[audubon-news] STATEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FOREST ROADLESS CONSERVATION ACT
- From: "BIANCHI, John" <JBIANCHI@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: #Audubon Board of Directors <IMCEAEX-_O=AUDUBON_OU=NATIONAL_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=BoardOfDirectors@xxxxxxxxxxx>,#Audubon Staff <audstaff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:30:33 -0400
Contact: Christine Romano
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PERRY PLUMART, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STATEMENT
ON THE NATIONAL FOREST ROADLESS CONSERVATION ACT OF 2002
Washington, D.C., June 5, 2002 - Each time they are asked, the American
people say - protect the roadless national forests. Audubon urges Congress
to pass the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act, which would make
the "Roadless Rule" into law and protect nearly 60 million acres of pristine
forest lands from logging, mining, and oil and gas drilling. This
legislation will stop the Bush Administration's assault on the Roadless
Rule.
More than two million public comments were submitted in support of the
Roadless Rule. But the Bush Administration is trying to roll back the
proposal, through legal and administrative maneuvering -- even though more
Americans voiced support for the rule than any other federal regulatory
initiative in history.
America's wild forest lands are the last unprotected reservoirs of pristine
wilderness, and they offer vital habitat for threatened and endangered birds
and other wildlife. Forest birds like the Hermit Warbler and the
White-headed Woodpecker are growing more dependent on these remaining stands
of unbroken forests, because much of their traditional habitat is developed
or logged.
Audubon thanks Representatives Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) and Jay Inslee
(D-Wash.) for their leadership role in protecting America's wild forest
lands. Congress should put an end to road building, clear cutting, and
mining in our remaining roadless forests. Americans have said clearly that
they want these last wild forest lands protected as a legacy for future
generations.
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