Next week when the Senate returns to Washington from recess they will be
considering the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. As many are
aware (but some are not) the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is
the heart of the breeding grounds for many of the migrating species we know
and love. I am asking that you participate in a rally on Capitol Hill,
Wednesday, April 10, to hammer home a point and show support for protecting
the breeding grounds for over 100 bird species and many mammals.
Protecting the Arctic is key to protecting many species of mammals including
Polar Bears, Caribou, Musk Oxen, AND more than 100 BIRD SPECIES from four
continents utilize the coastal plain during migration. Here is a link to see
which of your favorite species depend on the refuge listed by FLYWAY.
http://www.protectthearctic.com/migrate.asp
This link is provided by the National Audubon Society.
As birders, and there are many of us, we need to speak up or chirp up for
our feathered friends. Please consider joining me and many others at a
rally next week at the Capitol to tell the Senate how we feel. The good
news is that our MD Senators know how to vote on this issue - no need to
lobby them, but we can thank them for voting the right way and supporting
this cause afterwards. Many organizations are bringing their members and
staffs to this rally. The details on the rally below. Bring yourself, a
spouse, a friend, the children in your life, bring your binoculars and
birding hats too!
Thank you for your attention.
All the best,
Denise Ryan (denise_ryan@xxxxxxx)
Washington, D.C.
League of Conservation Voters (www.lcv.org)
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RALLY FOR THE ARCTIC REFUGE (RAIN OR SHINE)
Wednesday April 10
Beginning at 10 a.m.
Upper Senate Park, Washington D.C.
(Corner of Constitution Ave. and Delaware Ave. NE)
Washington, DC
Use mapquest for directions to this location:
http://www.mapquest.com/
Type in: Delaware Ave, NE and Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC 20001
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SPEAKERS AT THE RALLY:
Robbie Romero, Red Thunder
Robert Kennedy, Jr., NRDC (tentative)
Senator Joe Lieberman (D, CT)
Senator Ron Wyden (D, OR)
Senator Paul Wellstone (D, MN)
(Other Senators are expected)
Faith Gemmill, Gwich'in Steering Committee, NWF Board of Directors
Bill Meadows, President, The Wilderness Society
Rabbi Warren Stone, Central Conference of American Rabbis
We would love to see you, too at the Arctic Rally. And thanks for all
you have done to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
America's Serengeti.
Denise Ryan, League of Conservation Voters
(202) 785-8683
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