Washington Roadless USFS Meetings -Invite From the ENEMY
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Washington Roadless USFS Meetings -Invite From the ENEMY
Got this Alert from the enemy and thought I'd pass along the alert and meeting Schedules, dates, and locations! ALL of thier members(Along with some "Spies") got this alert. Also posted on Snowest. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Hopefully we can outnumber them with bodies and facts!!
OOOOPSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Info Coming!!!
WildAlert
July 8, 2005
Take Action
Voice Your Support for Eastern Washington's Roadless Forests
Attend a public meeting this month to advocate for the protection of Eastern Washington's unspoiled forests.
The Wenatchee, Okanogan, and Colville National Forests contain more than half of the roadless areas remaining in Washington State. In the past, Washingtonians have spoken out strongly in support of protecting these pristine areas that provide unparalleled recreational opportunities, essential wildlife habitat, as well as clean drinking water and clean air.
As the first step in reviewing which areas of these forests qualify for wilderness protection, the Forest Service recently proposed reducing the amount of inventoried roadless areas by 150,000 acres or 12%. Few acres are proposed to be added, despite the fact that as many as 400,000 acres of roadless quality land in eastern Washington forests remain uninventoried.
The Forest Service is inviting the public to review and comment on their proposed changes to roadless boundaries at one of five public meetings. We need to make sure that these meetings are well attended to send a clear message that Americans want more, not less, roadless forest areas protected.
The meetings are coming up quickly -- dates, times, and locations are below. We hope you'll come out and show your support for protecting Washington's last remaining pristine National Forests for future generations.
Tuesday, July 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Bellevue High School, Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA
Wednesday, July 13, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Red Lion Yakima Center Hotel, Yakima, WA
Thursday, July 14, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Wenatchee Red Lion Hotel, Wenatchee, WA
Monday, July 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Community Colleges of Spokane, Dominion Room, Colville, WA
Wednesday, July 20, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Okanogan Agriplex Annex, Okanogan County Fairgrounds, Okanogan, WA
Photo above: Twin Sisters and Hoodoo Roadless Area, Colville National Forest, WA. Photo by John Foster.
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What's At Stake
The Wenatchee, Okanogan, and Colville National Forests contain 62% of the nearly 2 million acres of inventoried roadless areas in Washington State. Roadless forests provide safe and clean drinking water for 60 million Americans, world class recreational opportunities, and the majority of unspoiled habitat for threatened and endangered species. These lands have limited potential for resource extraction, including logging.
The Forest Service's proposal substantially reduces the amount of Inventoried Roadless Areas in the three national forests by about 150,000 acres, or 12%. Some areas, including parts of the historic Pacific Crest Trail, have been reduced by half, while others have been dropped altogether.
Worse yet, the current proposal ignores more than 400,000 acres of uninventoried roadless areas that were mistakenly omitted from prior inventories. The forest planning regulations require that the Forest Service inventory all forest lands with roadless character, including those that have not yet been inventoried. However, many of the maps and tables provided by the Forest Service are poorly defined or unclear. More importantly, there are no specifics associated with stated rationale for reduction or deletion of inventoried roadless areas.
Background on the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Inventoried roadless areas like these in eastern Washington were protected from logging and roadbuilding by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule was finalized in January 2001 after years of scientific study, 600 local public hearings and meetings that produced the greatest public rulemaking response in the history of the federal government. More than 81,000 Washingtonians submitted comments supporting the Roadless Rule protections. This balanced policy protects 58.5 million acres of national forests across the country, including almost 2 million acres in Washington State, while allowing road construction in order to fight wildfires, ensure public safety, and access to private lands.
The proposed changes to roadless boundaries come on the heels of a new rule finalized by the Bush Administration which repeals protection for 58.5 million acres of roadless forests nationwide. Under the new regulations, state governors must petition the Forest Service with recommendations in order for roadless areas to be considered for protection. However, these petitions are nonbinding, and the Forest Service is free to accept, reject, or modify them. Absent a petition, roadless area management will be determined through the local forest planning process.
Visit The Wilderness Society's Roadless page for more information on the Roadless Rule.
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OOOOPSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Info Coming!!!
WildAlert
July 8, 2005
Take Action
Voice Your Support for Eastern Washington's Roadless Forests
Attend a public meeting this month to advocate for the protection of Eastern Washington's unspoiled forests.
The Wenatchee, Okanogan, and Colville National Forests contain more than half of the roadless areas remaining in Washington State. In the past, Washingtonians have spoken out strongly in support of protecting these pristine areas that provide unparalleled recreational opportunities, essential wildlife habitat, as well as clean drinking water and clean air.
As the first step in reviewing which areas of these forests qualify for wilderness protection, the Forest Service recently proposed reducing the amount of inventoried roadless areas by 150,000 acres or 12%. Few acres are proposed to be added, despite the fact that as many as 400,000 acres of roadless quality land in eastern Washington forests remain uninventoried.
The Forest Service is inviting the public to review and comment on their proposed changes to roadless boundaries at one of five public meetings. We need to make sure that these meetings are well attended to send a clear message that Americans want more, not less, roadless forest areas protected.
The meetings are coming up quickly -- dates, times, and locations are below. We hope you'll come out and show your support for protecting Washington's last remaining pristine National Forests for future generations.
Tuesday, July 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Bellevue High School, Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA
Wednesday, July 13, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Red Lion Yakima Center Hotel, Yakima, WA
Thursday, July 14, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Wenatchee Red Lion Hotel, Wenatchee, WA
Monday, July 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Community Colleges of Spokane, Dominion Room, Colville, WA
Wednesday, July 20, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Okanogan Agriplex Annex, Okanogan County Fairgrounds, Okanogan, WA
Photo above: Twin Sisters and Hoodoo Roadless Area, Colville National Forest, WA. Photo by John Foster.
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What's At Stake
The Wenatchee, Okanogan, and Colville National Forests contain 62% of the nearly 2 million acres of inventoried roadless areas in Washington State. Roadless forests provide safe and clean drinking water for 60 million Americans, world class recreational opportunities, and the majority of unspoiled habitat for threatened and endangered species. These lands have limited potential for resource extraction, including logging.
The Forest Service's proposal substantially reduces the amount of Inventoried Roadless Areas in the three national forests by about 150,000 acres, or 12%. Some areas, including parts of the historic Pacific Crest Trail, have been reduced by half, while others have been dropped altogether.
Worse yet, the current proposal ignores more than 400,000 acres of uninventoried roadless areas that were mistakenly omitted from prior inventories. The forest planning regulations require that the Forest Service inventory all forest lands with roadless character, including those that have not yet been inventoried. However, many of the maps and tables provided by the Forest Service are poorly defined or unclear. More importantly, there are no specifics associated with stated rationale for reduction or deletion of inventoried roadless areas.
Background on the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Inventoried roadless areas like these in eastern Washington were protected from logging and roadbuilding by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule was finalized in January 2001 after years of scientific study, 600 local public hearings and meetings that produced the greatest public rulemaking response in the history of the federal government. More than 81,000 Washingtonians submitted comments supporting the Roadless Rule protections. This balanced policy protects 58.5 million acres of national forests across the country, including almost 2 million acres in Washington State, while allowing road construction in order to fight wildfires, ensure public safety, and access to private lands.
The proposed changes to roadless boundaries come on the heels of a new rule finalized by the Bush Administration which repeals protection for 58.5 million acres of roadless forests nationwide. Under the new regulations, state governors must petition the Forest Service with recommendations in order for roadless areas to be considered for protection. However, these petitions are nonbinding, and the Forest Service is free to accept, reject, or modify them. Absent a petition, roadless area management will be determined through the local forest planning process.
Visit The Wilderness Society's Roadless page for more information on the Roadless Rule.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Support the Wilderness Society
Our Wild Lands Can't Wait – DONATE TODAY!
We're very grateful for your help in protecting our wild places by contacting your elected officials. But for every victory, there are far more threatened wild places that need our help.
Will you support our campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain, Washington's wilderness and many other beautiful and unique wild lands? Make your secure online donation today:
https://secure.ga3.org/05/donate_tws/n61LmYop1qu9Z?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving American wilderness. Our mission is to ensure that future generations will enjoy the clean air and water, wildlife, beauty, and opportunity for recreation and renewal provided by pristine forests, rivers, deserts, and mountains. As a subscriber to WildAlert, you join over 250,000 Wilderness Society members and supporters in our efforts to protect and restore America's wild places.
www.wilderness.org 1615 M St, NW Washington, DC 20036 1.800.THE.WILD action@tws.org
#2
07-23-2005, 09:35 PM
Washington Roadless USFS Meetings -Invite From the ENEMY
wow....all that beautiful, pristine, unspoiled forest and darn the luck now you can't see it cuz there isn't a road. honestly.....whats the point of having a beautiful forest if you can't go for an afternoon drive and look at it? because the majority of people in this country love our forests but don't want to hike their butt off to see it. and if its pristine and unspoiled right now then obviously the roads there aren't hurting anything. sorry but i just think having a roadless forest would almost be like wasting a beautiful forest. if i want to look at something then i'll get a playboy, but if i want to see true beauty then thats when i drive through the forest.
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