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Protect Roadless Areas
Friends of the Boundary Waters, 3/28/01
The Roadless Conservation Initiative, a plan drawn up by the Forest
Service to protect nearly 58.5 million acres of the last untouched areas
in our national forests, should have taken effect on March 13, 2001.
In Minnesota, the plan would have given protection to 62,000 acres
of the Superior National Forest, of which approximately 50,000 acres lie
adjacent to the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Instead, the plan has
encountered numerous obstacles under the Bush Administration. Upon
taking office, the Bush administration delayed the effective date until
May 12, 2001. There have been threats to overturn the Roadless
Initiative by a vote of the U.S. Congress. Now the administration is
refusing to fight a legal challenge against the initiative brought by
timber-giant Boise Cascade and the state of Idaho.
The Roadless Initiative was the fruit of more than 600 public hearings.
Approximately 95 percent of the 1.6 million people who commented
expressed their support for the plan. In Minnesota (the 18th
most-responsive state), over 23,000 people submitted comments to the
Forest Service, with the overwhelming majority in favor of the plan.
To overturn the roadless rule would be a blatant disregard of all
those comments.
Urge your representative to oppose efforts to undermine this historic
conservation plan! It is especially important that residents of
Northern Minnesota contact Senator Mark Dayton.
Senator Dayton can be reached by contacting:
Sen. Mark Dayton
SR-346, Russell Senate Bldg
Washington, DC. 20510
ph. (202) 224-3244
fax (202) 228-2186
For addresses of other Representatives, please visit www.house.gov/writerep
For addresses of other Senators, please visit www.senate.gov/contacting
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MINNESOTA OHV LEGISLATION NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY!
The bill that would bring responsible use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs)
to Minnesotašs public lands is being heard in the Senate Environment
and Natural Resources Policy Committee this week!
MnUsa and ATVAM are mounting a massive campaign to kill this sensible
legislation, and the bill will not pass unless you call or e-mail the
Minnesota Senators listed below.
Tell these Senators to support SENATE FILE 1381 - TO RESTRICT OHVs ON
STATE FOREST LANDS TO DESIGNATED TRAILS ONLY.
All phone numbers listed have the 651 area code.
Chair: Jane Krentz -296-7061 sen.jane.krentz@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Vice Chair: David J. Tomassoni -296-8017 sen.david.tomassoni@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Ranking Minority Member: Pat Pariseau - 296-5252 sen.pat.pariseau@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Ellen R. Anderson 296-5537 sen.ellen.anderson@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Charles A. Berg - 296-5094 sen.charles.berg@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Steve Dille - 296-4131 sen.steve.dille@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Dennis R. Frederickson - 296-8138 sen.dennis.frederickson@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Linda I.Higgins - 296-9246 sen.linda.higgins@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Anthony G. "Tony" Kinkel - 296-4913 sen.tony.kinkel@senate.leg.state.mn.us
David L. Knutson 296-4120 sen.david.knutson@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Bob Lessard - 296-4136 sen.bob.lessard@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Gen Olson - 296-1282 sen.gen.olson@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Lawrence J. Pogemiller - 296-7809 sen.larry.pogemiller@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Leonard R. Price - 297-8060 sen.len.price@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Twyla Ring - 296-5419 sen.twyla.ring@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Dan Stevens - 296-8075 sen.da.stevens@senate.leg.state.mn.us
LeRoy A. Stumpf - 296-8660 sen.leroy.stumpf@senate.leg.state.mn.us
Jim Vickerman - 296-5650 sen.jim.vickerman@senate.leg.state.mn.us
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