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Stop the stealth attack on our National Parks!
Target: Gale Norton, Secretary of the InteriorSponsored by: The Wilderness Society
The Bush administration has launched yet another stealth attack on America's most treasured wild places - our National Parks.
Their plan would dramatically reduce protections for our parks, which could lead to increased off-road vehicle use, additional commercialization, smog and other forms of degradation.
These changes could erode the look and feel of places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon. We only have until February 18 to weigh in on this outrageous proposal.
Take action today by signing The Wilderness Society's petition to Interior Secretary Gale Norton. Be sure to include a personal statement about why our National Parks matter to you - your own thoughts will make your comment much stronger!
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Grand Canyon National Park. Photo courtesy of the National Parks Service |
These changes could erode the look and feel of places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon. We only have until February 18 to weigh in on this outrageous proposal.
Take action today by signing The Wilderness Society's petition to Interior Secretary Gale Norton. Be sure to include a personal statement about why our National Parks matter to you - your own thoughts will make your comment much stronger!
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We signed the “Stop the stealth attack on our National Parks!” petition!
# 250:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 249:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Campbell Milton, Florida
These places are assets for the quality of the planet, that benefit us now, and in the future; they MUST be saved,preserved, and set aside for our present and out future.
These places are assets for the quality of the planet, that benefit us now, and in the future; they MUST be saved,preserved, and set aside for our present and out future.
# 248:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Elise Katanas-Ireland, Colorado
One day parks will be a myth - open spaces will only be read of in books. This is why is very important to keep our parks sacred - to be sure that it doesn't look like downtown Denver in 100 years. Please consider what is best for our great-great grandchildren.
One day parks will be a myth - open spaces will only be read of in books. This is why is very important to keep our parks sacred - to be sure that it doesn't look like downtown Denver in 100 years. Please consider what is best for our great-great grandchildren.
# 247:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Mary Ellen Farley, Oregon
All of nature and her natural resources belong to all of us not just those who want to make profits for themselves and rape the gifts meant for us all to enjoy and protect.
All of nature and her natural resources belong to all of us not just those who want to make profits for themselves and rape the gifts meant for us all to enjoy and protect.
# 246:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Sue Seehafer, Wisconsin
# 245:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Betsy Brotman, New Jersey
# 244:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Jonathan Fay, Pennsylvania
# 243:
10:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Name not displayed, Maryland
Because we NEED them. People are getting out less and less anymore and I think our parks are a way for friends and family to get out and do something with themselves instead of rotting in front of a TV set. Not only do they provide a place for people to have fun and get out but alot of them are parts of history. This man has got to be stopped...he's going to kill everything in his sight!
Because we NEED them. People are getting out less and less anymore and I think our parks are a way for friends and family to get out and do something with themselves instead of rotting in front of a TV set. Not only do they provide a place for people to have fun and get out but alot of them are parts of history. This man has got to be stopped...he's going to kill everything in his sight!
# 242:
10:04 am PST, Feb 2,
Roberta & Victor Moore, California
Because they belong to all of us!
Because they belong to all of us!
# 241:
10:04 am PST, Feb 2,
Jonathan Shepherd, North Carolina
it is important to protect natural areas for future generations to appreciate.
it is important to protect natural areas for future generations to appreciate.
# 240:
10:04 am PST, Feb 2,
Barry E. Jacobs, Nevada
The overwhelming and awesome beauty and tranquility of our parks must not be damaged.
The overwhelming and awesome beauty and tranquility of our parks must not be damaged.
# 239:
10:04 am PST, Feb 2,
Nancy Reives, Kansas
# 238:
10:04 am PST, Feb 2,
Kay L. Tomlinson, Missouri
Our national parks represent some of the last remaining wild areas of natural beauty. Please continue to preserve them for future generations. Once the protections are gone, there is no going back; the damage will be permanent. Do not let this happen!
Our national parks represent some of the last remaining wild areas of natural beauty. Please continue to preserve them for future generations. Once the protections are gone, there is no going back; the damage will be permanent. Do not let this happen!
# 237:
10:03 am PST, Feb 2,
Name not displayed, California
# 236:
10:03 am PST, Feb 2,
Nicole Moose, North Carolina
I LOVE our national parks. They are a link to a past time when there were no motorized vehicles, pollution, PEOPLE! We need act on our responsibility to preserve nature as best we can for the future....let's not give an inch, or they'll take a mile.
I LOVE our national parks. They are a link to a past time when there were no motorized vehicles, pollution, PEOPLE! We need act on our responsibility to preserve nature as best we can for the future....let's not give an inch, or they'll take a mile.
# 235:
10:03 am PST, Feb 2,
Larry Little, Georgia
# 234:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Leanne Nordeman, California
# 233:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Jeffrey Pappert, New Mexico
Our National Parks are our childrens inheritance and should be protected from destruction by short-sighted or corrupt politicians!
Our National Parks are our childrens inheritance and should be protected from destruction by short-sighted or corrupt politicians!
# 232:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Tanya Hatfield, Florida
Our National Parks are natural habitats for the wildlife that are losing the battle against developers and the government seizing land for it's use. A stand needs to be taken that does not allow Corporate America and the Government to destroy are depleting forests, further pollute the waters and build malls and housing developements.
Our National Parks are natural habitats for the wildlife that are losing the battle against developers and the government seizing land for it's use. A stand needs to be taken that does not allow Corporate America and the Government to destroy are depleting forests, further pollute the waters and build malls and housing developements.
# 231:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Camille Timo, New York
Please keep the few parks left in the world as pristine and untouched by the aggressive nature of man. Do so, because God created them.
Please keep the few parks left in the world as pristine and untouched by the aggressive nature of man. Do so, because God created them.
# 230:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Kathy Fuller, California
# 229:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Betty J. Maldonado, Kentucky
# 228:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Elyse Avella, California
This nation was built on a wonderful beautiful land that has since been methodically destroyed in the name of industrialization. One's only solace is the knowledge that we can escape these smoggy, run down, poluted cities and go somewhere reflective of the earths natural beauty before MEN decided to arrogantly destroy it. Why should there be any less of that pristine land? I would like to tell this administraion and any other administrations that this land is PUBLIC PROPERTY AND TO KEEP YOUR GREASY GREEDY SELF SERVING LOBBYIST CORRUPT HANDS OFF OUR LAND! DESTROY YOUR OWN BACKYARD, NOT OURS.
This nation was built on a wonderful beautiful land that has since been methodically destroyed in the name of industrialization. One's only solace is the knowledge that we can escape these smoggy, run down, poluted cities and go somewhere reflective of the earths natural beauty before MEN decided to arrogantly destroy it. Why should there be any less of that pristine land? I would like to tell this administraion and any other administrations that this land is PUBLIC PROPERTY AND TO KEEP YOUR GREASY GREEDY SELF SERVING LOBBYIST CORRUPT HANDS OFF OUR LAND! DESTROY YOUR OWN BACKYARD, NOT OURS.
# 227:
10:02 am PST, Feb 2,
Naomi Greenfield, Iowa
# 226:
10:01 am PST, Feb 2,
Tracy LeCapitaine, Minnesota
# 225:
10:01 am PST, Feb 2,
Dr. Steven Langer, Illinois
# 224:
10:01 am PST, Feb 2,
Thomas Artin, New York
# 223:
10:01 am PST, Feb 2,
BRIAN RHODES, New Jersey
T.R. THE ROUGH-RIDER PRESIDENT WOULD ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE.
T.R. THE ROUGH-RIDER PRESIDENT WOULD ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE.
# 222:
10:01 am PST, Feb 2,
Nancy Evans, California
# 221:
10:00 am PST, Feb 2,
Barbara Holland, North Carolina
Our National Parks are a treasure and a legacy for future generations. We must protect them.
Our National Parks are a treasure and a legacy for future generations. We must protect them.
# 220:
10:00 am PST, Feb 2,
Jeff Samuels, Maryland
# 219:
10:00 am PST, Feb 2,
Denise Preuss, Virginia
In the future, national parks may be the only place where my decendants will be able to see trees, birds and grass. Although at the rate that this Administration is going, it may be sooner than that!
In the future, national parks may be the only place where my decendants will be able to see trees, birds and grass. Although at the rate that this Administration is going, it may be sooner than that!
# 218:
10:00 am PST, Feb 2,
Don Larson, Wyoming
In the ever increasing industrialization of the world we need a few places kept wild to remember how the world used to be.
In the ever increasing industrialization of the world we need a few places kept wild to remember how the world used to be.
# 217:
10:00 am PST, Feb 2,
Name not displayed, California
# 216:
9:59 am PST, Feb 2,
Debi Swing, South Carolina
# 215:
9:59 am PST, Feb 2,
Penelope J. Wagner, Wisconsin
Because it is refreshing to see nature as God initially portrayed it. We are taking homes away from way too many animals as it is. I believe in nature and natural habitats. Thanks.
Because it is refreshing to see nature as God initially portrayed it. We are taking homes away from way too many animals as it is. I believe in nature and natural habitats. Thanks.
# 214:
9:59 am PST, Feb 2,
LEONARD LARSON, Washington
ONCE AGAIN THE BUSH ADM. IS TRYING TO DESTROY PUBLIC LANDS & THE ENVIRONMENT. WE MUST PROTECT OUR NATURAL HERITAGES.NOT ONLY THAT THE NATIONAL PARKS ADM.WANTS TO DESTROY CERTAIN ANIMALS IN THE YELLOWSTONE NAT'L PARK, DUE TO A SUPPOSED "VIRUS" CAN WE SURVIVE 3 MORE YEARS OF BUSH
ONCE AGAIN THE BUSH ADM. IS TRYING TO DESTROY PUBLIC LANDS & THE ENVIRONMENT. WE MUST PROTECT OUR NATURAL HERITAGES.NOT ONLY THAT THE NATIONAL PARKS ADM.WANTS TO DESTROY CERTAIN ANIMALS IN THE YELLOWSTONE NAT'L PARK, DUE TO A SUPPOSED "VIRUS" CAN WE SURVIVE 3 MORE YEARS OF BUSH
# 213:
9:59 am PST, Feb 2,
Eric Sween, New Jersey
There are so few pristine places to enjoy nature, if we let the Bush administration continue to destroy these places, there will be none left for us or future generations. The parks need to be protected and not exploited.
There are so few pristine places to enjoy nature, if we let the Bush administration continue to destroy these places, there will be none left for us or future generations. The parks need to be protected and not exploited.
# 212:
9:59 am PST, Feb 2,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
We have so little untouched natural land left in the country, so PLEASE don't take that away from us (and our children)!!
We have so little untouched natural land left in the country, so PLEASE don't take that away from us (and our children)!!
# 211:
9:58 am PST, Feb 2,
Carol Ferensak, Pennsylvania
We need to preserve the natural beauty of our country.
We need to preserve the natural beauty of our country.
# 210:
9:58 am PST, Feb 2,
Dee Banks, New York
Are not even our national parks safe from greedy developers and misuse? Please leave the state parks, which belong to every USA resident, ALONE!!
Are not even our national parks safe from greedy developers and misuse? Please leave the state parks, which belong to every USA resident, ALONE!!
# 209:
9:58 am PST, Feb 2,
Mark Cosgriff, Ohio
# 208:
9:57 am PST, Feb 2,
John Stelling, Minnesota
Concern for our National Parks is of concern to members of all political parties. Notice of these proposals should be sent to all citizens you think will express their concern regarding the course the current administration has taken on public lands. Write your local paper and ask members of all parties to take a stand.
Concern for our National Parks is of concern to members of all political parties. Notice of these proposals should be sent to all citizens you think will express their concern regarding the course the current administration has taken on public lands. Write your local paper and ask members of all parties to take a stand.
# 207:
9:57 am PST, Feb 2,
Edward Brauer, California
# 206:
9:56 am PST, Feb 2,
Chanen Mihalich, Pennsylvania
# 205:
9:56 am PST, Feb 2,
Richard Leonard, New York
# 204:
9:56 am PST, Feb 2,
Rob Seltzer, Ohio
# 203:
9:56 am PST, Feb 2,
Caroline Szalay, New Jersey
# 202:
9:55 am PST, Feb 2,
Zona Hays, Kansas
IT is our duty to protect these lands for our children and all the animals that inhabit them.Stop trying to destroy what is left of the natural places.
IT is our duty to protect these lands for our children and all the animals that inhabit them.Stop trying to destroy what is left of the natural places.
# 201:
9:55 am PST, Feb 2,
Kathleen Morris, Ohio