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Protect the Spectacular Wilderness of the Rio Grande

Target: Jeff Bingaman, Senator
Sponsored by: Care2
America's wilderness is being degraded from oil drilling, and huge chunks of public land are being sold off to private interests, never to be enjoyed by the public again.

Americans need to do everything they can to preserve some of the last great places for wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation.

Luckily, there is still a chance to protect the legacy of the spectacular Rio Grande Gorge.

A proposed 303,000-acre national conservation area would protect the Gorge and nearby land from oil drilling. This range is critical to the survival of large numbers of elk, mule deer and other wildlife. Wild trout also need the clean Rio Grande water and uninterrupted habitat the designation would provide.

You can help keep public lands in public hands!

Sign the petition urging New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman to introduce the legislation to protect the Rio Grande Gorge!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 5,000
 

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Dear Senator Bingaman,

As a conservation-minded citizen and lover of the outdoors, I am writing to voice my support for your swift introduction of the El Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area legislation.

[Your comment here]

Large numbers of elk, mule deer, wild trout and other wildlife depend on the Rio Grande Gorge for survival. Please move quickly to help protect this area from oil drilling and other private interests.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
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We signed the “Protect the Spectacular Wilderness of the Rio Grande” petition!
# 200:
7:25 am PST, Feb 11, Cheryl Fala, Pennsylvania
# 199:
7:25 am PST, Feb 11, Chris Palmer, Colorado
# 198:
7:25 am PST, Feb 11, Joyce Doughty, Tennessee
# 197:
7:24 am PST, Feb 11, Margaret Breslau, Virginia
# 196:
7:24 am PST, Feb 11, Debra Ricci, New Jersey
# 195:
7:24 am PST, Feb 11, Tiffany King, Alabama
# 194:
7:24 am PST, Feb 11, Daniel Partlow, Texas
We are destroying all our wilderness so quickly we cannot even know the devastating efects this will bring us in the near future. Please help protect our remaining wilderness areas.
# 193:
7:24 am PST, Feb 11, Lisa Allarde, New Jersey
# 192:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Julia Bingham, Michigan
# 191:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Cathy Kingery, New Hampshire
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7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Paul Black, Colorado
# 189:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Machelle Smith, Texas
# 188:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Brian Erickson, Ohio
# 187:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Wendy Whyko-marolda, Connecticut
# 186:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Damian Van Denburgh, New York
# 185:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Michele Levine, Colorado
# 184:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Richard Y. Chang, Florida
# 183:
7:23 am PST, Feb 11, Christine K, New York
# 182:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Sue Mohr, Kansas
With the current White House administration trying to destroy our environment and wildlife one step at a time, it is very important that we protect the natural resources we have left!
# 181:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Chris Casper, Wisconsin
# 180:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Miri Osborne, North Carolina
# 179:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Linda Fowler, Florida
# 178:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Colleen Bell, Washington
# 177:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Kirsten Gellella, Utah
# 176:
7:22 am PST, Feb 11, Shannon Saldana, Ohio
# 175:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Mark Welsh, Ohio
# 174:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Suzie Davis, Oregon
So many of our wilderness areas are disappearing for future generations. Please protect the Rio Grande.
# 173:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Jeanine Strobel, California
# 172:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Mary Able, California
# 171:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Julie Winsberg, Illinois
# 170:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Robert Anger, California
# 169:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Dale Kastelberg, Virginia
# 168:
7:21 am PST, Feb 11, Henry J Giardina, New Mexico
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7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Dena Jackson, Tennessee
# 166:
7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Joseph Nelson, Washington
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7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Cathi Warren, Nebraska
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7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Name not displayed, Ohio
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7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Dieter Randolph, Florida
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7:20 am PST, Feb 11, Name not displayed, New York
# 161:
7:19 am PST, Feb 11, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 160:
7:19 am PST, Feb 11, Louise Miller, New Mexico
# 159:
7:15 am PST, Feb 11, NC Siders, New Mexico
Knowing you, you are probably already on this. If not, please know that I am for preserving these lands. Thanks for all that you do!
# 158:
7:15 am PST, Feb 11, Name not displayed, New Mexico
# 157:
7:13 am PST, Feb 11, Elfriede Gross, New Mexico
# 156:
7:13 am PST, Feb 11, Sonya Young, New Mexico
# 155:
7:11 am PST, Feb 11, RALPH Xox, Germany
# 154:
7:05 am PST, Feb 11, Gianna Siddens, New Mexico
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7:04 am PST, Feb 11, Name not displayed, New Mexico
# 152:
7:04 am PST, Feb 11, Amahl Lovato, New Mexico
# 151:
7:03 am PST, Feb 11, Tammy Maes, New Mexico
We have some beautiful wilderness here in New Mexico. Let's preserve it for furture generations. It is, after all, our duty and responsibility.
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