American Lands Alliance

House Cosponsor Roadless Legislation

On May 24, 2007, more than 140 US House Democrats and Republicans, led by Representatives Jay Inslee (D-WA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), George Miller (D-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) re-introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007, that would provide permanent protection for 58.5 million acres of pristine forest land in 39 states. This would include 9.3 million acres of North America’s only coastal temperate rainforest -- Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Warner (R-VA), along with 16 of their colleagues, re-introduced the companion bill in the US Senate.

Passage of Roadless legislation will ensure that roadless areas are permanently protected without jeopardy from changing administrations. While protecting the last one-third of our threatened national forests from most logging and road-building, the bill allows new roads to be constructed in order to fight fires and ensure public health and safety.

Your help is needed. Both the House and Senate legislation need more congressional support. Send a letter to your Representative today and urge them to cosponsor the Roadless legislation.

November 22, 2009

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Dear Representative,

I am writing to request that you become a cosponsor of the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007, which will help to ensure protection for wild areas of our national forests and the vast wildlife, recreation, and economic benefits they provide.

Roadless areas provide clean drinking water for over 60 million Americans; wildlife habitat for plant and animal species; endless recreational opportunities for millions of Americans, and other important ecological values. Additionally, protecting these roadless areas helps address the multi-billion dollar maintenance backlog on existing Forest Service roads instead of using taxpayer dollars to subsidize new roads. This balanced legislation would safeguard these pristine areas from logging and road construction while allowing new roads in order to fight fires, maintain forest health, and ensure public safety.

The fate of this country's last remaining wild forests is an issue of great importance for all Americans and has great ramifications for the nation's economy, scenery, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and quality of life. I urge you to cosponsor the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 to protect these last remaining wild places for future generations to come.
 
To become a cosponsor of this bill, or for more information, please contact Tracy Nagelbush in Rep. Inslee's office at 202-225-6311.

Sincerely,

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