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Restore Conservation Funding for Our National Parks

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: The Wilderness Society
From the EPA to fighting fires to protecting wildlife on wildlife refuges, our nation's environmental needs have been significantly shortchanged in recent years.

Under President Bush, budgets for public lands were so low that the Forest Service had to eviscerate programs for wildlife and research in order to fight wildfires, and some Wildlife Refuges had to close their doors for lack of funding. Critically important climate research needs went begging, year after year.

The Senate will vote soon on the Interior Department's budget in 2010. Please sign the letter below to urge adequate funding levels for federal environmental programs that have been on starvation diets for far too long.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000
 

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Dear Congressperson [Name],

Our public lands need strong levels of funding in 2010 to manage for the effects of climate change, maintain critical habitat and provide educational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts both young and old.

These critical dollars will support local communities, provide jobs and sustain a recreation economy that contributes $730 billion nationwide each year.

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Please support the President's requested funding level for our natural resources in the 2010 spending bill and help to continue our nation's great legacy of protecting special places for future generations of Americans.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We took action on “Restore Conservation Funding for Our National Parks”!
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1:20 am PST, Feb 2, Richard Hollister, Arizona
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3:45 pm PST, Dec 18, Carol Leuenberger, California
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12:25 pm PST, Dec 18, Magdalena Kucharska, Poland
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10:50 am PST, Dec 18, Linda Dunne, Ireland
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10:47 am PST, Dec 18, Heather Antaya, Canada
We must take pride in our National Parks!
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10:42 am PST, Dec 18, Frank Gerry, Florida
The national parks are the most precious our country has. They must be maintained.
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8:59 am PST, Dec 18, Maria Fongaro, Italy
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10:50 pm PST, Dec 17, Deborah Outman, Georgia
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6:34 pm PST, Dec 17, Deanna Zimmerman, California
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3:35 pm PST, Dec 17, Darren Tortoise Protection, United Kingdom
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11:01 am PST, Dec 17, Lisa Koehl, Connecticut
We must have ample funding in 2010 to support wildlife conservation and research on U.S. public lands. PLEASE ensure that this crucial program is not short-changed ever again!
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10:34 am PST, Dec 17, Pam Wilkinson, Michigan
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9:19 am PST, Dec 17, JULIIE ANN ZSERDIN, Tennessee
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9:05 am PST, Dec 17, Jade Hawks, Arizona
They are part of the planet.
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4:33 am PST, Dec 17, Phil Heinlein, South Carolina
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