designated as wilderness does not meet the criteria in the 1964 Wilderness Act.
This legislation has no regard for local processes and decisions on how the land is appropriately managed.
Please take time to do at the very least join ARRA or Saws and send letters...but it is HIGHLY preferable to CALL your senators and congressman and let them know what you think...and that you hope they will OPPOSE this bill...
When calling here are some talking points...
1- This will have a dramatic affect on tourism, and will impact jobs in your state (if calling states with senate delegation that is imacted)
2- We need your help to shut this and other such bills down, as they are counter productive to leveraging a higher and greater good of our federal lands.
3- Much of the land that would be designated as wilderness does not meet the criteria in the 1964 Wilderness Act.
4- This legislation has no regard for local processes and decisions on how the land is appropriately managed.
5- As outdoorsmen, we love spending time in our forests, and our sport is needing yoru help.
Be kind, be professional , And most importantly, MAKE THE CALL!!! they track calls, they dont track emails...
Link to phone and address for you Senators, and your congressmen
It is imperative that you are respectful, succinct and focused...screaming and cursing at the people answering the phones will not help us...
For our friends coming out west...this will destroy the majority of the areas you like to come out here for, and will be devastating to local economies
Here is a macro map...
Here is a map of some of the Gallatin/Yellowstone area taht you have seen some of my pics from...
I already wrote Rob Bishop on this and did get a response from his office that all Utah Senators and Congressmen are opposed to this bill. Any fight we can get is a good fight.
We NEED every Sledders help, and businesses supported by sledders...
You can join ARRA to help, and others like SAWS, but what is really needed is phone calls to the senators and congressmen from EVERY yes EVERY state in the United States...Here are a few key data points...
let your Member of Congress know that you oppose H.R. 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." H.R. 980 would designate 23 million acres of land in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming, as Wilderness. This means each of these 23 million acres would be made permanently off-limits to motorized and mechanized recreation, including off-highway motorcycles, ATVs, 4x4s, snowmobiles and mountain bikes.
Wilderness bills like H.R. 980 that designate mammoth tracks of land as wilderness without regard for current recreational opportunities and without input from the local and recreational communities are unacceptable to recreationists.
Only 2 of the 71 cosponsors on the legislation come from a state that would be impacted.
Much of the land that would be designated as wilderness does not meet the criteria in the 1964 Wilderness Act.
This legislation has no regard for local processes and decisions on how the land is appropriately managed.
Please take time to do at the very least join ARRA or Saws and send letters...but it is HIGHLY preferable to CALL your senators and congressman and let them know what you think...and that you hope they will OPPOSE this bill...
When calling here are some talking points...
1- This will have a dramatic affect on tourism, and will impact jobs in your state (if calling states with senate delegation that is imacted)
2- We need your help to shut this and other such bills down, as they are counter productive to leveraging a higher and greater good of our federal lands.
3- Much of the land that would be designated as wilderness does not meet the criteria in the 1964 Wilderness Act.
4- This legislation has no regard for local processes and decisions on how the land is appropriately managed.
5- As outdoorsmen, we love spending time in our forests, and our sport is needing yoru help.
Be kind, be professional , And most importantly, MAKE THE CALL!!! they track calls, they dont track emails...
Link to phone and address for you Senators, and your congressmen
It is imperative that you are respectful, succinct and focused...screaming and cursing at the people answering the phones will not help us...
For our friends coming out west...this will destroy the majority of the areas you like to come out here for, and will be devastating to local economies
Here is a macro map...
Here is a map of some of the Gallatin/Yellowstone area taht you have seen some of my pics from...
