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Protect Our Last Wild Forests

Target: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Sponsored by: Pew Environment Group

Our country's last wild national forests remain at risk of logging, drilling and other development due to the Bush administration's efforts to undo the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This landmark environmental policy protects nearly 60 million acres of the country's remaining wild forestland, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the only temperate rainforest in North America.

That is why we need your help. President Obama has been a strong supporter of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, and we need his newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture to implement an immediate "time out" on road-building and other activities on these pristine national forestlands.

This immediate "time out" will provide protection to these wild forests until the necessary steps can be taken to fully reinstate the Roadless Rule. Please sign onto our letter today, and help preserve these heritage forests for future generations to enjoy.

deadline: 3-31-2009
goal: 10,000

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Dear Secretary Vilsack:

President Barack Obama has been a strong supporter of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a popular environmental policy that preserves 58.5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas in our national forests. But after repeated attempts by the Bush administration to undercut its protections, the rule's status is uncertain. Consequently, some of our country's most pristine national forests are at risk.

We ask you to call for an immediate "time out" on road-building and other activities in our undeveloped national forestlands - including Alaska's Tongass National Forest - until the necessary steps can be taken to fully reinstate the roadless rule. Such action would be consistent with President Obama's support for the policy and ensure these areas are not threatened until more permanent protection can be implemented.

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We signed the “Protect Our Last Wild Forests” petition!

# 16,838:

11:24 pm PDT, Mar 31, Darren Frale, California

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8:38 pm PDT, Mar 31, Name not displayed, California

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6:32 pm PDT, Mar 31, Aubrey Hubble, Illinois

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5:38 pm PDT, Mar 31, Lynn Drittenbas, California

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4:55 pm PDT, Mar 31, Thomas Patnaude, Minnesota

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3:24 pm PDT, Mar 31, Louise Yellowhair, Arizona

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3:19 pm PDT, Mar 31, Shelley Trumbo, California

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11:17 am PDT, Mar 31, Kaitlyn Gillaspy, California
We must preserve our what pristine national forests we have left. No more roads!

# 16,830:

10:06 am PDT, Mar 31, Christina Dodd, Illinois

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9:51 am PDT, Mar 31, Nikki Reid, Wyoming

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9:51 am PDT, Mar 31, Christine Kenton, New Jersey

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8:42 am PDT, Mar 31, Jeannie Lawrence, California

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7:54 am PDT, Mar 31, Cassie Netto, Texas

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1:26 am PDT, Mar 31, Eileen Pech, Illinois

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12:18 am PDT, Mar 31, Felicia Tawil, California
The selfishness and greed of mankind has destroyed enough. It is way over due to give our national forestlands a stay of execusion, with a chance to replenish. Stop taking over the planet like the land of plenty, because Man stole that years ago. It's way over due to protect what little is left, and you have the power to do it. Isn't that what you're paid to do?

# 16,823:

8:43 pm PDT, Mar 30, Colin Forsmo, Texas

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7:44 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, Ohio

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4:52 pm PDT, Mar 30, Regina Duggan, Missouri
What is wrong with People, they are not going to make anymore land. We have to save what we have left for generations to come.

# 16,820:

3:21 pm PDT, Mar 30, Sailor Moon lover, Texas

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3:17 pm PDT, Mar 30, Traci Rainbolt, California

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2:56 pm PDT, Mar 30, Misty Sweeney, Illinois

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2:19 pm PDT, Mar 30, ASHLEE Fowler, Texas

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2:06 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, California

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1:59 pm PDT, Mar 30, Emily Goldstein, Kentucky

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1:25 pm PDT, Mar 30, Debbie Grade, New Mexico

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1:19 pm PDT, Mar 30, Michael Mefford, California

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1:14 pm PDT, Mar 30, Bonnie Hemauer, California

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1:13 pm PDT, Mar 30, Apryl Mefford-Hemauer, California

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12:40 pm PDT, Mar 30, Manit Pahuja, Michigan
Is it really hard to leave these patches of land alone? We have enough land for whatever we want to build.

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12:34 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, Michigan

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11:56 am PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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10:32 am PDT, Mar 30, Leah Sprinkle, Washington

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9:47 am PDT, Mar 30, Alison Thalhammer, Illinois

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7:15 am PDT, Mar 30, Bekki Shining Bearheart, Ohio

# 16,804:

6:37 am PDT, Mar 30, Aaron McGee, Wisconsin
Biodiversity and human mental health depend on large tracts of high quality, roadless wilderness. Please don't alow more roads in our public lands.

# 16,803:

5:39 am PDT, Mar 30, Candace Primrose, California

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4:49 am PDT, Mar 30, Cindy Pasternak, Virginia

# 16,801:

10:43 pm PDT, Mar 29, Devon MacDermott, California

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