Protect Colorado's Pristine National Forests
Don't let the Bush administration open the door to special interests!
On December 26, 2007, the Bush Administration announced its intent to begin a national rulemaking that could weaken regulations protecting more than 4.4 million acres of Colorado's undeveloped national forest roadless areas. These areas currently enjoy protection under the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, but through this process they would be removed and the door could be opened to mining, logging, road construction, oil and gas development as well as other special interests.
The U.S. Forest Service is accepting comments on this proposal — the time to act is now!
Please, sign the letter below to let the Forest Service know that you want all of Colorado's roadless areas protected. Ask them not to weaken the current protections provided by the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
With your help, we can keep these areas pristine. We encourage you to include your own personal comments — comment emails are much more effective when you take the time to add your own thoughts.
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Subject: Keep Colorado's Roadless National Forests Intact
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
One-third of Colorado's National Forests are roadless backcountry. These lands are the heart of the wild areas left in the Rockies and provide vital habitats for fish and wildlife and watersheds that supply clean drinking water. They are valuable for hunters, hikers, anglers and everyone who wants to keep Colorado special. These pristine areas represent our national heritage and it is our duty to protect them so that future generations may enjoy them as well.
Time and again, the citizens of Colorado have repeated their strong support for the protection of Colorado's roadless areas, and roadless areas throughout the nation, embodied in the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. They have said so both during the initial public hearings that led to adoption of the 2001 national rule and again during public meetings in 2005-06 held by the state's roadless area task force. We are asking that you allow these protections to remain in place in Colorado as well as the rest of the country.
The proposed Colorado rule does not reflect the overwhelming public desire to protect these irreplaceable wild lands. We ask that you not approve any state-specific rulemaking that would create less protection for Colorado's roadless areas than that currently enjoyed by roadless areas throughout the nation under the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Sincerely,
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