It appears the NPS may be trying to pull a fast one and they need a flood of
letters. Please consider writing and sharing a letter like this. The deadline
is this Wednesday the 13th!
National Park Service is about to approve a plan that would allow nearly 2,000
helicopter flights over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park annually. They
need to know that you value the park and how helicopters overflights would
diminish your experience. Even if you rarely or never visit the park, but
appreciate the value of the park and its preservation, you are a “user” and
your words are valuable.
Even if you write one profound sentence, they need to hear from you – it's be
important. Make it personal.
I go to the Smoky Mountains to (hike/bike/birdwatch/photograph/be in
nature/enjoy the sounds of nature/bird song/find solitude/escape from etc.)
Helicopter overflights would (intrude/disturb/ruin/compromise/impact etc.) my
experience of the park. They should not be (allowed/drastically reduced etc.)
Helicopters are disruptive and unfair to those on the ground and should be
disallowed.
Comments must be sent by Wednesday the 13th! to the link is below.
Thank you in advance,
Melinda Welton
Submit comments by this Wednesday the 13th:
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=382&projectID=100689&documentID=114585
<https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=382&projectID=100689&documentID=114585>
If you’d like to write more in depth information contact me.
615-210-8095
Summary of the plane:
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=100689 ;
<https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=100689>
