URGENT REQUEST! Fire Island, a beautiful national seashore with the only designated
wilderness in New York State, will soon decide whether jet skis (also known
as personal watercraft or PWCs) should be used in the park. We need people
to contact the park before they begin writing their regulations to tell them
that jet skis do not belong in national parks.
Fire Island National Seashore is perfect for bird watching, fishing,
swimming, boating, or just walking along the beach. But jet skis can ruin
these experiences for everyone else.
Jet skis are far more polluting than outboard boat motors. According to the
California Air Resources Board, PWCs emit eight times more pollution than
equivalent boats because of the way they are designed and operated. The
board calculated that a two-hour ride on a 100-horsepower jet ski emits the
same amount of pollution as driving 139,000 miles in a 1998 passenger car.
PWCs can be fun, but they also damage park resources and detract from other
people's enjoyment of national parks. Jet skis are fundamentally different
from boats in their design, operation and use, and it makes sense to
regulate them more strictly.
Sign Now and help keep Fire Island beautiful!
Attention: Superintendent Constantine Dillon,
Fire Island National Seashore
I am writing to you because I care about our national parks.
I would like to let you know that I am in full support of a complete BAN on
the use of personal watercraft (PWCs) at Fire Island National Seashore.
PWCs pollute the air and the water; they harass wildlife and are a nuisance
to park visitors. They simply do not belong in our national park waters.
Removing them is essential if we are "to protect national park resources
unimpaired," as mandated in the Organic Act.
Please prohibit the use of personal watercraft at Fire Island National
Seashore.
Thank you for considering my views. Please update me on any new
developments in regards to this issue.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
