Ask Secretary Sally Jewell to Visit the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region!
- by: Tuleyome
- recipient: U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell
Please sign this petition urging Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to visit the Berryessa Snow Mountain region to see why this national treasure deserves permanent protection!
The Berryessa Snow Mountain region of northern California is a hidden gem. It is one of the most biologically diverse, yet least known regions of the state. Located less than one hundred miles from the Sacramento and Bay Area metropolitan regions, the area is a dazzling outdoor wonderland rich in unique natural features and loaded with recreational opportunities.
Permanent protection of this region will provide well-managed recreation opportunities, safeguard the area’s natural beauty, sensitive areas, wildlife and rare plants, and ensure continued use and enjoyment for future generations.
Ask Secretary Jewell to demonstrate her commitment to protecting our public lands by visiting this spectacular region.
More information at www.berryessasnowmountain.org
Dear Secretary Jewell,
I am writing to invite you to visit the Berryessa Snow Mountain region to see the importance of permanently protecting this National treasure. The Berryessa Snow Mountain region of northern California is the crown jewel of California's wild inner Coast Range. It is one of the most biologically diverse, yet least known regions of the state.
These public lands stretch nearly one hundred miles from the shores of Lake Berryessa to the flanks of Snow Mountain. This region provides wonderful opportunities to hike, horseback ride, hunt, camp, fish, bird watch, use motorized vehicles in designated areas, enjoy both motorized and non-motorized boating and water recreation, and more.
This area includes thriving blue oak woodlands, red fir forests, creek side habitat, an annual explosion of wildflowers, nearly half of California's dragonfly species, a wealth of butterflies, river otters, trout, tule elk, deer, mountain lions, bears, osprey, and provides habitat to California's second largest population of wintering bald eagles. The Berryessa Snow Mountain region has botanical biodiversity that makes it the center of the California global "hot spot."
In 2013, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Mike Thompson introduced the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act in the House (H.R.1025) and the Senate, (S.483), both of which have received subcommittee hearings.
Permanent protection of this region will provide economic opportunities for our local economies, and will also improve coordination between federal agencies, help adjustments to climate change, keep our water clean and provide additional federal funding opportunities for conservation management, invasive species eradication, and recreational enhancement.
Furthermore, this designation will incorporate the region into the National Landscape Conservation System - over 26 million acres of the best lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
I support permanent protection for the Berryessa Snow Mountain region, and I hope you will too. I urge you to continue the momentum for this designation by visiting the Berryessa Snow Mountain region in 2014.
Thank you!
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