"Advocates for Access to Public Lands"
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 10:24 pm> Hello NRA Members and fellow supporters of access to public lands,
>
> Wilderness bills are popping up everywhere as the political climate is
> ripe for them and
> we need to let our elected officials know we strongly oppose this trend.
> We can achieve
> this in both the voting booth and through letter writing, which brings us
> to the point of this alert.
>
> Senator Boxer and Representative McKeon introduced the Eastern Sierra and
> San Gabriel
> Wild Heritage Act, H.R. 6156 in the House and S. 3069 in the Senate last
> May.
> It is an over the top bill that contains huge tracts of inappropriate
> wilderness, and Senator
> Feinstein is already working with wilderness groups drafting another one
> in Southern Inyo County.
>
> Early wilderness legislation designated truly remote wild lands, but
> today's wilderness bills contain mine sites and roads
> that are merely cherry stemmed in if not closed entirely. Wilderness
> advocates shaky arguments supporting designation
> are easily countered, making it readily apparent that their true agenda is
> simply closing Americans out of their public lands.
> They simply continue repeating their talking points, knowing that if
> enough letters are sent, lazy politicians wanting votes will buy into it.
> We need to let our elected officials know we won't tolerate this rampant
> land grabbing that is robbing us of our rights.
>
> I want to appeal to all NRA members receiving this to contact the NRA
> about getting involved in
> opposing this and future wilderness bills. These bills will impact hunters
> as much as any forest user group
> and having the NRA take a strong position is vital. Call or mail the NRA
> at:
>
> 800-392-8683 - Grassroots Hotline
> When calling request "option 4" to speak with a live person and share your
> comments regarding how you would like the
> NRA to use its considerable combined voice to help oppose bad wilderness
>
> NRA-ILA
> 11250 Waples Mill Road
> Fairfax, Virginia 22030
>
> PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS AND PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ANY FRIENDS OR
> ASSOCIATES
> THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS.
>
> FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOXER/McKEON WILDERNESS
> BILL:
>
> Maps associated with the bill are at:
>
> http://mckeon.house.gov/eastern_sierra_maps.aspx
>
> The original text of the bill as introduced on May 22. 2008 can be found
> at
> the following website but it hasn't been updated to reflect subsequent
> amendments shown on the maps.
>
> http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 6156ih.txt
>
> To all the signers of the petition to establish a wilderness alternative:
> AAPL has been gearing up for an assault on the rampant legislation of
> wilderness through the alternative designation
> that was the subject of the petition you so graciously signed. In
> conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Coalition, AAPL has begun
> to draft legislation to create a Semi-Primitive Backcountry Roaded
> Designation that will carry equal weight to wilderness, insuring
> reasonable access to all recreationalists on select lands not yet
> wilderness.
>
> We are busy gathering more grassroots support for this effort and look
> forward to working with you all as we bring this effort to fruition.
> Meanwhile, VOTE in candidates that support conservative values and stay
> tuned for more Land Use Action Alerts.
>
>
> Thank you for stepping up,
>
> Greg Weirick
> President-Advocates for Access to Public Lands
> www.access-advocates.org
> You are subscribed to the Advocates for Access to Public Lands mailing
> list.
>
> Wilderness bills are popping up everywhere as the political climate is
> ripe for them and
> we need to let our elected officials know we strongly oppose this trend.
> We can achieve
> this in both the voting booth and through letter writing, which brings us
> to the point of this alert.
>
> Senator Boxer and Representative McKeon introduced the Eastern Sierra and
> San Gabriel
> Wild Heritage Act, H.R. 6156 in the House and S. 3069 in the Senate last
> May.
> It is an over the top bill that contains huge tracts of inappropriate
> wilderness, and Senator
> Feinstein is already working with wilderness groups drafting another one
> in Southern Inyo County.
>
> Early wilderness legislation designated truly remote wild lands, but
> today's wilderness bills contain mine sites and roads
> that are merely cherry stemmed in if not closed entirely. Wilderness
> advocates shaky arguments supporting designation
> are easily countered, making it readily apparent that their true agenda is
> simply closing Americans out of their public lands.
> They simply continue repeating their talking points, knowing that if
> enough letters are sent, lazy politicians wanting votes will buy into it.
> We need to let our elected officials know we won't tolerate this rampant
> land grabbing that is robbing us of our rights.
>
> I want to appeal to all NRA members receiving this to contact the NRA
> about getting involved in
> opposing this and future wilderness bills. These bills will impact hunters
> as much as any forest user group
> and having the NRA take a strong position is vital. Call or mail the NRA
> at:
>
> 800-392-8683 - Grassroots Hotline
> When calling request "option 4" to speak with a live person and share your
> comments regarding how you would like the
> NRA to use its considerable combined voice to help oppose bad wilderness
>
> NRA-ILA
> 11250 Waples Mill Road
> Fairfax, Virginia 22030
>
> PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS AND PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ANY FRIENDS OR
> ASSOCIATES
> THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS.
>
> FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOXER/McKEON WILDERNESS
> BILL:
>
> Maps associated with the bill are at:
>
> http://mckeon.house.gov/eastern_sierra_maps.aspx
>
> The original text of the bill as introduced on May 22. 2008 can be found
> at
> the following website but it hasn't been updated to reflect subsequent
> amendments shown on the maps.
>
> http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 6156ih.txt
>
> To all the signers of the petition to establish a wilderness alternative:
> AAPL has been gearing up for an assault on the rampant legislation of
> wilderness through the alternative designation
> that was the subject of the petition you so graciously signed. In
> conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Coalition, AAPL has begun
> to draft legislation to create a Semi-Primitive Backcountry Roaded
> Designation that will carry equal weight to wilderness, insuring
> reasonable access to all recreationalists on select lands not yet
> wilderness.
>
> We are busy gathering more grassroots support for this effort and look
> forward to working with you all as we bring this effort to fruition.
> Meanwhile, VOTE in candidates that support conservative values and stay
> tuned for more Land Use Action Alerts.
>
>
> Thank you for stepping up,
>
> Greg Weirick
> President-Advocates for Access to Public Lands
> www.access-advocates.org
> You are subscribed to the Advocates for Access to Public Lands mailing
> list.